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[Clipping: 40s Fiesta]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper clipping containing a photograph of Victoria Schmid posing next to a dark-colored evening gown with a long train on a mannequin. There is an extended caption below the image describing the gown, which Schmid wore as part of the Fiesta Court.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Clipping: August Herff Dies at Home]

Description: Photocopy of two newspaper clippings announcing the death of San Antonio architect August Herff (1861-1946), with brief biographical text and information about funeral services. Birth and death years are handwritten at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Clipping: Schmid Couple Photo]

Description: Photograph cut from a newspaper with the caption, "Best Representative of a Historical Theme: Amy and Jack Schmid." In the image, the couple is visible from the waist up, posing arm-in-arm inside a room. Mr. Schmid is wearing a dark-colored suit with a bowtie and top hat; Mrs. Schmid is wearing a light-colored dress with strings of pearl necklaces and a large-brimmed hat decorated with flowers.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[A Cluttered Beach]

Description: Photograph of a beach strewn with miscellaneous items. There are several small boats, a detached trailer with an open door, a coach wagon, and several unidentified items abandoned by the water. Land is visible across the water, and several buildings line the horizon. There are several ships, buoys, and other indistinct objects on the water.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Collapsing House]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house on the verge of collapse on a sandy beach. The first story of the home has been destroyed with the wall closest to the camera being completely missing. The roof has been largely stripped of its shingles, exposing the wood underneath. The ground around the house is littered with debris. Several other houses in similar states are visible in the background. On the right side, two horses pulling something peek into the frame, only partially visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Comfort Centennial Parade]

Description: Contact print of people riding in a covered wagon pulled by oxen, flanked by men on horseback, walking down a street. Two buildings are partially visible behind them, including a multi-story stone building covered in vines at left, and a storefront with a covered patio at right. The back of the photo is labeled "Comfort Centennial."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.966407 -98.906445
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Comfort High School Cheerleaders]

Description: Contact print of three Comfort High School cheerleaders posing in a small area surrounded by light-colored curtains, kneeling in a semicircle with their hands on megaphones labeled with their nicknames. They are wearing matching uniforms with a light-colored mid-sleeve shirt and darker overdress with a short skirt as well as large corsages. The girls are identified (left-to-right) as: Arlene Allerkamp ("Shorty"), Louise Norman ("Louie"), and Carol Zimmerman ("Carol").
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library
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