I-0287a Lithograph Hermann Lungkwitz German American Fredericksburg, TX 1813-1891 Materials: Paper and ink Karl Friedrich Hermann Lungkwitz, “On the Pedernales River,” oil on paper. Image via Wikimedia Commons. This object is a lithograph of the Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg [...]

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I-0220a Beer bottler Bottlers Specialty Mfg Co. American Chicago, IL 1912-1914 Materials: Metal Interior of the Peter Brothers Brewery, ca. 1912. In front row (l. to r.’ Edward Peter, Gus Peter, and an unidentified man. John Peter (back row, right) [...]

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I-0098g Safe Alamo Safe and Lock Co. American San Antonio, TX 19th Century Materials: Metal/Paint This object is a heavy metal safe, manufactured by Alamo Safe and Lock Co. in the late 19th- early 20th century. It was owned by [...]

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I-0631 HemisFair 68 Jim Beam Decanter Souvenir American San Antonio, Texas 1968 Materials: Ceramic and Paint This object is a souvenir Jim Beam decanter commemorating the HemisFair of 1968. A decanter is a decorative ceramic or glass bottle, with a [...]

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2014.6.1 HemisFair Commemorative Plate American San Antonio, Texas 1968 Materials: Ceramic, glaze This object is a painted commemorative ceramic plate, decorated with a scene of HemisFair ’68 within the outline of the State of Texas. This plate was made to [...]

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2016.1.12 Hat B. B. Ruth American San Antonio, Texas 20th Century Materials: Cloth, , Rhinestones This object is a lady’s hat sold by Joske’s Department Store in the early to mid-1900s. It was owned by Elise Denison Brown Lane, a [...]

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