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[Photograph of Petersburg Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of The Old Tavern Stand, Townsend Inn, Nelson Academy, and Petersburg Courthouse (one building) in Lavaca County, Texas. Petersburg, Texas, the first seat of Lavaca County when the county was organized in August 1846, was located six miles southeast of Hallettsville. Hallettsville was made the county seat in an 1852 election.
Date: [1846..1880]

[Photograph of Sacred Heart Group]

Description: Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages, with all of the girls wearing white dresses and most of the boys wearing dark suits and holding candles. The bald boy in the front row is identified as Louis John Gold at 8 or 10 years old. They are posed in front of a building with a sign that reads "Sacred Heart Boys Academy."
Date: [1898..1900]
Creator: Braunig, Henry J.

[Postcard of Sam Reichman and His Horse]

Description: Postcard of Sam Reichman standing with his horse outside of the New City Hotel on the southeast corner of Fourth and Texana Street. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph, from Sam Reichman to Mrs. Rachel Pepper in Houston, says "Dear Sis, All well, don't look at me just the horse."
Date: unknown
Creator: Reichman, Sam
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