Photograph of a young Dolly Richards posing for a portrait. She wears her hair down and in large ringlets.

Photograph of Carrie Inez Rowe Mallison (Independence, 1863 – Paris, 1954). She wears a black dress with a black hat and poses next to a flower vase placed upon a pedestal.

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing glasses with small, circular lenses. She wears a dark-colored dress with large ruffles on the bust and sleeves. She wears a small pin with a treble clef and "1893" written on it. She is looking to the right of the photographer. "With fondest love" is written on the back of the photograph. Gift of Willard E. Brown, III.

Photograph of a cemetery near Brenham, Texas, with a grave in the foreground covered in flowers and several gravestones and trees in the background.

Photograph of a cemetery near Brenham, Texas, with a grave in the foreground covered in flowers and several gravestones and trees in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified boy with a coat and a bow tie. He has combed hair and looks to the left. Notes are faintly written in pencil on the back.

Photograph of Henry Homburg. He wears a suit and a tie, and has combed hair. A note on the back states he died at Blinn College.

Group photograph of Rev. Heinrich Carl Poehlmann (1879–1939) and other women and men seated near him. Poehlmann sits in a wicker chair at center, holding a Bible with a cross centered on the front cover. Besides him are six women, two seated on each side and two standing behind him, as well as three young men standing among the girls behind him. All are placed atop a rug and in front of a painted background, looking forward. Poehlmnann was the pastor of New Wehdem Lutheran Church in Brenham, Texas. This group may be a Confirmation Class at his church.

Photograph of Dan and Minnie Tieman Weiss posing together for a portrait in wedding clothes. The bride wears a floor-length wedding gown with a matching headdress and veil. She carries an elaborate bouquet with strings of flowers dangling from it. The groom wears a dark-colored suit with flowers pinned to his lapel. The couple stands arm-in-arm.

Photograph of Bernie and Thelma Gregor. One of the girls is pictured sitting down on a wooden chair while her sister is standing up. Both young girls are wearing light colored dresses and dark colored Mary Jane style shoes.

Photograph of Eli and Ottilia Kageler. Both Eli and Ottilia are standing up and wearing dark colored clothing. Eli is positioned with his legs crossed at the feet and one dark colored umbrella in his hand. Both Kagelers have one hand on a potted plant that is positioned in between them.

Photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a light-colored blouse with a ruffled collar and a dark-colored tie. The portrait is oval shaped inside a darker border, on a carte de visite.

Photograph of a deceased woman lying in a coffin next to a window of a residence. The photograph was owned by Dr. John C. Griggs of Chappell Hill, Texas.

Photograph of a woman sitting down. She has light color hair pulled back and is wearing dark color clothing.

Photograph of an unidentified child standing on a chair for a portrait. The child wears a short, light-colored dress with knee-high striped socks.

Photograph of an unknown family. The older gentleman is pictured sitting down with a young boy to his left and an older woman to his right. They are all wearing various types of dark color clothing.

Photograph of an unknown man. He is dressed in a dark color suit and holding a hat in his right hand.

Portrait of Judge R. H. Wells. He served as a county judge of Coal County, Oklahoma. Tintype photograph was owned by Dr. John C. Griggs of Chappell Hill, Texas.

Photograph of Sallie Munn Jenkin's house in Brenham, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph describes Sallie as a cousin. The house itself is two and a half stories tall and features a large, covered porch packed with foliage.

Photograph of three children and a young woman. All four appear to be siblings or relatives.

Tintype photographs of Judge R. H. Wells and a woman, probably his wife. The photographs were owned by Dr. John C. Griggs of Chappell Hill, Texas.

Photograph of an unidentified baby seated on a cushioned wicker chair and wearing a white gown. The baby stares slightly above to the photographer's left.

Photograph of an unidentified married couple dressed in wedding clothes. The woman (left) sits in a dark-colored dress with a light-colored veil. She holds a single flower. The man (right) stands in a dark-colored suit with a boutonniere pinned to his lapel.

Photograph of an unidentified infant smiling for a portrait. The child sits on a table with a patterned tablecloth draped over it. The child wears a short-sleeved, light-colored dress and looks toward the photographer.