["50 Homeseekers from Indiana. Booth Texas June 10th, 1909".]
Date: 1909-06-10
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1431/
[500 Turkeys in Sugar Land]
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Description: Postcard, Sugar Land, 500 Turkeys. Tenant cabins in background. Turkeys in center of photo. African-American man walking in (left) background.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184/
[The 1899 flood. Trees in background.]
Date: 1899
Creator: unknown
Description: 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.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509/
[The 1912 graduating class of Rosenberg High School.]
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the 1912 graduating class of Rosenberg High School. Mary Kruse, mother of the donor is second from the right on the front row. Seven women are seated in the front row - woman in center is holding a banner which reads: 1912 RHS. Five men and two women are standing in the back row. Double doors to the left of the photograph. There is a ruler hanging on a peg to the top right of the photograph. Wooden furniture to far right. Blurred white area to the top left of photo. Photograph is mounted on a brown textured cardboard matte. Matte has a gray textured rectangle that borders the perimeter of the photograph. Image dimenstons are: 22.2 cm X 16.6 cm.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689/
[1913 Buick]
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph (copy) of a 1913 Buick with the top in place. Tin roofed barn with open doors in background. Another wooden building on right of photo (with open door.)
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1141/
[1913 flood in Richmond, Texas]
Date: 1913-12-10
Creator: unknown
Description: Postcard image of 1913 flood in Richmond, Texas. Water visible in bottom half of photo. White, wooden house with porch surrounded by white picket fence on left. White house in background, also. Top, right corner is torn (piece missing).
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth9/
[1913 flood of the Brazos River.]
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
Description: Photo taken during the 1913 flood of the Brazos River. On opposite bank is the stern wheeler "Waco". The steamboat "Waco" is in the upper left comer of photo. Dark spots distort most of photo. Written at bottom of photo in white: "RIVER RICHMOND".
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632/
[1940 First Grade class from Jane Long Elementary School]
Date: 1940
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the 1940 First Grade class from Jane Long Elementary School in Richmond, Texas. The class is in and around the John Leach wagon. "He operated the mail delivery service from Depot to Post Office for over 20 years. John Leach wagon was a traditional target for Halloween activity." This information is typed on the back of the photo in black ink. Wagon is filled with young children. Two girls are sitting on John Leach's lap. Four girls are sitting on the white horse that is pulling the wagon. Ten boys and girls are standing in front of the wagon.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth639/
[1941 Studebaker car]
Date: c.1941
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a 1941 Studebaker automobile, believed to be a Champion or a Commander model. Front view of automobile parked at street curb with the passenger door open. Print has small black dots in far right corner.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth667/
[The 1943 Richmond High School Senior Class.]
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the 1943 Richmond High School Senior Class. Back of photo in ink identifies the second senior on the top row, from left, as Tony Davis. Photo is wrinkled.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth487/