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[The Championship Girls Basketball Team (1918) from Richmond]
Photograph of the Championship Girls Basketball Team (1918) from Richmond High School. Women are dressed in light colored shirts with big white collars. Five of the women have scarves around their collars. They are seated on the steps of the school with a basketball with R.H.S. Champions 1918 printed on the ball. Team members identified (written on back of photo in pencil) from left to right as: Bottom row: Lucile Rich, Rosalie Daughtery, Marguerite Wessendorff. Top row: Johnny Winder, Coach - Margaret Hodges, Aline Austin, and Mary Haggard.
[Mrs. Ashley Davis.]
Photograph of Mrs. Ashley Davis (identification written in ink on back). Woman in dark wool dress with jacket. She is wearing a matching hat. Windmill and wooden pump house in background (left). Fading across center of photo that runs from bottom.
[The observance of the 100th anniversary of the Methodist Church.]
Photograph of the observance of the 100th anniversary of the Methodist Church in Richmond, Texas. As stated on back in green ink (and blue) the church was founded in 1839 (January 22) and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1939.Goup of people standing in church yard (including choir dressed in white robe tops to center of photo). Small bare shrub in right corner of photo. Church to left background. White two-story building in far background and large tree to right.
[The 1899 flood. Trees in background.]
Photograph of the 1899 flood. Trees in background. Cement arch in front of trees in center of photo. Photo is mounted on cardboard substrate. Photo has ragged edges and is cracked in bottom left corner. Has black spot on far left, center. Back has tape in cracked area.
[Mrs. Matthew (Florence B.) Moore Newell.]
Photograph of Mrs. Matthew (Florence B.) Moore Newell. Woman wearing a white dress with ruffles at the bottom and ruffled stand-up collar. She is seated and has her hands clasped across her knee. Background has tassels hanging from fabric backdrop to the right of photo. Photo has blue ink identification written on back.
[A young man in a jacket and vest with a striped necktie.]
Photograph of a young man in a jacket (top button is buttoned) and vest with a striped necktie. Vest has a chain through bottom button. Man has thin mustache. Photo is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Cardboard is trimmed in gold. Bottom right corner is nicked. White spot on left. Back of photo in black print reads: T.B. Elrod, Artist Photographer, Columbus, Texas. Two drawings of women in round frames, a camera, and a paintbrush and paint palette on back as part of name advertisement.
[Little girl wearing a sweater standing next to an infant.]
Photograph of little girl wearing a sweater standing next to an infant sitting in a chair. Infant is also wearing a sweater and has no shoes. Photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate with gold trim around edges. Bottom of cardboard reads (in gold print): Deane. Bryane. Back of photo (in black print) reads: Deane and Hunter, Bryan, Texas
[The Dedication of the Mamie George Prayer Chapel.]
Photograph of the Dedication of the Mamie George Prayer Chapel by the Daughters of the American Revolution on June 12, 1960. Group of people (mainly women wearing hats). One is seated in front in a metal folding chair. Texas Flag to far left of photo. People in photo identified (in black type) as left to right: Back row: Mrs. Mary Huntington, Unknown, Unknown, Irma Dru Hutchison, Unknown, Reverend Oren Helvey, P.E. Peareson, Mrs. R.E. (Mary D.) Moore, Mrs. T.B. Robinson. Front row: Unknown, Mrs. Hampton Robinson, Reverend Skinner, Mrs. J.A. Wessendorff (Jane), Mrs. Rusk Roane, Mrs. Grace Briscoe (Mason), Maybelle Armstrong. Seated in front: Mrs. A.P. George (Mamie)
[A rice farm near the county line taken in 1904.]
Photograph of a rice farm near the county line taken in 1904. Men on and around a threshing machine to far left of photograph. Wagon load of hay pulled by two dark horses next to the thresher is partially obscured by the long belt of the threshing machine. Sacks of rice in center background. Horses and wagons to right. Tractor (man is standing on the wheel of it) on far right of photograph. Rice field in foreground.
[Men threshing rice. Large rice pile in center of photo.]
Photograph of men threshing rice. Large rice pile in center of photo. Man on rice filled wagon in foreground. Threshing machines to the right.
[The City Café and Meat Market in Needville, Texas.]
Photograph of the City Café and Meat Market in Needville, Texas. Meat Market is a small wooden building to right of photo. Man in walking in front of it. Another wooden building sits to the right of the meat market and a brick building sits to its left. Buggy wheel partially visible to far right of photo. Black backing (from photo album) is partially stuck to back of photo.
[An infant in a white dress. Infant has bare feet.]
Photograph of an infant in a white dress. Infant has bare feet. Cheeks are painted pink. Photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate with a thin, gold trim around photo. Blue smudges (may be ink) are along the left side of border. Back of photo reads: E.C. Lewis, Photographer, L, Bryan, Texas. Top of photo has a palette and paintbrush and camera in front of a shining light, surrounded by vines. Other designs encase writing.
[A young girl wearing a large white hat, a dark colored dress.]
Photograph of a young girl wearing a large white hat, a dark colored dress with a white fur trim, and she has a fur muff on her hands. Chair in background. Forest backdrop. Photograph is mounted on a white mat with black trim around photo. White spots around photo.
[A woman wearing a dark-colored dress. She is sitting.]
Photograph of a woman wearing a dark-colored dress. She is sitting in a chair with her left arm resting on a tasseled arm of the chair. Dress has a white lace collar and she has a black ribbon around her neck. A hurricane lamp in hanging in the top, left corner of the photo. Window is to the far right of photo. Photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate with bronze-colored trim around it. Back of photo reads: Hough's Gallery, Waco.
[A young girl wearing a plaid dress.]
Photograph mounted on (blue-black) cardboard of a young girl with long, curly hair. She is wearing a plaid dress with vest and lace at neckline. She has on dark stockings with dark boots. She is leaning on a fabric draped chair with her right elbow. Number on back of photo was 1972.065.006g and was changed to 1972.064.006g to match the numbers of this collection.
[A man wearing a dark suit with white shirt and multi-colored bow tie.]
Photograph of a man wearing a dark suit with white shirt and multi-colored bowtie. He has his left leg crossed over his right leg. He is sitting in a tasseled chair next to a table with a cloth draped across it. The man has his right arm resting on the table. A hat is on the table to his right. Photograph is mounted on cardboard substrate.
[A man with a mustache and woman.]
Photograph mounted on a cardboard mat of a man with a mustache who is dressed in a dark suit and is sitting in a velvet chair with tassels. A woman with curly hair dressed in light-colored dress standing next to him. Bottom of cardboard reads: Harper, Galleries at Corsicana, Waxahachie, Navasota, Calvert, Bryan, and Ennis.
[A woman wearing a dark dress with white ruffled stand-up collar.]
Photograph of a woman wearing a dark dress with white ruffled stand-up collar. She has a light-colored scarf tied around her neck. Oval shaped portrait mounted on a cardboard substrate. The back of the photo is pink.
[Dresser belonging to the mother of Mrs. G. D. Birdwell.]
Photograph of furniture belonging to the mother of Mrs. G. D. Birdwell. Photo of a chest of drawers with mirror.
[Bedroom furniture belonging to the mother of Mrs. G. D. Birdwell.]
Photograph of furniture belonging to the mother of Mrs. G. D. Birdwell. Black and white photo of a bed, chest, and nightstand.
[A toddler sitting in a (tasseled) chair and a young child.]
Photograph of a toddler sitting in a (tasseled) chair and a young child in a light colored dress. Fabric is draped over the chair that the toddler is sitting in. Young girl (to right of photo) has her right hand on the chair. Photo is mounted on (scalloped edges) cardboard. Bottom of cardboard reads: Harper, Galleries, Corsicana, Bryan, Temple, Navasota, Waxahachie, Calvert, and Ennis,
[Two young women (in center) and two young men.]
Photograph of two young women (in center) and two young men (one to right and one to the left) Young women are wearing light-colored printed dresses and hats. Woman on right has dark-colored belt at her waist. The women are touching a book on a table in front of them. Photo (oval) is mounted on cardboard. Back of cardboard is pink and in purple ink (stamped) reads: Theod Koellmann, Artist, Photographer, Gonzales, Texas.
[A young woman with dark hair who is wearing a dark-colored dress.]
Photograph of a young woman with dark hair who is wearing a dark-colored dress. She has a flower pinned near the center neckline. Print has an arched window effect around photo. Print is mounted on a cardboard substrate.
[A young woman wearing a dark colored dress.]
Photograph of a young woman wearing a dark colored dress ruffled lace above the collar. There is a stickpin on the dark collar. She is facing left of the camera. Photograph is mounted on cardboard. Bottom of cardboard reads: Chas. J. Wright, 84 Main St., Houston, Texas.
[A little girl wearing a light colored dress.]
Photograph mounted on (pale blue) cardboard of a little girl wearing a light colored dress, dark stockings, and dark boots. She is leaning on a draped backdrop with her right elbow. Her left hand is placed upon her right wrist. Outdoor background to photo. Bottom of photo reads: Anderson's, 85 Mains Street, Houston, Texas.
[A young man dressed in a white shirt with white ruffled skirt.]
Photograph mounted on cardboard of a young man dressed in a white shirt with white ruffled skirt. He has on stripe and design stockings with laced boots. He is standing on a covered backdrop that he is also able to lean on with his left elbow. Bottom of photo reads: From Anderson's, 85 Main Street, Houston, Texas.
[A young man with dark hair]
Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of a young man with dark hair, wearing dark shoes, stockings, and pants. He has a white shirt with dark scarf tied in a bow at his neck. He has his right leg crossed over his left. His left hand is resting on a wicker chair. Bottom of cardboard reads: C. O. Lorenze, Richmond, Texas.
[A young girl in white dress and dark (finger-less) gloves.]
Photograph mounted on cardboard of a young girl in white dress and dark (finger-less) gloves. Her left arm is leaning on a dark backdrop board. Bottom of cardboard reads: From Anderson's 85 Main Street, Houston, Texas.
[A young couple, man is seated and woman is standing.]
Photograph,mounted on cardboard, of a young couple. The man seated in a tasseled chair (right) is wearing a dark suit with white shirt. The woman is wearing a light colored dress with lace from elbow to above wrist. She is wearing a watch on her right wrist. She has a flower on her left shoulder and is holding a flower in her right hand. White spots on print.
[Main Street in Needville, Texas.]
Photograph of Main Street in Needville, Texas. Dry Goods, Notions Store to far right of photo. Boy wearing a hat in center of street, automobile behind him. Automobiles parked on both side of the street. Wagon and horse on far left. Photo is creased at bottom left corner. Has white spots toward center and on right. About 1923 written in pen, on back.
[A man using cultivating equipment.]
Photograph of a man using cultivating equipment. Man sitting on equipment is wearing denim pants and shirt with a straw hat. Four dark-colored mules are pulling the cultivator.
[Rice threshing scene. Crowd of people (right of photo) gathered around.]
Rice threshing scene. Crowd of people (right of photo) gathered around a rice threshing machine. Horses pulling wagon load of rice to left of photo. Boys in field to far left. Photo has areas where it has been bent.
[A rice threshing scene. Large groups of people are standing nearby.]
Photograph of a rice threshing scene. Crowd of people watching threshing machines at work. Rice is pouring out of the thresher from the center to the right side of photo. Boy in a striped shirt in right, foreground. Automobiles can be seen in far left background. Photo has bent areas.
[Watercolor image of William Kinchen Davis.]
Salted paper enhanced with watercolor image of William Kinchen Davis. Photo is framed by a gray mat with an oval insert. Orange velvet insets in each corner. Man with blue eyes, gray hair and mustache. He is wearing a black jacket and vest with white shirt and black bowtie. Background water colored in blue.
[Professor M.H. Allis. Man with a graying beard.]
Photograph of Professor M.H. Allis. Man with a graying beard. He is wearing a dark-colored suit with white shirt and dark bowtie. Photo has faded oval around portrait. Photograph is mounted on cardboard with gold trim around edges of cardboard. Bottom of cardboard reads: M.L. Potash, Victoria, Texas. Written in pencil on cardboard: Prof M.H. Allis.
[Mrs. G. D. Birdwell.]
Photograph, mounted on a cardboard mat, of Mrs. G. D. Birdwell (Lucile Rich) as a young girl. She is wearing a white dress with white bow in her hair, has dark-colored stockings, and white shoes. She is holding a flower in her left hand. She is sitting on the arm of a large wicker chair. Cardboard mat has brown spots over most of the area. Back of photo in blue ink identifies Lucile.
[R.A Rich.]
Photograph of R.A Rich as identified in pencil on the cardboard substrate of photo. Man standing with umbrella in his right hand (closed and leaning on it). He has a mustache and is wearing dark pants, and a dark (long) jacket. He has a dark hat. He is leaning on a tree trunk with his right elbow. Forest scenery in foreground and background.
[Mrs. M.H. Allis.]
Photograph of Mrs. M.H. Allis (identified at bottom of cardboard in pencil). Photo of a woman in dark velvet dress with white collar. She has a pin at the neckline of her dress with a chain that loops and attaches to a locket. Shiny buttons down front of her dress. Faded oval around portrait. Photo is mounted on cardboard substrate with gold trim. Written in black ink at bottom of cardboard: M.L. Potash, Victoria, Texas.
[Rice harvesting operation.]
Photograph of rice harvesting operation. Sacks of rice in far right corner. Two men (backs to camera) filling rice sacks in center of photo. Threshing machine to left. Horse drawn wagons in background (right).
[Photograph of a "Schooner" in the Galveston Bay]
Photograph of a "Schooner" in the Galveston bay, 20 miles from port, taken from mail boat "Eva" as written at the bottom of photo. The schooner has three sails and is loaded with cargo. Schooner is pulling a smaller wooden boat behind it.
[Tintype image of a child wearing a hat. Photo is dark and blurred.]
Tintype image of a child wearing a hat. Photo is dark and blurred. Photo is in a paper, oval mat with pink trimming.
[A young man in dark, pin-stripe suit, a plaid necktie.]
Photograph of a young man in dark, pin-stripe suit, a plaid necktie, and boots. He has his right hand on a wooden branch bench and his left hand is resting on his hip. A dark-colored hat is hanging on the corner of a fence backdrop. Lake and forest (painted) background. Photo is mounted to a cardboard substrate. Print has white streak in bottom left corner. Back of photo reads (in dark blue ink print): Members of the N.P.A. of A. All Photos Made with the New Process, P.Fey., H.F. Braunig. Fey & Braunig, Photographic Artists, Cuero, Texas. Duplicates can be had at any time. No change of expression. The exposure is but one second.
[A man sitting in a tasseled chair with paint palette.]
Photograph of a man sitting in a tasseled chair with paint palette on his left hand and a paint brush in his right hand. A portrait of a forest scene is on an easel in front of him. A table with many brushes and paints in background. A dark-colored hat on floor in far left corner. Photo is mounted on a cardboard substrate.
[Young woman holding a baby on her left knee]
Photograph of a young woman holding a baby on her left knee. She is also hugging a dog with her right arm. A string is attached to something on the upper right of photo. Trees in background. Back of photo reads in blue ink: Jocko, The Braly Baby and yours truly at Lake Oscawaua. Back of photo has VELOX stamped in several places.
[Young priest or an altar server (acolyte)]
Photograph of a young priest or an altar server (acolyte). He has dark rimmed glasses and is dressed in a dark robe with the white full sleeved over jacket. He is holding a book and is standing in front of a dark painted door. Back of photo reads: F. Hamilton ? , Eagle Lake 8/15/27.
[Cousin Laura Granddaughter of Gail Borden]
Photograph (copy) of two women. Back of photo in blue ink reads: From Freeman A. Davis- Great Grandson of Kinchen W. Davis- "Cousin Laura Granddaughter of Gail Borden". Woman with wire rimmed eyeglasses on left is wearing a skirt with jacket and has her gray hair pulled back in a bun at nape of her neck. Woman on right is wearing a dark skirt, white shirt, white jacket, and black bow tie. She has her gray hair pulled back. Shrubbery (or small tree) behind them. They may be standing in front of a railed porch. Person can be seen on porch to far right of photo. Scanned image is of the copy. Copy is dark.
[Ed Priester in his buggy]
Photograph (copy) of Ed Priester in his buggy. A dark horse with a least three white stocking feet (cannot see fourth) seen. Priester (who we can see only in profile) is wearing a dark colored suit with dark hat. A (at least two story) brick building is in the background. Scanned image is of copy.
[Brown Lylie surrounded by a group of people.]
Photograph (copy) of Brown Lylie surrounded by a group of people. Lylie is seated in a wooden chair with her right hand resting on the crook of a cane. She is wearing a dark skirt and jacket, white shirt, and has a plaid bandana tied around her head. Five children and two adults are gathered around Lylie's chair. The corner of a table can be seen in the bottom left corner. An unpainted wooden building is in the left background. Trees in right background. Scanned image is of the copy.
[William Mitchell.]
Photograph (copy) of William Mitchell. Mitchell who has dark hair parted slightly on his left and combed closely to the sides, and short dark mustache, is wearing a dark jacket (top button is buttoned) with a white shirt and dark bow tie. He is facing slightly to the left. Portrait ends just below shoulders. Scanned image is of the copy.
[F.M.O. "Otis" Fenn.]
Photograph (copy) of F.M.O. "Otis" Fenn. Fenn, who has dark curling hair, is wearing a dark jacket and vest with white shirt and black bow tie. He is standing next to a structure on which his right arm is resting. His left arm is on his left hip. A pocket watch chain can be seen hanging at his waist. Portrait ends near knees and has Fenn facing the right. Scanned image is of the copy.
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