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[Rosenberg Post Office in 1899]

[Rosenberg Post Office in 1899]
Description:

Photograph of the Rosenberg Post Office in 1899. White, wooden building with tall front and covered porch. Man on bicycle in front of porch. One man and three women standing on porch, and two women in bonnets are sitting in doorway. A horse is tied to the post of porch on right. Meyer Real Estate on right, also. Written on front of photo in blue ink: Rosenberg and in black ink: 1899. Photo appears to have been mounted on cardboard or in an album. Tear in right corner.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1899
Partner(s):
Fort Bend Museum
Collection(s):
Fort Bend Museum Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: 1899
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Fort Bend County - Rosenberg
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1899
Description:

Photograph of the Rosenberg Post Office in 1899. White, wooden building with tall front and covered porch. Man on bicycle in front of porch. One man and three women standing on porch, and two women in bonnets are sitting in doorway. A horse is tied to the post of porch on right. Meyer Real Estate on right, also. Written on front of photo in blue ink: Rosenberg and in black ink: 1899. Photo appears to have been mounted on cardboard or in an album. Tear in right corner.

Language: English
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): post offices | postcards | Rosenberg Post Office |
Partner:
Fort Bend Museum
Collection:
Fort Bend Museum Collection
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: 1976.049.004
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth847
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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