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[Biographical Sketch of Manuel Orgain]

Description: 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
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Tintype Portrait of Rosell Whittenberg]

Description: Tintype portrait of Rosell Whittenberg inside of a paper mat. She is wearing a dark blouse and a ruffled lace cloth around her neck. Her forehead, cheeks, and chin have been tinted pink. The paper mat has a red outline with stylized flowers in the corners and red lines around the ovular portrait.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Description: Photograph of John M. Sharpe, Jr. standing outdoors in front of a tree. He is wearing a lightly hued suit, white collared shirt, and necktie. He holds his hands behind his back. The reverse side of the image notes that he is seventeen years old.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Wiseman Studio
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Photograph of Mrs. Gus Brown]

Description: 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
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Young Girl Standing on a Road]

Description: Photograph of a young girl wearing a coat, dress, and hat standing in a dirt road. White rocks and thin saplings line the road as it extends into the background. A three-story brick building stands to the right, another stands further back to the left, and other buildings can be seen among trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Photograph of Mary Jane Fleager]

Description: 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.
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Portrait of John Sharpe]

Description: 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~
Partner: The Williamson Museum

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

Description: 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
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Photograph of Infant Roy Brown]

Description: 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
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Wedding Photograph of John M. Sharpe]

Description: 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
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Portrait of Annie Sharpe in a Wedding Dress]

Description: Folder containing a portrait of Annie Sharpe while wearing a wedding dress. The folder is black, the photograph's mat is white with concentric ovals surrounding the oval photo of Mrs. Sharpe. Part of her dress extends outside of the photo and onto the mat. A thin piece of paper that covers the photo has brown foxing along its outer edge.
Date: July 7, 1903
Creator: Stone Photography
Partner: The Williamson Museum

[Portrait of Lee J. Roundtree]

Description: Photograph of Lee A. Roundtree sitting for a portrait. He is wearing a dark jacket, white collared shirt, and a white bow tie. A handwritten note on the photo indicates that he employed John M. Sharpe, Sr. at a printing company.
Date: unknown
Partner: The Williamson Museum
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