A winter in Comfort. Some of the present-day Comfort winters pass by without even a flurry of snow. This was the Otto Holekamp yard, now the site of Peter Hohnstedt`s art studio
S.A. & A.P Railroad Bridge across Guadalupe River ------ - in/near Comfort
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S.A. & A.P Railroad Bridge across Guadalupe River
Railroad bridge across the Guadalupe River at Seidensticker Crossing 3 miles east of Comfort. Photo taken before 1930s when side wooden spans were replaced by metal ones.
Brenda Seidensticker
The beginnings of Sisterdale 1847 - in/near Sisterdale
Nicolaus Zink was the 1st settler in Kendall County. His community in the idyllic valley of Sister Creek became one of the famous `Latin Settlements`. The leader of these free-thinking farmers was Ottomar von Behr and the circle included, Ernst Kapp, August Siemering, Julius Dresel, Gustav Theisen, and Edward Degener.
Charles Schilling Threshing Crew 1918---- - in/near Holiday Road
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Charles Schilling Threshing Crew
Charles Schilling farm on Holiday road. He is sitting on a Ferguson tractor and George his father is standing next to the tractor. By the size of the haystack it must have been a good year.
