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[Ad for Photo Enlargements with the Fox Company]

Ad for photo enlargements with the Fox Company. The ad features a framed photograph of a girl wearing a coat, hat, and knee-high socks. Next to the photograph are the words "Special big picture made from any good film complete with beautiful easel folder nearly a foot big, Hand colored 65 cents, The Fox Company, San Antonio, TX." The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, … more

Date: unknown

Creator: Fox Company

Item Type: Image

[Aerial View of Fredericksburg]

Aerial view of southeastern Fredericksburg, Texas. On the back the name "Glenn W. Dittmar" is stamped above the Kodachrome stamp.

Date: 1964

Item Type: Photograph

[Confirmation Class at Vereins Kirche]

Portraits of the last class to be confirmed in the Vereins Kirche. The nineteen portraits are bust shots of the students and reverend, mounted on a single mat. The women are wearing white traditional confirmation dresses, and the men are wearing dark suits and ties. A list of the students' names are numbered on the back.

Date: 1892

Item Type: Photograph

[Court House in Fredericksburg, Texas]

Black and white postcard that has a quarter chunk of it cut out. The picture on the front of the postcard is the Fredericksburg courthouse. It is surrounded by an iron fence. An unpaved road is visible in the foreground. An electrical pole is also visible in front of the courthouse's iron fence. The back of the postcard is dated and addressed to a Mr. Alberth Kramer. The author of the handwritten message, which is written in German, is signed by Adolf Filter, Jr.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

[Envelope for the Fox Company]

Envelop for the Fox Company. The envelope advertises the prices for developing film and displays samples of the services offered by the Fox Company. These services include framed hand colored enlargement, the fox-tone border, and "new-tone" color scheme for photographs. The front has the name "Emil Jentsch" written on it.

Date: 1928

Creator: Fox Company

Item Type: Physical Object

[Granite Quarry on Bear Mountain]

Newspaper photograph of a granite quarry on Bear Mountain in Gillespie County, Texas. There are two men in the photograph and a large piece of equipment.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Photograph]

Photograph of twenty-three older men and women. Fifteen men are standing, and eight women are sitting in front of a table decorated with flowers. Stamped on the back is the Keller's Studio address.

Date: unknown

Creator: Keller's Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Group Photograph]

Fredericksburg High School Class of 1924: The women seated in chairs are dressed in Sunday best. Seated left to right are: Clara Kott Knopp, Louise Schmidt Killian, Anita Winkle, Alice Braeutigam Sauer. The men are standing behind them, dressed in suits and ties. Standing left to right are: Nolan Brown, Albert Ellebracht, Edgar Kordzik, and Henry Reinbach. The Reunion was held in 1988 at Knopp's Nursing Home.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Baby Sitting Outside]

Photograph of a baby sitting outside on a blanket. There is a fence in the background. The following is stamped on the back: "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Company, San Antonio, Texas, Trade Mark Protected."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Balanced Rock]

Copy negative of a large rock balanced on top of another rock. There is a man in a dark suit standing next to the rock. Two women are sitting in the shade next to the rock.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Church with Senior Center Sign]

Negative of an unidentified white church in Fredericksburg, Texas with a sign to the right that say Senior Center. The church has four columns in front and a cross on top. There are two stained glass windows above the two sets of doors in front, and there may be more stained glass windows along the side.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Church with Senior Center Sign]

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Family on a Crane at a Granite Quarry]

Photograph of an unknown family on a crane at a granite quarry. There are three boys and two women sitting or standing on or near the crane. The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Fireplace]

Photograph of a stone fireplace with an active fire. The year "1852" is carved above the fireplace.

Date: 1852

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Framed Picture of a Log House and Cannon]

Copy negative of a framed drawing of a log cabin. There is a tree in the foreground and a cannon to the right of the house.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Fredericksburg Business]

Negative of a business in Fredericksburg, Texas. The sign above the entrance says "The Glass Cutter." It is in a two-story brick building with four arched windows on the second floor and display windows on either side of the entrance. The name A. L. Patton appears in the brick at the top of the building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Group Picnic]

Photograph of an outdoor group picnic. There are many families and carts posed around the picnic table. It is matted on a light mat, and printed on the back is the photograph owner's information.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Hay Baler]

Photograph of the original hay baler. The photograph displays the machine and the small blocks of hay it makes. On the back it mentions the original patent holders of the device, William Wilke and Ira Wash and that the baler was operated by a mule on a tread mill.

Date: 1898/1899

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a House]

Copy negative of an unknown stone house. In the foreground is a stone and wood fence with a dirt road next to it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a House]

Copy negative of an unidentified house. The wooden house also has a wooden fence. There is a windmill in the backyard.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Man at a Granite Quarry]

Photograph of a man standing next to a crane at a granite quarry. He is wearing a tie and hat. There is a name written on the back of the picture that appears to say Arm. M. Voigt. The back is dated July 5, 1928, and the following is stamped on the back: "Guaranteed for Life This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."

Date: July 5, 1928

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Man in a Quarry]

Photograph of a man standing in a quarry, in front of a crane that has two tall poles that have wires coming out of the tops of them. He is wearing a dark hat, a light shirt, a striped tie, and dark pants. In the background there are piles of rocks on the ground, with tops of trees visible above them. The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. … more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Methodist Church]

Photograph of a Methodist Church. It is a white building with arched windows along the side and two doors and columns along the front. There is a cross on top. "First Methodist Church" appears above the columns. Mrs. McBride's name is written on the back.

Date: 1949

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Motor Bank in Fredericksburg]

Negative of the drive-thru window at a bank in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a brick building with one window, and the sign behind the trees to the left says "Security State Motor Bank."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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[Ad for Photo Enlargements with the Fox Company]

[Aerial View of Fredericksburg]

[Confirmation Class at Vereins Kirche]

[Court House in Fredericksburg, Texas]

[Envelope for the Fox Company]

[Granite Quarry on Bear Mountain]

[Group Photograph]

[Group Photograph]

[Photograph of a Baby Sitting Outside]

[Photograph of a Balanced Rock]

[Photograph of a Church with Senior Center Sign]

[Photograph of a Church with Senior Center Sign]

[Photograph of a Family on a Crane at a Granite Quarry]

[Photograph of a Fireplace]

[Photograph of a Framed Picture of a Log House and Cannon]

[Photograph of a Fredericksburg Business]

[Photograph of a Group Picnic]

[Photograph of a Hay Baler]

[Photograph of a House]

[Photograph of a House]

[Photograph of a Man at a Granite Quarry]

[Photograph of a Man in a Quarry]

[Photograph of a Methodist Church]

[Photograph of a Motor Bank in Fredericksburg]