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Sam Aronsohn Dry Goods

Description: Photograph of Sam Aronsohn Dry Goods store. The building is two stories tall and has a porch on both levels. On the top of the building is a sign that reads, "Isaac Samusch's Block 1888," and the main sign reads, "Sam Aronsohn Goods, Dry-Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, & Fancy." Men and boys are standing outside of the store and in the foreground is a dirt road.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

First National Bank

Description: Photograph of the First National Bank. The bank is a two-story building with an awning along the street side of the building. To the right is a single-story building with a sign that reads, "Louis Matula." In the foreground is an unpaved road.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

John [Rothsmitt] Meat Market

Description: Photograph of John Rothsmitt Meat Market. The market is in a one-story building. There is a wooden awning in front of the store. Men, women, and children are standing outside of the store along with a horse-drawn wagon.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Businesses in Lavaca County Courthouse Square]

Description: Photograph of a building on the Lavaca County Courthouse Square. The sign above the store reads, "Optician, watches, clocks, and jewelry," and a sign to the right reads, "The New Era Newsbook and Job Office." The building is two stories high and has a wooden awning around the building. Men, women, and children are standing on the sidewalk outside.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Opera House

Description: Postcard of the Opera House in Hallettsville, Texas. The building is three stories high and stairs lead up to the main entrance. There are smaller buildings on either side of the Opera House and to the right is a tree. Men are standing outside on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Opera House

Description: Postcard of the Opera House in Hallettsville, Texas. The building is three stories high and stairs lead up to the arched main entrance. Two smaller buildings are on either side of the Opera House and seven men are standing outside on the street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Meyerhoff Building

Description: Postcard of the Meyerhoff Dry Goods Building. The building is on a corner lot and is two stories tall. A show window runs the length of the front of the building and continues around the corner. There are six men standing outside on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Hallettsville Public School]

Description: Postcard of Hallettsville Public School. The school is three stories high and has a bell tower. There are steps leading up to the main entrance and trees line the outside of the building. Men and women are on the front steps and on the sidewalk that surrounds the building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Hotel Eckels [later New Park Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the the street side view of Hotel Eckels. A horse drawn carriage with "Hotel Eckels" painted on the side is to the left of the building. A horse pulling a wagon with three men sitting in it is in the front of the building. The hotel is made of brick and is three stories tall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Saccar
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

New Fink Hotel

Description: Photograph of the exterior of New Fink Hotel. The hotel has two stories and has a wrap-around porch on both levels. Men and women are standing outside on the porches and one man is sitting down. Accompanying information lists the location of the hotel at the corner of Fifth and S. LaGrange St. in Hallettsville, Texas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Early Day Stage Inn

Description: Postcard of the Early Day Stage Inn. In the foreground are trees behind a fence. The building is two stories high and has a smooth exterior. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten note to Laurie Walker. Accompanying information lists the inn as the Louis Turner House.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Lindenburg Hotel

Description: Photograph of Lindenburg Hotel. The exterior of the hotel is white and has a porch on the first and second floor. Two horse drawn carriages are in front of the hotel along with men and women sitting and standing in the area.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Henry H. Russell House

Description: Photograph of the Henry H. Russell house on North Ridge in Hallettsville, Texas. The house is two stories and surrounded by trees. In the foreground, the property is bordered by a wooden fence behind a dirt road. There are handwritten notes on the back of the photograph regarding the house and family.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Hallettsville Hardware Company

Description: Photograph of the interior of Hallettsville Hardware Company. Inside the store are shelves stocked with supplies such as pocket knives and dishes. Three men are behind the counter and one man is at the cash register. A handwritten note on the back includes information about the hardware store.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Moore's Swimming Pool

Description: Photograph of Moore's swimming pool. Men and women are swimming and individuals are standing in the area. In the foreground are trees and a small, circular stone pool. Fences surround both the large and small pool. Writing on the bottom of the photograph reads, "'Take a dip in Moore's swimming pool, Hallettsville, Texas; 'Cool-clear-refreshing artesian water.'"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Artesian Well

Description: Photograph of an artesian well. To the left of the well is a man standing, drinking out of a clear cup. In the background there are trees behind a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Moore's Swimming Pool

Description: Photograph of Moore's swimming pool. Men and women are swimming in the pool and there are bystanders in the area. A fence surrounds the perimeter of the pool. Writing on the bottom of the postcard reads, "Moore's Swimming Pool, Hallettsville, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

West Side of Lavaca County Courthouse Square

Description: Photograph of cotton seed being hauled to the oil mill. In the foreground are horses pulling wagons on a dirt road. In the background are buildings on the square with trees along the road. According to accompanying information, this is the opera building under construction and the J.M. Vesmirovsky and Company General Store.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Houston Hustlers in Hallettsville, Texas

Description: Photograph of the Houston Hustlers as they came through Hallettsville, Texas. According to an accompanying article, "Seven wagons chained together and drawn by eight yoke of oxen conveyed the Houston party from the depot to the barbecue grounds." The wagons are in front of several buildings on the west side of the Courthouse Square. According to another accompanying article, you can see the Lavaca Bank, the white building in the center background, partially visible. There are other people in th… more
Date: April 26, 1907
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Train] Wreck of the Don Milo

Description: Photograph of the train wreck of Don Milo. The wooden bridge is broken and at the top left is the freight train. In the right corner is debris of the partially-collapsed bridge. Men in dark suits are on top of the bridge, by the debris, and along the hillside. Accompanying information lists the broken bridge as the Lavaca River Bridge on the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Wreck of the Don Milo

Description: Photograph of the Lavaca River Bridge after the wreck of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass "Don Milo" freight train. There are pieces of the wreck still in the water, and there are men on what is left of the bridge, on the bank, and in the water. A train engine is on the tracks just before the bridge. There are cows in the background. According to the accompanying article, the wreck happened on Saturday, January 5, 1890 at 5:30 P.M. after heavy rainfall, and three people were killed. On the back… more
Date: January 15, 1890
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Commissioner Eilers with Road Drag

Description: Photograph of cattle pulling two men. The cattle are yoked two-by-two. The cattle are doing a road drag to clean up the streets. In the background is a pavilion and a horse drawn carriage. On the back of the photograph is a note that reads, "'Street Cleaning' Dragging the 'streets' around the square."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library
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