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[United Daughters of the Confederacy at a Confederate War Memorial]

Photograph of nine elderly women standing together in front of a monument dedicated to soldiers and sailors of the Confederate States of America. Floral bouquets have been placed upon the stone monument. The women are wearing dark dresses, and many are wearing hats. They are identified from the right to left as Annie E. Sharpe, Mrs. Belle, Mrs. H. W. Richey, Mrs. Elliott Stone, Mrs. J. O. Warren, Mrs. John Hudson, Anna Palm, Mrs. Ann Hudson, Mrs. J. M. Bergner.

Date: April 26, 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.636691 -97.677574

[Annie Sharpe and Elizabeth Brown Standing in a Yard]

Photograph of Annie Sharpe and Elizabeth Brown standing together in a garden in Mrs. Sharpe's yard. Sharpe wears a dark dress with a feather pattern, while Brown wears a hat and a dark dress with polka dots. The reverse side of the photo has a handwritten note indicating that Mrs. Brown is Mrs. Sharpe's mother-in-law.

Date: June 1938

Item Type: Photograph

[Biographical Sketch of Manuel Orgain]

Biographical summary of Manuel Orgain, a "Negro cowman" who drove freight wagons and herded cattle and livestock through several trails across Texas, and to other states. It recounts several specific events, including a story about the 1869 flood on the San Gabriel River, and other storms.

Date: 1948

Item Type: Paper

[Short Story About Election Votes]

Short story regarding a bet made between a lawyer and a surgeon during a political race in Texas.

Date: 1930~

Item Type: Prose fiction

Pioneering in Southwest Texas

Essay discussing Frank S. Gray's book, "Pioneering in Southwest Texas" and criticizing Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs.

Date: [1933..1938]

Item Type: Paper

[Annie and John Sharpe Posing with Plants]

Photograph of elderly Annie and John Sharpe standing together in a room decorated with plant life. Annie wears a dark dress and a brooch. John wears a pinstripe suit and holds a cigar. A window with a lace curtain appears at the back of the wall. A chest of drawers stands behind the pair.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

The White Buffalo

Stories of pioneers John Moore and William Darymple and their encounters with white buffalo on the frontier.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Paper

[Photograph of Frances Sharpe]

Photograph of Frances Sharpe wearing a dress and broad-brimmed hat. Notes on the accompanying sleeve indicate that the dress was made by Annie Sharpe for Frances' graduation.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown]

Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown as seen from the chest up. She is an older woman wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a dark coat, and a white blouse with a high neck. A note under the photo indicates that she is John M. Sharpe's mother.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

Postcard with the image of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas. The Williamson County Courthouse is shown surrounded by parked 1920's style automobiles and people. A brass band plays their instruments from the bed of a truck. Buildings can be seen through the trees to the right of the courthouse on 7th street and rows of businesses on the left on 8th street. Buildings are on the south side of the square. Image is taken looking at 8th street from Main St. towards S. Austin St. The building on… more

Date: 1929~

Item Type: Postcard

Location: 30.636618 -97.677057

[Photograph of Anna Maria Ireland]

Photograph of elderly Anna Maria Penn Ireland. She wears her grey hair in a bun. She is wearing wire-rim glasses and a dark overcoat.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Stone Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Col. Dudley H. Snyder of Georgetown

Biography of Dudley Snyder, a cattle rancher and businessman. This includes his birth in Mississippi, early businesses, and time on the Chisholm Trail.

Date: unknown

Creator: Sharpe, John McKee, Sr.

Item Type: Paper

[Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager]

Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager from the chest up. The elderly woman is wearing a dark dress with metallic buttons, a cameo at her throat, and eyeglasses hanging from the right side of her chest. The reverse side of the photo features a logo for Wilson C. Fox's photography studio. In addition, a handwritten note notes that says Fleager is Annie Whittenberg Sharpe's grandmother.

Date: 1890~

Creator: Fox, Wilson C.

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of John Sharpe]

Photograph of John Sharpe sitting for a portrait. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a necktie with a square pattern. The reverse side of the photo contains a handwritten note saying he was the editor of the Williamson County Sun newspaper as well as a postmaster.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Annie Sharpe, Sr. and Mrs. Jim Shaw]

Photograph of two women standing together next to a low brick wall outside a house. Part of the home is visible behind them, as well as a cactus and other plants in the yard. A handwritten note on the back says: "Mrs. John M. Sharpe Sr. with striped dress at her home 1604 Church St. Georgetown Texas, Mrs. Jim Shaw a neighbor dressed in white 1938."

Date: 1938

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Inez Sharpe]

Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe featuring the image of a young girl wearing a dress and a ribbon in her hair.

Date: 1925

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of Infant Roy Brown]

Photograph of Roy Brown wearing a checkered outfit and holding a cap. He stands with his legs crossed on a box covered in a floral pattern. The three year old boy holds onto an ornate chair to the right.

Date: unknown

Creator: Stone Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[Short Story About a Sickly Boy and a Kindly Native American]

Short story regarding a sickly young boy named Johnnie who becomes healthier with the help of a Native American man named "Indian Joe" or "Indian Charlie."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Prose fiction

[Sharpe and Brown Family Having a Picnic]

Photograph of six members of the Brown and Sharpe family sitting at a picnic table in an outdoor area surrounded by trees. The women sitting in the front seat are identified as Cousin Maud and Mother Brown. The man sitting on the other side of the table is John Sharpe. Annie Sharpe is wearing a broad hat and a white apron. A smiling man and a woman in a dark dress to the left remain unidentified. A white tablecloth, large jar, and a basket are lying on the table.

Date: August 1939

Item Type: Photograph

[Tintype of a Woman Sitting for a Portrait]

Photograph of a woman with long brown hair who is sitting for a portrait. She wears a striped white dress, a ribbon on her chest, and a belt.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Sr. standing in a photography studio. He is wearing a dark suit and a white shirt with a high collar. Typed notes on the back include biographical information for Sharpe, as well as indicate that this is a photograph from his wedding to Annie Emily Whittenberg.

Date: July 7, 1903

Creator: Stone Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Annie Sharpe Beside a Tomb]

Photograph of Annie Sharpe standing beside the tomb of her great uncle, Bishop William McKendree, in Sumner County, Tennessee. She is wearing a cloche hat, jacket, and skirt. The tomb sits on a low pedestal and has barely visible writing along its side.

Date: 1927~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 36.146915 -86.801080

[Letter to a Legislative Committee]

Letter from a man describing the hardships of cotton farmers to a legislative committee.

Date: 1935~

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Six Young Women]

Photograph of six young women wearing lightly hued dresses. They are arranged in a pyramid with Mamie Whittenberg standing above and behind the group, Fannie Clower and Hattie McSwain are positioned on the middle row, and Annie Whittenberg, Libby Cleveland, and Jessie Clower are seated on the bottom row. A typed note on the reverse side indicates that Mamie Whittenberg married J. L. Thorp in 1902 and Annie Whittenberg married J. M. Sharpe, Sr. in 1903.

Date: 1902

Creator: Wilcox Photography

Item Type: Photograph

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[United Daughters of the Confederacy at a Confederate War Memorial]

[Annie Sharpe and Elizabeth Brown Standing in a Yard]

[Biographical Sketch of Manuel Orgain]

[Short Story About Election Votes]

Pioneering in Southwest Texas

[Annie and John Sharpe Posing with Plants]

The White Buffalo

[Photograph of Frances Sharpe]

[Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown]

[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

[Photograph of Anna Maria Ireland]

Col. Dudley H. Snyder of Georgetown

[Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager]

[Portrait of John Sharpe]

[Photograph of Annie Sharpe, Sr. and Mrs. Jim Shaw]

[Photograph of Inez Sharpe]

[Photograph of Infant Roy Brown]

[Short Story About a Sickly Boy and a Kindly Native American]

[Sharpe and Brown Family Having a Picnic]

[Tintype of a Woman Sitting for a Portrait]

[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

[Photograph of Annie Sharpe Beside a Tomb]

[Letter to a Legislative Committee]

[Photograph of Six Young Women]