[Brenham Lumber Company Float]

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Photograph of a parade float for the Mai-Fest. The float is a small oil derrick on a trailer. There are five men on the float and one in the car pulling it. The banner at the bottom of the float says "Oil $1.50 Per. Barrel at Wells 50 Barrels Daily - Lamarque Co. Brenham Lumber Co. for Oil Derrick Lumber." Written below the float is "Mai-Fest 1925." The float is parked in front of an unknown building. The only part of the name on the building that is seen says "Reichardt &."

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.

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Winkelmann's Studio May 1925.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 123 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: [Brenham Lumber Company Float]
  • Added Title: Mai-Fest 1925, Brenham Lumber Co. [float]; Maifest 1926

Description

Photograph of a parade float for the Mai-Fest. The float is a small oil derrick on a trailer. There are five men on the float and one in the car pulling it. The banner at the bottom of the float says "Oil $1.50 Per. Barrel at Wells 50 Barrels Daily - Lamarque Co. Brenham Lumber Co. for Oil Derrick Lumber." Written below the float is "Mai-Fest 1925." The float is parked in front of an unknown building. The only part of the name on the building that is seen says "Reichardt &."

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 6.5 x 8.5 in.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: CAH_e_wk_0149
  • Accession or Local Control No: CAH_3W237b
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth117897

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Rescuing Texas History, 2010

Rescuing Texas History, 2010 is comprised of photographs, postcards, maps, letters, yearbooks, and other materials that reflect on bygone eras of Texas history.

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  • May 1925

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  • Sept. 30, 2010, 2:42 p.m.

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Winkelmann's Studio. [Brenham Lumber Company Float], photograph, May 1925; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117897/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

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