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Photograph
County:
Fort Bend County, TX
Decade:
1970-1979
Collection:
Fort Bend Museum Collection
[Erastus (Deaf) Smith monument on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn.]
Date: c. 1978
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Erastus "Deaf" Smith monument on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Freestanding monument.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1711/
[Fairview Café]
Date: c. 1979
Creator: unknown
Description: Colored Polaroid photograph of the Fairview Café which was located on the south side of the 3100 block of Ave H. in Rosenberg, Texas. The Café was built between 1932 and 1934 by Jess Ward. It was demolished in 1979. The café was a one story white stucco building with sign above front entrance that reads: FAIRVIEW CAFÉ. STEAKS - SEA FOOD - CHICKEN. Newspaper vending machines can be seen to the left of the doorway. Small white building and a boat in far right background. Polaroid is stamped on the back.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1266/
[Fort Bend County Courthouse c. 1970-1988]
Date: 1970 - 1988
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Taken before restoration. Photograph taken of the northeast corner of the building. Tree branches in top left corner of photo. Image dimensions are: 13.3 cm X 8.8 cm. Photograph has white area surrounding it.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1706/
[Fort Bend County Courthouse. Photo taken from under a tree.]
Date: c. 1970
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Photo taken prior to restoration in 1979. Photograph is of the northeast corner of the building. Oak tree branches hang over the top portion of the photograph.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1709/
[Fort Bend County Courthouse under construction]
Date: April 1979
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse Annex. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Building under construction. Large newly budding trees obstruct complete view of the building. A tin building can be seen on the right of the photograph. Building is surrounded by a construction wire fence. Street in foreground.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1708/
[The Fort Bend County Museum Building.]
Date: c. 1975
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Fort Bend County Museum Building. Probably taken mid to late 1970's. Taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1712/
[Jane Long's tombstone in Morton Cemetery.]
Date: 1970 - 1988
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Jane Long's tombstone in Morton Cemetery. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Taken before stone was cleaned. Free standing tombstone in center of photograph distinctly reads LONG near bottom. Three other freestanding tombstones can be seen to the left of photograph. Tree branches at top of photograph. Trees in background.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1707/
[The Lamar statue in front of the County Courthouse.]
Date: c. 1979
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Lamar statue in front of the Fort Bend County Courthouse. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Photo was taken before the restoration of the courthouse.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1713/
[Lamar statue on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn.]
Date: c. 1970
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Lamar statue on Fort Bend County Courthouse lawn. Photo taken as a publicity shot for the Suburbia Newspaper. Spotlight in foreground.
Contributing Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1710/