[Saddler shop of McNabb and Varga in Richmond]

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Photograph taken in front of saddler shop of McNabb and Varga in Richmond, Texas. Identified (typed note card on back of photo) as left to right: Alexander D. McNabb, Sr, Paul Pierce, Ludwig Varga. Alexander McNabb died February 20, 1911. Paul Pierce later moved to Childress, Texas, where he had a successful saddler business. Ludwig Varga was a master craftsman as a saddle maker who died about 1914 in Richmond. (This information also on note card on back of photo.) Man on left wearing eyeglasses is dressed in three-piece suit (striped pants) and black hat. Man in middle wearing slacks, … continued below

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Height:20 cm, Length/Circumference:25.5 cm, Width/Diameter:

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Creator: Unknown. 1908.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Fort Bend Museum Collection and was provided by the Fort Bend Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 318 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Since 1967, the Museum has preserved and interpreted state and county history. It provides a glimpse into life on the Brazos River through exhibit galleries, home museums, and a walking tour of historic Richmond. Among the Museum's materials are photos of prohibitionist Carrie A. Nation and "Mother of Texas" Janne Long.

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Photograph taken in front of saddler shop of McNabb and Varga in Richmond, Texas. Identified (typed note card on back of photo) as left to right: Alexander D. McNabb, Sr, Paul Pierce, Ludwig Varga. Alexander McNabb died February 20, 1911. Paul Pierce later moved to Childress, Texas, where he had a successful saddler business. Ludwig Varga was a master craftsman as a saddle maker who died about 1914 in Richmond. (This information also on note card on back of photo.) Man on left wearing eyeglasses is dressed in three-piece suit (striped pants) and black hat. Man in middle wearing slacks, apron (dark), white shirt, and tie. Man on right wearing slacks, apron (light), white shirt, and has a pipe. Studded buckles can be see hanging from a table between the two men wearing aprons. Leather strap with buckles neatly looped and tied, hanging on right of photo.

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Photographs of artifacts from the Fort Bend Museum and local area. Materials include images of U.S. Congressman John M. Moore, prohibitionist Carrie A. Nation, and Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas."

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[Saddler shop of McNabb and Varga in Richmond], photograph, 1908; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth683/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fort Bend Museum.

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