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[Fruit and Dairy Farm]

Description: Postcard of John Gates' Farm in Port Arthur, Texas. The view is from across the street and there is a small road and fence in front of the farm. There is one large, two-story building on the right with a porch. Two other smaller buildings are on the left, which appear to be barns. The caption beneath the photograph reads, "John W. Gates' Model Truck, Fruit and Dairy Farm, Port Arthur, Tex." The back of the postcard has partially illegible handwriting written on it.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Luling Watermelon Thump Associations Seed Spitting Contest]

Description: Photograph of a seed spitting contest, sponsored by the Luling Watermelon Thump Associations, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A buy is spitting a seed surrounded by association members wearing t-shirts that say "Thump". The man on the right is wearing a watermelon on his head.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Das Peach Haus]

Description: Negative of Das Peach Haus in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a wooden building with signs hanging from the porch that say Apples, Sausage, and Honey. The name of the store is at the top of the building. There are two open doors, and pumpkins sitting outside on the porch. Two wooden paths lead up to the entrance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Boys Walking Under a Grape Arbor]

Description: Photograph of two boys walking under a large grape arbor. The boys are in the background walking on a sidewalk toward the camera. The arbor is made of natural logs assembled in a criss-cross pattern. Grapevines are visible on the outside of the arbor. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Mo- Ranch. Mo-7 Grape-arbor walk Boys coming from class."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Boy Scouts Biting Into Watermelon Slices]

Description: Photograph of the Boy Scouts of America standing before a single-story structure with the word "Douglass" written on it. The children, with the exception of a few who are in the back, are wearing traditional Boy Scout uniforms: shirts with button-flap pockets, caps, and neckerchiefs. They are all holding large slices of watermelons; some are biting into them. An adult female and an adult male are in the back on the right. Although names have been provided, they can only be applied with certaint… more
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Grape Pickers

Description: Copy negative of grape pickers located south of Danevang. The grape pickers are inside of six automobiles, parked in a grape field. A ladder is lashed to the side of one of the automobiles.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Bill in Panama

Description: Photograph of man identified as Bill Harton posing for the camera next to a banana plant. He wears a tilted hat, a tucked shirt, and pants. A banana cluster hangs from the plant. Bill holds the stem of the cluster with his right hand; on his left, he holds a cigarette. On the back of the photograph, hand-written text reads, "Wilhelm 'Bill' Harton Working in Panama".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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