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[Photograph of a Threshing Machine]

Description: Photograph of a threshing machine. It is in a field and at the front of the machine is a covered portion for the operator to stand. There are two men beneath the covered portion. On the back are the words "Property of Ira W. Wilke, 2201 Quarry Road, Austin, Texas, 103. Old style grain threshing machine. Steam generated in boiler heated with wood."
Date: unknown

[Photograph of a Hay Baler]

Description: 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

[Photograph of Koock's Guest House]

Description: Negative of a two-story building in Fredericksburg, Texas. Based on other photographs in this collection, this is Koock's Guest House on 316 West Main. The building has covered porches on both the ground level and the second floor, and there are two windows and a set of double doors on both floors. It is a white building with dark trim, and ther is a chimney on the left side. The fire hydrant in front has a face painted on it. There is a stone wall coming out from the left side of the building,… more
Date: unknown

[Photograph of the Vapo Butane Company Building]

Description: Negative of the Vapo Butane Company in Fredericksburg, Texas. The store is in a white brick building with a glass storefront, and gas appliances, such as ovens and hot water heaters, are visible inside. There is a large neon sign on top that says "Vaop Butane Co." There is a bird house on a tall pole in front of the building.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of the Vapo Butane Company Building]

Description: Negative of the side of the Vapo Butane Company building in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a white brink building with stonework on the corners and seven windows that are visible. There is a concrete porch on the left side and an air conditioning unit in the third window from the left. The store front windows can be seen on the far left side of the photograph in the background.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of a Fredericksburg Business]

Description: 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

[Photograph of Koock's Guest House]

Description: Negative of the Koock’s Guest House in Fredericksburg, Texas. The building has covered porches on both the ground level and the second floor, and there are two windows and a set of double doors on both floors. It is a white building with dark trim, and there is a chimney on the left side. The fire hydrant on the left, in front of the building, has a face painted on it.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of Oma Koock's Restaurant]

Description: Negative of Oma Koock's restaurant in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a small stone building with a covered patio to the left. There is a sign above the doors that says Oma Koock's, and a small sign in front of the door says "Pleas Use Side Entrance." The sign next to the entrance to the patio gives the hours for lunch and dinner.
Date: unknown

[Photograph of a Texas Historical Marker]

Description: Negative of the Texas State Historical Marker for the First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg, Texas. It says the following: "Oldest Methodist Church in the Hill Country. Founded 1849 as a German Mission by the Rev. Eduard Schneider. The charter members: Melchoir and Rosine Bauer; Johann and Margaretha Durst; Friedrich and Sophie Ellebracht; Ernst and Dorothea Houy; Ferdinand and Maria Kneese, Ludwig Kneese, Friedrich Kneese, Louise Kneese; Heinrich and Catharine Stiehl; Jacob and Catharine Tr… more
Date: unknown

[Photograph of the Muller Gallery & Studio]

Description: Negative of the Muller Gallery & Studio in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a small stone building with a covered front porch and a chimney on the right side. There is another small covered porch on the side. There are two windows with shutters on either side of the front door, and there are stone pathways in front and on the side. The sight to the right says "Muller Gallery & Studio Paintings, Supplies, Classes."
Date: unknown
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