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[Photograph of Neuhaus Building]

Description: Photograph of Neuhaus building on the south side of Lavaca County Courthouse square, built in 1900. This building housed the post office and numerous other small businesses until the building was replaced by People's State Bank modern building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Photograph of New Era-Herald Building]

Description: Photograph of five staff members standing in front of the New Era-Herald building. A sign on the building says "Semi-weekly New Era-Herald, largest paid circulation in Lavaca County. Commercial printing, office supplies, typewriters, and adding machines."
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Photograph of Obzor Job and Book Printing Office]

Description: Photograph of the Obzor Hospodarsky printing and publishing company with five men standing outside. A sign above the men reads "Obzor Job and Book Printing Office, Ceska Tiskarna, F. Fabian." The Obzor printed news and information about the SPJST (Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas), published by Frank Fabian.
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[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]
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[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.
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library
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