George Washington Frazer [Carte De Viste]
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George Washington Frazer [Carte De Viste]Description
Oval trimmed albumen portrait on CDV mount with printed decorative picture frame border, Inscribed on back, "George Washington Frazer - Houston, Texas - Presented to his Niece, Florence Frazer at Dr. Whitelaw, Brownsville, Tenn."Context
Major Frazier was a highly esteemed citizen of Houston, having frequently served in the public capacities faithfully and honestly. He was at one time Sheriff of Harris county, and during the war was assigned to duty by the Confederate authorities as Provost Marshal. In all his public and private relations, he sustained a high character for humaneness and strict integrity. (Galveston Daily News, Thursday, August 12, 1869, p1 c1.)Category
Texas in Focus: Early Photographs from the Lew Anvil Texas Collection, Government & Politics, Handbook of Houston
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