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[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.
[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.
[Mulcahy home in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Mulcahy home in Rosenberg, TX. White, wooden, two-story house with a porch on the northeast corner of the house. A man is sitting on a bench on the porch. The house is enclosed by a white picket fence.
["New Bridge", Brazos River, Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard image of the "New Bridge", Brazos River, Rosenberg, Texas. Photo has crease on far left. Has stain in top, left corner.
[New Ice Factory in Rosenberg]
Postcard, New Ice Factory Rosenberg, with African American man working in doorway. Building has construction materials around it.
[Night R.R. Crew in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Night R.R. Crew Rosenberg. Two men standing next to train. Three men sitting on front of train. Bottom of photo has slashes of blank streaks.
[People standing on Brazos River Bridge in Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard image of the Brazos River Bridge in Rosenberrg, Texas. People can be seen standing on the bridge. There are two horses and a buggy to the left of the people. A small wooden frame house can be seen on the opposite bank of the river.
[Photograph of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Beasley]
Photograph (copy) of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Beasley. Bottom of photo in black type reads: Rebuilt Trinity Lutheran Church of Beasley, Texas, after the 1909 storm. The church was eventually moved to Rosenberg. Small, white, wooden building. Group of people are standing on north and east side of the church. Barbed wire fence in the foreground. Dark horse in right background. Scanned image is of the copy.
[Pork Crop in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Pork Crop-Rosenberg. A woman (holding a feed bucket} is feeding a sow and seven piglets. A train is in the background.
[Portrait of Potato Farmers]
Postcard of potato farmers in Fort Bend County. There is a man on a mule-drawn wagon in foreground. Photograph may be of prison farm laborers working in the field.
[Portrait of Ten Men Roasting Pigs]
Postcard of a barbecue. There are ten men roasting pigs, standing on either side of a hole.
Postcard image of the Wessendorff Home. Richmond, Texas.
Postcard image of the Wessendorff Home. Richmond, Texas.
Postcard, Main St. Rosenberg, same as 1971.015.003y
Postcard, Main St. Rosenberg, same as 1971.015.003y
[Postcard of a bank in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Bank, Rosenberg. Two story, brick building. Wooden railing along top of roof.
[Postcard Of Cleveland Lake, Sugar Land]
Postcard of Cleveland Lake in Sugar Land, Texas.
[Postcard of Gravel Development in Brazos River]
Postcard of Gravel Development Brazos River, Ros. showing bridge construction and ferries. Barge with tall smoke stack to left of photo. Ferry and small barge to the right. Bridge in background.
[Postcard of Man and Banana Plants]
Postcard of a man standing in foreground with tall banana plants in background.
[Postcard of Men]
Postcard of a man with hat standing, man with suspenders sitting in foreground. Banana plants to left and in background of photo.
[Postcard Of Woman In Thick Foliage]
Postcard of a woman standing in foreground in front of thick foliage. White, wooden buildings in background.
A Prarie Farmer
Postcard of a prairie farmer. There is a family in the center of the photograph standing near the fence. There are sheep grazing in a pasture, and a barn and windmill are pictured in the upper left corner.
[Progressive in Rosenberg, Gray & Son]
Postcard image of Progressive Rosenberg. Gray & Son two-story, brick building in foreground. Horse and buggy in front of Gray & Son.
[Railroad Yard in Rosenberg, train approaching to the left]
Postcard, Railroad Yard, Rosenberg, showing convergence of GC&SF and SP railroad tracks. Train with full steam to left of photo. Cotton platform to far right. Top of banana plant in foreground.
[Railroad yards in Rosenberg, Texas. A train is in view to the left of the photo.]
Postcard of the railroad yards in Rosenberg, Texas. Colored image of train in full steam to left. Cotton platform to right. Top of banana tree in foreground.
[Ransom store and Cotton platform in Richmond]
Postcard, Ransom store, Cotton platform, Richmond. Ransom Store in background (far left) with train tracks in front of it.. Cotton bales in foreground. Wooden barrel in far, right corner.
[Rosenberg Newspaper building, Rosenberg, TX]
Photograph of Rosenberg Newspaper building, Rosenberg, TX. Building is a one story wood frame with false front. Covered porch extends across front of building. Two men standing on the porch are identified on back of photo as George W. Vinson (left) and Oscar B Roundtree (right). Photo taken ca. 1908-1910. Photo is mounted on a black cardboard matte. Entire top edge of matte is broken off, as are both bottom corners. Image dimensions" 15.4 cm x 9.9 cm
[Rosenberg public school building, ca. 1909]
Copy of photo of Rosenberg public school building, ca. 1909. Building is two story wood frame building with wooden fence around yard and sidewalk in foreground. Young trees planted in school yard. Basketball hoop in yard at right side. Photo is labeled on front by photographer, "Public School, Rosenberg, Tex., Schlueter, Houston."
[Saddlery shop of A.D. McNabb in Richmond, Texas]
Photograph of the inside of saddlery shop of A.D. McNabb in Richmond, Texas about 1909. Men are left to right: ? Pollock, Ludwig Varga, and John Varga" as written on the back in blue ink. Rows of saddles on saddle racks in left foreground. Harnesses and reins hanging from ceiling in foreground. Horse collars hanging from ceiling in background. Glass topped cases on right. Man on right wearing dark apron. Man in middle (left) wearing slacks, jacket, white shirt, and hat; and man on left wearing jacket, white shirt, apron, and cap. Photo is mounted on black cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 17 cm X 12.2 cm.
[Saw mill near the Brazos River, Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard image of the saw mill near the Brazos River, Rosenberg, Texas. Two-platform story building with enclosed area as third story. Six men (facing camera) are standing on the second story. Stack of lumber to far left. Trees in background.
[Sugar Mill and railroad cars, men are standing on the train engine to the left]
Postcard image of Sugar Mill and railroad cars. Men are sitting/standing on the engine to the left of photo. A horse with buggy is between two utility poles. Box cars on right.
[Sugar Mill In Sugar Land]
Postcard, Sugar Land, TX Sugar mill. Two and a half story, wooden house to left. Mill with stacks to right.
[Sugar Mill In Sugar Land]
Postcard image of sugar mill "A Million Dollar Plant". Train in full steam coming from left to center of photo. Men are on/near tracks. Mill in background.
[Sugar Mill In Sugar Land]
Postcard image of Sugar Mill. Eight smoke stacks of mill are visible. Wooden derrick to the left of photo.
[Sugar mill in Sugar Land, canal in front]
Postcard, Sugar Mill. Canal in foreground. Mill with smoke stacks in background. Tree obscures partial view of mill.
[The "Sugarland Express" Fort Bend County, Texas.]
Postcard image titled the "Sugar Land Express" Fort Bend County, Texas. Three women (one is holding a black puppy) in a cart and one sitting on the mule that is hitched to the cart. Boxcars loaded with sugar cane in background.
[Sunset Limited in Rosenberg, a train is visible to the left of the photo]
Postcard, Sunset Limited Rosenberg. Train in center (far left) of photo. Two-story wooden building to right of photo.
[Sunset Limited in Rosenberg, an up close view of a train]
Postcard, Sunset Limited. Train to left of photo. To men in foreground standing next to train. Three men standing between train and buildings. Wooden fence on right.
[Three automobiles in Rosenberg]
Postcard, Rosenberg. Three automobiles are in the street. Man with white shirt and black hat is standing (with his hands on his hips) on sidewalk in far right corner.
[Two women in train filled with sugarcane]
Postcard image of "Carloads of Sweetness". Two women in front car of train. Boxcars filled with sugarcane.
[Woman standing outside of boxcar]
Postcard, Carloads of Sweetness. One woman standing outside of boxcar. Three women inside of sugarcane filled boxcar.
[Sugar Land Sugar Mill And Railroad Lines]
Photographic postcard of Sugar Land, TX, showing sugar mill and railroad lines. Message on back reads "Three hours till train time". Post marked Sugar Land Feb. 6, 1909. Engine to far left has three men standing in front of it, one to the right of it, and two men on the top of it. The engineer has his upper body out of the window. Box cars (empty) on far right. Horse and cart (horse eating grass) between tracks on right and left.
[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.
["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.
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