["A little bird", Raymond Moers on top of smoke house]

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Photograph titled "a little bird" as written on the top of the photograph. Back of photograph reads: Raymond Moers on top of smoke house! Moers, who is barefoot and sitting on the roof of an unpainted wood building, is wearing dark short pants, white shirt, and tie. A cistern can be seen in front of the building to the left (center of photograph). A white two story building in background on left. Large stain in to left of photograph.

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Height:6.5 cm, Length/Circumference:8.8 cm, Width/Diameter:

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Creator: Unknown. 1922.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Fort Bend Museum Collection and was provided by the Fort Bend Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 28 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Fort Bend Museum

Since 1967, the Museum has preserved and interpreted state and county history. It provides a glimpse into life on the Brazos River through exhibit galleries, home museums, and a walking tour of historic Richmond. Among the Museum's materials are photos of prohibitionist Carrie A. Nation and "Mother of Texas" Janne Long.

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Photograph titled "a little bird" as written on the top of the photograph. Back of photograph reads: Raymond Moers on top of smoke house! Moers, who is barefoot and sitting on the roof of an unpainted wood building, is wearing dark short pants, white shirt, and tie. A cistern can be seen in front of the building to the left (center of photograph). A white two story building in background on left. Large stain in to left of photograph.

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Height:6.5 cm, Length/Circumference:8.8 cm, Width/Diameter:

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Fort Bend Museum Collection

Photographs of artifacts from the Fort Bend Museum and local area. Materials include images of U.S. Congressman John M. Moore, prohibitionist Carrie A. Nation, and Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas."

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  • 1922

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  • April 15, 2005, 9:11 a.m.

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  • June 13, 2006, 11:46 a.m.

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["A little bird", Raymond Moers on top of smoke house], photograph, 1922; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1550/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Bend Museum.

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