Great Depression Era. Class photo circa 1930s. Elementary school age children. Black and white, measures about 5 x 7 inches. The photo is unevenly trimmed, has corner creases, and a short tear at the top edge. The image of the children in the photo is unaffected. No writing or identification, but the school building was matched against an earlier image for the Rock Island School found at an online history site for Colorado County, Texas. Some of the children are barefoot and in overalls, most are dressed rather nicely for the event. View More...
Overall good condition with some small stains on the verso and a lower-corner tear. Card mounted. Unevenly cut, the dimensions are about 4.75 X 6.75 inches. Written on the verso: "Opa and Oma Leifeste's wedding / Fredericksburg 1900 / Kneese backyard." View More...
Small carte de visite photograph, about 1 5/8 X 3 1/8 inches. Gold edging faded and reduced to flecks. Fading to the image. Writing on the back: "Ambrose White Vernon / 160 Madison Ave / New York / or 31 Maple Ave / Morristown / New Jersey / June (?) the fourth 1891." Beneath that is a note in pencil by later owner of the photo: "This not anyone / we know, got / at junk store / liked it." Ambrose White Vernon (1870-1951) was born in New York City and died in Hanover, New Hampshire (buried in Germany). He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1907 and was a religious scholar and author. He was pa... View More...
Collection of 13 black and white loose photographs documenting the 1947 University of Texas Round-Up Parade in Austin. Five small photos measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches, eight slightly larger photos measuring 3.25 x 4.5 inches. Vernacular photographs, some slightly out of focus and lacking sharpness. Still a nice little collection with some interesting details from the annual spring celebration, begun in 1930 for alumni and students, including street scenes, signage for a few old businesses, automobiles, costumes, another school's campus sweetheart-Joanna McCann, Sweetheart of Baylor, and a racist ... View More...
