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["50 Homeseekers from Indiana. Booth Texas June 10th, 1909".]
Photograph (copy) of "50 Homeseekers from Indiana. Booth Texas June 10th, 1909." as written in white at bottom of the photograph. The men of various ages are all dressed basically the same: in dark pants, white shirts, ties, and jackets. Most of them are wearing hats. Background left is a white one-story wooden building; background right is a moss draped tree; and in center is partial view of an automobile. Scanned image is of the copy.
[500 Turkeys in Sugar Land]
Postcard, Sugar Land, 500 Turkeys. Tenant cabins in background. Turkeys in center of photo. African-American man walking in (left) background.
[Baby Orange Grove]
Postcard image of Baby Orange Grove. Rows of young orange trees. Farmhouse in far background. Lower left corner has white stair-shaped blank area.
[Banana Grove and Train]
Postcard, Banana Grove & R.R. Train in (left) center of photo. Banana trees on both sides of tracks.
[Barbeque for the Rosenberg Bridge celebration]
Postcard image of a barbecue for the Rosenberg Bridge celebration, February 20, 1909. Fort Bend County, Texas. Photo of large group of men (few women). Wagon wheel in far right corner. Building rooftops and trees in background. Left edge is creased. Ink mark under 1909.
Ben Meyer House built by James Alley
Postcard image of the Alley house (later McCabe home) on Houston Street in Rosenberg, Texas. This home was later purchased by Ben Meyer. Northeast corner of house is seen on left of photo. Dark colored roof top, white, wooden house. Diamond shapes painted in several places of upper story. White two story home in center of photo. Another white house on right. Street in foreground. Photo has blank (white) rectangle in top right corner.
[Boy walking down a crowded street in Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard image of Rosenberg, Texas taken by Schlueter. Horse and buggy in the middle of the street. A boy walking (away from camera) in foreground. Board and Rooms business on left and Real Estate business on right of photo.
[Brazos Brick and Drain-Tile]
Postcard image of Brazos Brick and Drain-Tile. Tile Works building in background. Train tracks run from foreground to background. Cow seen grazing near tracks to left of photo.
[Brazos Brick & Drain Tile works]
Postcard, Brazos Brick & Drain Tile Works with crew in foreground (two men are on horses). Rosenberg, TX.
[Brazos Bridge in Rosenberg. People are gathered on the bridge.]
Postcard, Brazos Bridge-Rosenberg. Horses and buggy on left end of bridge. People standing in center of bridge. Small wood frame house in background.
[Brazos River Bridge During Construction]
Postcard image of Brazos River bridge, Rosenberg, Texas. Colored image of river bridge. African-American men with a wagon in far left corner. Man walking in center foreground.
[Brazos River bridge in Rosenberg. The river is dry under the bridge.]
Postcard, Brazos River bridge, Rosenberg, perhaps at end of construction. A horse drawn buggy with a man driving it is on the bridge. Two adults and two children are also on the bridge. Two men are standing under the bridge in the foreground.
[Brazos River in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of Brazos River, Rosenberg. Bridge to the left of photo. Fence line along left, also.
[Cattle Ranch in Fort Bend]
Postcard, Cattle Ranch-Ft. Bend Co. Cattle in a pasture. One white-faced cow with horns (in center of photo) is facing camera.
[Children at school in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of School, Rosenberg. School building is a wooden, white, two-story building. Children are standing on the front porch. Other children are sitting on the fence that is surrounding the school. An adult and a child are standing in the foreground.
[Commercial Center in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of Commercial Center, Rosenberg. Bales of cotton in foreground. Train in background. Utility pole in foreground.
[Corn & Cotton Hillyer Farm]
Postcard, Corn & Cotton Hillyer Farm. Field with corn on right, cotton on left.
[Cotton and corn field]
Postcard image of cotton and corn. Cotton to left and center, corn in upper right of photo.
[Crowd at barbecue in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of crowds at barbecue, Rosenberg. Large crowd of people in center. Wagon wheel in far right corner. Building rooftops in background.
[Downtown Rosenberg, c. 1909]
Copy of photograph of downtown Rosenberg, ca. 1909. Water tower is visible at end of street. Photo is labeled on front by photographer, "Rosenberg, Texas, Schlueter, Houston."
[Downtown Rosenberg, Texas. Boy walking down the street.]
Postcard image of downtown Rosenberg, Texas. Board and Rooms business on left. Real Estate business on right. Boy walking on street (facing away from camera) in foreground and horse and buggy in center of street (facing camera). Horses with buggies on either side of the street.
[Effie Lewis Duncan and a friend]
Postcard image of Effie Lewis Duncan (left) and a friend. Photo to left of postcard. Blank (white) on right half. Woman in far left wearing dark hat. Woman to her left wearing white hat.
[Exp. Shipment 5000# bullion]
Postcard, Exp. Shipment 5000# bullion. Train tracks in foreground. Men standing in front of loaded wagons in center of photo. Water tower in background.
[Farmer and horse with hogs]
Postcard, farmer/horse with hogs in pen - Ft. Bend Co. Covered shed to right. White fence in background.
[Farmers Union Warehouse]
Postcard image of Farmers Union Warehouse. Building is still under construction. Four men are on the roof and three men are in the foreground (one of the men is holding a sheet of tin).
[Ferry crossing Brazos River in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Ferry crossing, Brazos R. Rosenberg. Unoccupied row boat to right. Ferry with people and a horse in center. Towboat with two men to left.
[Ferry escorting an oxen pulled cart at Brazos River in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Ferry-Brazos-Rosenberg. An ox driven cart with a man beside it are on the ferry. A man is standing in the foreground. Cattle can be seen on the other side of the river.
[Five men under Fig Trees]
Postcard, five men under Fig Trees-Gulf Coast Belt. Two men standing, three men sitting under fig trees. Two wooden buildings in background.
[Fort Bend County pork]
Postcard image of Fort Bend County pork. Black sow (blurred) with six piglets. Fence in background.
[Fort Bend Lumber Co. in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of Ft. Bend Lumber Co., Rosenberg. Lumber store building is to left of photo. Three men are standing on a pile of lumber in background. Windmill to right of photo.
[Fred Harvey & Employees in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Fred Harvey (to right) & Employees, Rosenberg. Four male and three female employees wearing white in (left) foreground with banana trees behind them. Wooden building in background.
[Grand Central Station in Houston, Texas]
Postcard image of Grand Central Station in Houston, Texas. Colored image shows railroad station and train to right. Fenced area with trees and shrubs to left. Tall white building in background.
[Grazing cattle with windmill near Rosenberg]
Postcard, grazing cattle with windmill near Rosenberg. Cattle in center of photo. Three men on horses surrounding cattle. Windmill in background. Pasture in foreground.
[Gulf Coast Country]
Postcard image of June 1st - Gulf Coast Country. Man with hat standing in corn field. Large tree in (right) background.
[H. A. Meyer residence in Rosenberg]
Postcard, H. A. Meyer Residence Ros., with car parked on sidewalk. White two and a half story house with porch that wraps around front and sides. White picket fence surrounds house. Sidewalk follows perimeter of fence line.
[Harvey House in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of Harvey House, Rosenberg. Railroad tracks in front of a two-story wooden building. Man walking on far left of photo. Two horses and a buggy near utility pole in far right corner.
[Harvey House, Rosenberg, 1909]
Copy of photo of Harvey House, Rosenberg, 1909. Three automobiles in foreground. Photo labeled on front by photographer, "Rosenberg, Tex., copyright 1909, F.T. Schlueter, Houston."
[Hogs and pumpkins in Sugar Land]
Postcard, Hogs and pumpkins, Sugar Land. Pumpkins in foreground. Hogs in center of photo. Fence in background. Small white, wooden building in (far left) background.
[The home of Dr. and Mrs. John S. Yates]
Photograph (copy) of the home of Dr. and Mrs. John S. Yates built in 1909. The home was located on the corner of Avenue M and Fourth Street in Rosenberg, Texas. The house is a one and a half story white wooden building with a columned porch. Porch has railing at bottom and at top. Pot plant boxes sit along the rail of the porch steps. Shrubs in front of the house, and a fence can be seen in the foreground. A bare tree partially obscures the house. Scanned image is of the copy.
[Imperial Valley Railroad]
Postcard, Imperial Valley Railroad. Group of men is working on railroad tracks.
[Indiana Town in Rosenberg, a horse-drawn buggy is on the right.]
Postcard, Indiana Town, Rosenberg, showing early homes. A horse with buggy is hitched to a utility pole in the foreground. A dirt road is in the foreground and along the right side of the photo.
[The interior of the office of J. H. P. Davis Bank.]
Photograph of the interior of the office of J. H. P. Davis Bank on January 16, 1909. People in the office are identified on the back in blue ink as: Tom Wessendorff, Walter Jones, Bob Wessendorff, Mr. Newman. Man on left is seated in a tall chair with his arm resting on the back of the chair, second man is standing and has his hand on a table, third man is seated on a stool with his arm resting on a desk. Man on right is dressed in a three-piece suit and is wearing a hat; his left arm is resting on a large book. Far left background shows Union Central Life Insurance Co. calendar and Singer Sewing Machine calendar (16) Photograph is mounted on black cardboard matte. Image dimensions are: 15.4 cm X 10.2 cm.
[K. Hillyer Home in Rosenberg]
Postcard, K. Hillyer Home-Rosenberg. Two and a half story house with two chimneys. White picket fence surrounds the perimeter of the home. Two men and three children in automobile in lower left corner of photo.
[Kinch Hillyer Home, Rosenberg Development Co.]
Postcard image of the Kinch Hillyer Home, Rosenberg Development Co., Rosenberg, Texas. White, two and a half story house with dark-colored trim. Two brick chimneys seen on top. White picket fence in front of house. Automobile with two adults and three children in foreground.
[Magnolia Figs - Gulf Coast Country]
Postcard image of Magnolia Figs - Gulf Coast Country. Three men standing between rows of fig trees. Blank area in bottom, left corner.
[Main Street and the railroad yards in Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard with images of Main Street and the railroad yards in Rosenberg, Texas. Top photo of Main Street shows a restaurant on left. Horse and wagon in center of street. Utility poles on right of street. Bottom photo of railroad yards shows engine in full steam to left. Cotton platform to right. Top of banana tree in foreground.
[Main Street in Rosenberg, building with a balcony to the left]
Postcard, Main St. Rosenberg. Horse drawn buggies are on either side of the dirt street. Same as 1971.015.003yy
[Main Street in Rosenberg, water tower at the end of the street]
Postcard image of Main Street, Rosenberg, with horses and wagons hitched along road. Water tower visible at end of street.
[McCabe home in Rosenberg]
Postcard image of McCabe home in Rosenberg. Four people on upper porch, woman in yard with horse.
[Mrs. John Rich (Mary Davis), and Mrs. Glenn D. Birdwell.]
Photograph of Mrs. John Rich (Mary Davis), and Mrs. Glenn D. Birdwell (Lucile Rich) riding in a buggy pulled by a dark horse with one white leg. In background is the Rich home, a two-story white, wooden house with porch in front and balcony on second floor has railing. Picket fence in front of house. Photo is mounted on a gray cardboard mat. Mat is worn around the edges with a small broken area in bottom, left corner. Photo has dark stains scattered across it. More information in blue ink on back of photo.
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