Hallettsville VFD Celebration Committee Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Hallettsville VFD Celebration Committee

Date

  • Creation: 1910-06-27

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Portrait of the Hallettsville Volunteer Fire Department Celebration Committee. The members are sitting or standing around a table, and many of them have something to drink. According to the accompanying article, the seated members are (left to right) H. J. Braunig, John E. Buss, H. J. Heye, Richard Waltersdorf, and Charles Pillar, and the standing members are (left to right) Willie J. Miller, Richard J. Strauss, Otto von Rosenberg, and Mauritz Nau. Written in the center of the photograph is "June 27, 1910 Celebration Com." On the right side is written "Final Report." The article states that "President Pillar appointed committee to see if celebration could be had in June or July at the Park Verein," and that on June 24, 1910 "The firemen met and reported all preparations for the big celebration were perfected and letters were received that large delegations would be here from Yoakum, Shiner, Gonzales, El Campo, Nordheim, Yorktown, Eagle Lake, and other towns."
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Civil Servants - Firefighters
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Groups
  • Keyword: group portraits
  • Named Person: Braunig, H. J.
  • Named Person: Buss, John E.
  • Named Person: Heye, H. J.
  • Named Person: Waltersdorf, Richard
  • Named Person: Pillar, Charles
  • Named Person: Miller, Willie J.
  • Named Person: Strauss, Richard J.
  • Named Person: Von Rosenberg, Otto
  • Named Person: Nau, Mauritz

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Lavaca County - Hallettsville
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1910-06-27

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2010
    Code: SG10

Institution

  • Name: Friench Simpson Memorial Library
    Code: FSML

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: FSML_T-40075
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth128849

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Perfection V700 Photo
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