Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas
Postcard photo of Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas, ca. 1890. Note on the verso of the postcard reads "As the live oak was about the year 1890." There are four people posing under the oak tree. It is believed that the Abbe Em. Domenech held a Catholic mass under the tree in 1849 to celebrate the release of a German hostage from an indigenous Indian tribe nearby.
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Articles by Adina de Zavala on Church Oak, Lindheimer Park, and Lime Kiln Tree
Adina De Zavala 1861-1955
Handwritten articles by Adina de Zavala about the "Historical Oak" or "Old Oak" or "Lone Oak" Tree of New Braunfels, Texas [likely the Church Oak]; Lindheimer Park; and the "Lime Kiln Tree" [undated, ca. 1928].
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Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas
Seidel Studio
Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas, May 1928. Texas Historic Landmarks Association marker installed 1917. It is believed that the Abbe Em Domenech held a Catholic mass under the tree in 1849 to celebrate the release of a German hostage from an indigenous Indian tribe nearby.
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Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas
Seidel Studio
Church Oak in New Braunfels, Texas, April 1928. Slab of [Texas Historic Landmarks Association], installed 1917. It is believed that the Abbe Em Domenech held a Catholic mass under the tree in 1849 to celebrate the release of a German hostage from an indigenous Indian tribe nearby.