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[Postcard of Main Street in League City]

Description: Postcard photograph of League City's Main Street (now Second Street) looking west toward the railroad station. The O. V. King house is third on the left. The postcard includes a short letter on the back and a Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp.
Date: 1901
Creator: Schlueter, F. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Troops Entering League City]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of troops entering downtown League City, Texas. A goat accompanies the group of army men as they walk downtown. On the left is a two-story building that houses the League City Post Office, a shoe company, and a general store.
Date: 1911
Creator: Maurer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Memorial Day at Fairview Cemetery]

Description: Postcard of the 1911 Memorial Day celebration at Fairview Cemetery. A massive group of people are gathered underneath a tree; everyone is wearing festive clothing for that era. Surrounding the group are numerous covered wagons and horses.
Date: May 30, 1911
Creator: Maurer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City School]

Description: Postcard photograph of the League City School, nicknamed "The Big School." South Kansas Street is on the right side of the image, and power lines are in the foreground. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City School]

Description: Postcard photograph of the front entrance of League City School, nicknamed "The Big School," located on South Kansas Street. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915 and housed third grade to high school classes.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Postcard of Troops Entering League City]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of some U.S. World War I troops entering League City at the city's original thoroughfare between Houston and Galveston. The troops are situated on a fence running alongside the road and the railroad tracks, which are not visible. Their arms and weapons are placed in vertical clusters before the troops. A two-story building in the background has a "Welcome" sign posted in front.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The 1916 League City Browns]

Description: Postcard of the 1916 League City Browns, also known as the League City Baseball Club. The team has nine members, all of whom are men. They are posed for a team portrait in their uniforms which consist of a cap, a shirt, knickerbockers, socks, and shoes. A few baseball bats and gloves are set on the ground before them.
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Flora Atkinson in Front of the R. L. Parke Home]

Description: Photograph of Flora Atkinson standing in front of the R. L. Parke home on Christmas in 1924. A note on the back of the photograph says that the telephone pole in the background is located on the corner of Kansas and Lewis Street in League City. Snow has fallen and the woman is wearing a coat over a dress and a hat.
Date: December 25, 1924
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City High School Class of 1938]

Description: Photograph of a small group of seniors from the League City High School Class of 1938, posing for a portrait outside of an unidentified building. The students are arranged in two rows; the first row is knelt on the ground while the second row stands behind them. Directly to the right of the group is a large bush.
Date: February 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Fifth Grade Class at Newport Elementary School, 1966-67]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Cloakey's fifth grade class during the 1966-1967 school year at Newport Elementary School, which was later renamed James H. Ross Elementary School, in League City, Texas. The 27 students are arranged in 3 rows in front of a velvet curtain; their teacher stands to the right of them on the first row. A small marquee board with their class information is set in front of them. The photo is set inside a folded card; opposite the photo on the inside cover is a handwritten catalog o… more
Date: [1966..1967]
Creator: National School Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Kindergarten Class at Newport Elementary School, 1967-68]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Beeth's kindergarten class during the 1967-1968 school year at Newport Elementary School, which was later renamed James H. Ross Elementary, in League City, Texas. The twenty children are arranged in three rows with their teacher standing to the right of them on the first row. A small marquee board with their class information is set in front of them. Behind them are a velvet curtain and a couple of flag stands.
Date: [1967..1968]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The 1911 League City Browns]

Description: Copy negative of the 1911 League City Browns, the city's Little League baseball team, in uniform. They are standing in two rows with the first row knelt near the ground while the second row stands. A number of the members have gloves in their hand; one member in front has a bat. The letters "L" and "C" are emblazoned on the chests of their uniform shirts. One man is not in uniform; he is sporting a bowler cap, a white shirt, a short tie, and trousers.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Cattle at Butler Ranch Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of the cattle belonging to George Washington Butler at Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. The cows are grazing on the grass in front of the ranch house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Cattle at Butler Ranch Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of the cattle belonging to George Washington Butler at Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. The cows are grazing on the grass in front of the ranch house.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library
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