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[Michael Davenport, Coppersmith]

Description: Black and white photograph of Michael Davenport, a coppersmith from Leander, standing in his booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is manipulating a piece of copper with a few tools.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Michael Davenport, Coppersmith]

Description: Black and white photograph of Michael Davenport, a coppersmith from Leander, standing in his booth at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is manipulating a piece of copper with a few tools. A couple of people standing outside the booth watch him work.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Robert Janusz, Cobbler]

Description: Black and white photograph of Robert Janusz, a cobbler, who is constructing leather sandals at a table covered in leather pieces, soles, and a hammer. He is giving a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of Two Businesses in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of two businesses in Fredericksburg, Texas. The business on the left is City Cleaners. It is a large two-story building with a covered porch on the second floor, and a rack of clothes is visible in the bottom right window. There is a name in the stone at the top of the building, and it appears to say Felix Reinbach. The Reeh Butane Company is connected to the City Cleaners building on the right. There are propane tanks in the window. There are parking meters along the street in front.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Firestone Building in Fredericksburg]

Description: Negative of the Firestone building in Fredericksburg, Texas. It is a brick building with decorative iron gates, and there is a truck inside. There are two Firestone signs, and there is a sign on the curb that says "Hunting and Fishing License Sold Here." There are several trees in large planters outside on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Two Fredericksburg Businesses]

Description: Negative of two businesses in Fredericksburg, Texas. The small store on the left has a sign that says "Printing Press Instant Printing," and the larger business on the right has a sign that says "Schwettmann's Taxidermy." Both are in a brick building with windows in front. The taxidermy business has deer antlers mounted along the front of the awning, over the sidewalk. There is a sign on a pole in front that says "Taxidermy Native and Exotic Game Hunting Information" and "Visitors Welcome." The… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Danevang Post Office

Description: Photograph of a United States Post Office building in Danevang, Texas. It is located in front of a paved street. The overhang on the front entrance bears the text "United States Post Office Danevang TX 77432". The structure has a hip roof and a second overhang on the left side wall covering a side door. A utility pole is on the right. Accompanying information states that the building was torn down in 2010.
Date: July 1985
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Scordino Boot Shop, 1927]

Description: Photograph of Scordino Boot Shop on 1700 Congress Avenue. From left to right: unknown ; unknown ; unknown ; Edmund S. Moreno ; Victor Scordino (owner of the shop) ; customer. Moreno lived in 2nd Ward during this time.
Date: 1927
Location: 29.7586004090795 -95.35470354999995
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Scardino Boot Shop, 1920]

Description: Photograph of Scardino Boot Shop, circa 1920. From left to right: unknown ; unknown ; unknown ; unknown ; Victor Scordino ; Scordino's son ; Edmundo S. Moreno. Edmundo Moreno had his own shop in San Luis where he made military boots.
Date: 1920
Location: 29.7586004090795 -95.35470354999995
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Houston Shoe Hospital, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Houston Shoe Hospital, a narrow shop, with three employees at the desks and one customer. From left to right: unknown ; Mr. Morales ; unknown ; Frank Moreno.
Date: 193X
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Scordino Boot Shop, 1940s]

Description: Photograph of seven men inside of the Scordino Boot Shop, during the 1940s. From left to right: unknown ; Edmundo S. Moreno ; unknown ; unknown ; unknown ; Victor Scordino ; Jimmy Scordino. Sign at the front of the desk reads: "Expert Shoe Repair." Victor and Jimmy Scordino are brothers.
Date: 194X
Location: 29.7586004090795 -95.35470354999995
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Front of Ortega Blacksmith Shop]

Description: Photograph reproduction from a postcard print of the front of Jim Ortega Blacksmith, Horseshoeing & Repairing Shop.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Wedding Party of Lars and Dora Wind]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of men and women standing at the wedding of Lars and Dora Wind. They are lined up on a grassy area that is adjacent to a covered pavilion that is to the left of the group. A small, verdant tree is embedded in the ground right in front of the group. According to information that accompanies a related picture from the same set and same event, these individuals were servers at the wedding, which is the reason for their aprons and hats (on the men).
Date: July 27, 1926
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Group Posing for a Picture at Lars and Dora Wind's Wedding]

Description: Black and white photograph of a sizeable group of women and men gathered for a picture at the celebration for newlyweds Lars and Dora Wind, who are not pictured. Each individual is wearing light-colored semi-formal clothing; some of them are wearing aprons over their attire. According to information from related pictures from the same event, these individuals were servers at the wedding. The men are wearing hats. Behind the group to the left is an outdoor pavilion which is partially visible… more
Date: July 27, 1926
Creator: Newton, Carl D.
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Servers at Lars and Dora Wind's Wedding]

Description: Black and white photograph of a five women standing in a row at the outdoor wedding celebration of Lars and Dora Wind. According to accompanying information they are servers at the wedding celebration. They are all wearing unique light-colored dresses as their uniform; some of them have aprons on over their attire. The beams of an outdoor pavilion are visible above their heads in the background. The leaves of a floral bush in the foreground are covering part of some of the girls' bodies.
Date: July 27, 1926
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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