[Businesses built along railroad]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of business buildings built about 1915 along a railroad. The Brazos River Bridge (railroad bridge) can be seen on far right. A wooden ledge built next to the railroad tracks is visible in the foreground.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth993/
[Calvary Episcopal Church in Richmond, Texas]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the old Calvary Episcopal Church in Richmond, Texas. White, wooden building with tall tower above front entrance (has three windows) with a cross at the top. There is a window on either side of the double (closed) door entrance; the windows have arched insets. There are trees on the left of photo.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth996/
Cartridge case buckle, small rectangular buckle piece.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Cartridge case buckle, small rectangular buckle piece.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2324/
[Chest of tools possibly belonging to Anton B. Wessendorff]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: It is believed that this chest and tools belonged to Anton B. Wessendorff, a cabinet maker who came to America from Germany about 1850 when he was about 20 yrs old. He started a small cabinet shop in Richmond about 1855 adding a small line of lumber and nails as demand developed. He also began making and finishing caskets.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth158/
[Chest of tools possibly belonging to Anton B. Wessendorff]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: It is believed that this chest and tools belonged to Anton B. Wessendorff, a cabinet maker who came to America from Germany about 1850 when he was about 20 yrs old. He started a small cabinet shop in Richmond about 1855 adding a small line of lumber and nails as demand developed. He also began making and finishing caskets.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159/
Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882
Date: 1882-01-04
Creator: unknown
Description: Dodge and Washburn barbed wire, Patented January 4, 1882
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth63/
Double strand, Baker type hanging barbed wire
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Double strand, Baker type hanging barbed wire
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47/
Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
Date: 1874-11-24
Creator: unknown
Description: Double strand barbed wire, Glidden winner, Patented November 24, 1874
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth54/
Double strand barbed wire, M.C. Shinn, patented March 1, 1881
Date: 1881-03-01
Creator: unknown
Description: Double strand barbed wire, M.C. Shinn, patented March 1, 1881
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth55/
Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
Date: 1879-06-10
Creator: unknown
Description: Double strand barbed wire, N.G. Ross, Patented June 10, 1879
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46/