urn:taro:utexas.cah.02806 A Guide to the Gillespie County (Tex.) Collection, 1942-1952 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Gillespie County (Tex.) Gillespie County (Tex.) collection 1942-1952 Materials are written in English. 93-001 9 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprising programs, advertisements, and posters, the Gillespie County (Tex.) Collection, 1942-1952, undated, documents public events and advertising in Gillespie County, Texas. Programs promote two horseracing events at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds and two games of the Fredericksburg High School Hillbillies football team, while cards advertise Shiner beer and the Basse Express Company. Posters promote a rodeo in Harper, a livestock show and sale, and a semi-pro baseball game featuring the Fredericksburg Giants. Scope and Contents

Comprising programs, advertisements, and posters, the Gillespie County (Tex.) Collection, 1942-1952, undated, documents public events and advertising in Gillespie County, Texas. Programs promote two horseracing events at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds and two games of the Fredericksburg High School Hillbillies football team, while cards advertise Shiner beer and the Basse Express Company. Posters promote a rodeo in Harper, a livestock show and sale, and a semi-pro baseball game featuring the Fredericksburg Giants.

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Index Terms Subjects Advertising -- Texas -- Gillespie County. Places Gillespie County (Tex.) -- Archives. Gillespie County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources. Preferred Citation

Gillespie County (Tex.) Collection, 1942-1952, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3B32 Programs 2.325/D36a Posters and advertisements