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[John O. Meusebach Dedication]

Description: Photograph of decorative landscaping with stones creating a tear-drop shape and grassy plants lining the inside edge. The interior of the teardrop is filled with gravel and a low, round hedge trimmed in a wagon-wheel shape near the curve; at the point, there is a small marker with the text "Dedicated to John O. Meusebach," with partially-legible text below. There is a stone pathway leading up to the marker and grass on either side of the landscaping; a chain-link fence and street parking are … more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[South Corner of the Star Exchange Building]

Description: Photograph of the front and east side of the Star Exchange Building (located at Churchill Drive) in New Braunfels, Texas. It is a single-story, white front-gabled building with rectangular windows on either side of the door, which has a five-paned window above the lintel. The side of the building has textured siding, painted blue, and two rectangular windows with white trim. There is a bush planted at the corner of the building as well as a telephone pole at the right side of the image and t… more
Date: June 1983
Location: 29.708158 -98.097811
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Drive at Conservation Plaza]

Description: Photograph of a field of yellow flowers that has a gravel road running along the bottom of the image and curving around the right side toward buildings that are partially visible behind trees in the background. A red wooden sign is visible near the left side of the image that has "Conservation Plaza" written in large letters above a round image and smaller text that includes "The New Baunfels Preservation Society."
Date: June 1983
Location: 29.707711 -98.097795
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Alonzo Davis at Exhibit Entrance]

Description: Photograph of artist Alonzo Davis (right) posing with an unidentified woman next to the title wall at the entrance to his exhibit. Text on the wall says: "Sky Ladders & Power Poles recent works by Alonzo Davis. March 15, through April 28, 2[001]. The Visual Arts Series is made possible by a generous donati[on...]." An open booklet on a black stand is in front of the wall, to the left of the couple and a portion of the exhibit room is visible in the background at right. Handwritten on back:… more
Date: 2001
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Three Men at South Dallas Cultural Center]

Description: Photograph of three men including Roger Boykin (left) and saxophonist John Handy (right), seated in a room at South Dallas Cultural Center, facing one another. Handy has a pamphlet in his shirt pocket with the text "John Handy: With Class." Handwritten on back: "Black Music Month."
Date: 2002
Location: 32.771554 -96.757485
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Detail of Bottle Washing Machine #2]

Description: Photograph of details on a rusted Meyer-Dumore Junior Bottle Washing Machine taken during renovations to the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company (the Dr Pepper Museum). Text on the machine reads "Meyer Dumore Junior."
Date: September 7, 1990
Location: 31.555158 -97.129600
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

[Billboard for the opening of the Dr Pepper Museum]

Description: Photograph of the first billboard advertising the opening of the Dr Pepper Museum in spring of 1991. It has an illustration of the front of the building at left with a large image of a Dr. Pepper bottle cap over the side of the building. Text at right says "Dr Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas salutes Dr Pepper Museum, Waco."
Date: October 18, 1990
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

[El Mundo Para Dios]

Description: Contact Print of nine women wearing light-colored dresses with short, dark capes posing in a line on either side of two men from the Salvation Army wearing dark, high-collared uniforms. They are standing on a low stage between an American flag (left) and another flag at right, behind a long bench with fabric draped over the back and potted palm trees on the floor at either end. A young girl, also wearing a light-colored dress and cape, is standing near the center of the bench in front of banner… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Blumenthal, Harry
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Portrait of George Meyer]

Description: Photograph of George Meyer posing for a portrait in a suit with a bowtie that is tucked under the jacket. He has a moustache and a small goatee. Text written at the bottom of the photograph reads: Your friend Geo. Meyer Austin Tex. June 1/80."
Date: June 1, 1880
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Location: 30.270420 -97.741458
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Sign Commemorating Historic Mass]

Description: Photograph of a sign beneath a tree outside the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The sign is set in concrete, in the shape of a mission-style parapet, with the dates 1845 and 1917 on either side of a star, near the top. The text describes the purported saving of the first German in Texas. In the background, the northeast side of the church is partially visible; it is made of light-colored stone and has a series of stained-glass windows that are shaped as pointed arches.
Date: June 1983
Location: 29.703686 -98.128059
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Portrait of Professor J. H. Shorter]

Description: Photograph of Professor J. H. Shorter, an African-American man, posing for a portrait in a suit and tie. Handwritten text on the back of the photo reads "Profs J. H. Shorter, My Best Friend." The photo is from the estate of B. T. Wilson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Biddle
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Dr. J. H. Luther]

Description: Photograph of Dr J. H. Luther (1824-1903), president of Baylor College, posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph reads: "J. H. Luther President of Baylor College once. Mrs. Bagby's father- Bagbys were missionarys to Brazil."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of an Unidentified Young Man]

Description: Photograph of an unknown young man posing for a portrait in formal dress. Text on the back of the photo reads "Gift of Daniel Schmidt."
Date: unknown
Creator: Peterson's Photographic Gallery
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillete]

Description: Photograph of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillette posing for a portrait. Text on the back of the photo notes that she was the wife of Henry F. Gillette and that she is buried in "Cedar Bayou Cemtery" in Baytown, Texas.
Date: [1826..1901]
Location: 29.753345 -94.927026
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Description: Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Seed Scale Hopper]

Description: Photograph of the the seed scale hopper for weighing cotton seed in the Burton Farmer's Gin with printed text at the top that says, "S[...] Weight on Seed Scale." There are chains above the chute and the wall behind it is made of corrugated metal.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Location: 30.180041 -96.593929
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[Workers Outside Blaupunkt in Salzgitter, Germany]

Description: Photograph of workers, five (5) women and one (1) man, posing in front of a chain link fence and a concrete building with an overhang at the Blaupunkt factory in Salzgitter, Germany. A yellow and blue sign hangs on the concrete overhang with the Blaupunkt logo above German text.
Date: unknown
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Banner on St.Marienkirche]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing in front of a white banner with black text hanging on the brick and mortar exterior of the St. Marienkirche church. The banner has German text that reads, "Erinnerrung An Das Leben In Berlin". In English that same banner reads, "Memory Of Life In Berlin". Gothic architecture is prominently featured on the exterior of the St. Marienkirche church in the form of the pointed arches and detailed stonework surrounding the dark wooden doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Location: 52.520556 13.406667
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Life for Fresh Produce in East Germany]

Description: Photograph of men and women waiting in line under an orange awning to acquire fresh produce in East Berlin. The side of the building above the orange awning, has a white band with Red cartoon apples bookend text for fruits and vegetables (OBST & GEMÜSE). Above the white band the advertises for fruits & vegetables, is a blue and white geometric pattern of brickwork.
Date: unknown
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Assembly of Kirchentag in a Stadium]

Description: Photograph of a large assembly of people attending a kirchentag (German Evangelical Church Assembly) in an unknown stadium. The attendees of this event are holding the corners of a white cloth with black text in the shape of a triangle. Five (5) white banners with black crosses are at the edge of the mass of religious attendees.
Date: unknown
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Engine Label]

Description: Detail view of the engine label on the Bessemer, or “Lady B” engine as it is called, at the Burton Farmer's Gin, with the text: "Bessemer Oil Engine. Spec.U. Type IV. Pat. Nov. 9th 1915. Pat Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 21st 1915. Pat's Pending. No. 3290[...] R. P M. 250, H.P. 125. The Bessemer Gas Engine Co. Grove City, PA."
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Location: 30.180041 -96.593929
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[Artists Restoring Dr. Pepper Mural]

Description: Photograph of C. B. Morgan and another artist painting over a Dr. Pepper-themed mural to restore it. They are standing on a ladder scaffold to work on the upper portion of the painting. Morgan (center) is working on the white text and the other artist (at left) is working on the yellow outline.
Date: November 1990
Location: 31.554998 -97.129093
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

[Close-Up of Artists Restoring Dr. Pepper Mural]

Description: Photograph showing a close view of C. B. Morgan and another artist painting over a Dr. Pepper-themed mural to restore it. They are working near the top-left corner on a ladder scaffold; Morgan is working on the white text and the other artist, partially visible on the far left, is working on the yellow outline.
Date: November 1990
Location: 31.554998 -97.129093
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum

[Artists Painting on Ladder Scaffolding]

Description: Photograph of two artists standing on ladder scaffolding and painting over a Dr. Pepper-themed mural to restore it. They are standing on a flat, horizontal platform suspended on two A-frame ladders to work on the upper-left corner. Original artist C. B. Morgan is working on the white text and an unidentified artist just to his left is painting the outer yellow portion.
Date: November 1990
Location: 31.554998 -97.129093
Partner: Dr. Pepper Museum
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