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[Railroad yard looking West, Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the railroad yard looking West, Rosenberg, Texas. Man walking on tracks (away from camera). Part of a water tank to far right. Horses in pasture in front of a building in far left. Photo has blank (white) line across bottom and part of left side.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Railroad yard looking East, Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the railroad yard looking East, Rosenberg, Texas. Cotton platform to right. Train in full steam to left. Banana plant in foreground.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Avenue G looking East at 2nd Street, Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of Avenue G looking East at 2nd Street, Rosenberg, Texas. Brick two-story business Gray and Son on left. Man on horse in middle of street. Buggy in foreground on street and next to left side. Rosenberg State Bank brick building on right.

Date: 1911

Item Type: Postcard

[Third Street (old Main Street), view looking south from Avenue F]

Postcard image of Third Street (old Main Street) looking south from Avenue F, Rosenberg, Texas. G.B. Donley two story wooden building on left. Automobiles parked in the street. Meyer-Forster Land and Loan Co. in two story brick building on right.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Postcard

[Bridge over the Brazos River at Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the first bridge over the Brazos River at Rosenberg, Texas. Bridge has people standing on it. A buggy and two horses are to the far left. Small wood building on opposite bank of river (right of photo).

Date: 1912

Item Type: Postcard

[Flood scene in Rosenberg in 1912]

Postcard of flood scene in Rosenberg in 1912. Story and a half, white house with porch in foreground. Swollen Brazos River in right corner and in background. Other homes obscured by trees.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Postcard

[Flood scene in Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of flood scene in Rosenberg, Texas on December 9, 1913. Flood waters in foreground. Windmill and small water tower to left of photo. Street on right. Houses in background.

Date: December 9, 1913

Item Type: Postcard

[Christian Church]

Postcard image of Christian Church (now Central Christian Church) in Rosenberg, Texas. White, wooden church building with bell tower on northwest corner. Utility pole in left corner of photo. Barn in background (left). Blank line on right side.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Rosenberg State Bank on Avenue G in Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the Rosenberg State Bank on Avenue G in Rosenberg, Texas. Northwest corner of building. Group of men with horse on right of photo. Men driving an automobile on left.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Third Street and Avenue F in Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the corner of Third Street and Avenue F in Rosenberg, Texas. Labeled as "The Bust Corner". Brick business buildings. People on sidewalk in front of businesses including a boy with crutches. Dog in far right corner. Horse with buggy in far left corner. Horse tied to post in foreground.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[Cummings Building at Third Street and Avenue F]

Postcard image of the Cummings Building at Third Street and Avenue F in Rosenberg, Texas. Two story brick building with men working in the foreground.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Postcard

[1912 Dalton Adding, Listing and Calculating machine]

Metal machine with keys and a roll of paper threaded at the top. Plates on the front have the company name "Dalton" and "Adding, Listing and Calculating machine."

Date: 1912

Creator: Dalton

Item Type: Physical Object

[Lone Star Market]

Photograph of the Lone Star Market which was located on Third Street behind the Barker house Richmond, Texas. The man on far left is identified as Harris Mitchell. Man on far right identified as Bryan. The Lone Star Market has its sign above the porch roof "Lone (star is an painted star) Market Bryan a Daniels. Four men are standing in front of the porch. A dark-colored horse is tied to the post near Bryan. Mitchell (far left) is wearing a dark colored suit with white shirt and thin dark tie. … more

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

[World War I of Ligny in Barrois]

Postcard from World War I of Ligny in Barrois written by H.N. Pierce to his mother, Mrs. J.B. Pierce from Sugar Land, Texas. Photo has line of wagons on street. Buildings on left of photo. Postcard has tear on bottom (piece missing) and is crinkled in several places.

Date: 1919

Item Type: Postcard

[Varnished/Lacquered scythe]

Varnished/Lacquered scythe with two handles one at the bottom and one in the middle. All iron parts are painted black. Blade is attached at the top with two iron rings that slide on and off.

Date: 1912/1913

Item Type: Physical Object

Scythe blade, painted black

Date: 1912/1913

Item Type: Physical Object

[Lee Quinn Nesbett]

Photograph of Lee Quinn Nesbett sitting on the porch of Winston Bassett's home at 405 Liberty, Richmond, Texas. Nesbett has short dark hair and is wearing a light colored dress that has ruffled three-tiered hemline. She has her right elbow on her knee with her chin resting in the palm of her right hand. The porch has ornate posts that are painted in light and dark colors. Porch has railing with criss-cross and circle patterns between rails. Picket fence in background on far left. Identification… more

Date: 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[August Thuesen Blacksmith Shop in Needville, Texas]

Photograph of the August Thuesen Blacksmith Shop in Needville, Texas. Richard Lehmann, August Thuesen, Mrs. Thuesen, and their two children are seen in the photo. The four people are standing at northwest corner of the blacksmith shop. The little boy is standing on a barrel and his mother has her left arm around him. Mrs. Thuesen and her daughter are both wearing dark colored dresses. The shop is a wooden building with a covered walkway at front entrance. Sign at front of building reads: AUG. … more

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Threshing of rice near Beasley, Texas]

Photograph of the threshing of rice near Beasley, Texas in 1915. R.V. Board leased the Chaney farm for rice farming purposes. The girls on the left are the Chaney girls and the house in the background (left) is the Chaney house. The man at right of photo wearing white straw hat (with dark band), dark pants and vest, white shirt, and dark tie, is the rice buyer who is discussing the sale with R. V. Board (father of Lawrence Board, donor of photo). Sacks of rice in foreground. Two African-America… more

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Four unidentified men in a 1913 Buick]

Photograph (copy) of four unidentified men in a 1913 Buick. Driver is wearing a white shirt, dark tie and hat. The other men are wearing dark suits and white shirts. Man in back seat to right has his hat on his knee. Wooden building in background. Scanned image is of the copy.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Five women and two children in a 1913 Buick]

Photograph (copy) of five women and two children in a 1913 Buick. The women and children all have bonnets or hats on. Woman driving is wearing dark gloves. Wooden building with tin roof in background.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[1913 Buick]

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.)

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Concord School of Fairchilds, Texas]

Photograph of Concord School of Fairchild, Texas about 1914. The teacher was Miss Fannie Dedek. Girl in front row on far left is blurred. Teacher is standing in last row on far right. She is wearing a white blouse with darker colored skirt. Her hands are behind her back. Her dark hair is pulled back. The group is standing in front of a white, wooden building.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Progress Band of Fairchilds, Texas]

Photograph (copy) of the Progress Band of Fairchilds, Texas in 1916. Probably the first band of Fort Bend County. The large drum to the left of the band members proclaims their name: PROGRESS BAND. The members are wearing dark jackets with white pants, and band hats. Fourth from right has been identified as E. H. Walenta; and second from left has been identified as B. B. Stavinoha. The band (holding their instruments) is standing in front of a white wooden building. {one copy shows a young chil… more

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

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[Railroad yard looking West, Rosenberg, Texas]

[Railroad yard looking East, Rosenberg, Texas]

[Avenue G looking East at 2nd Street, Rosenberg, Texas]

[Third Street (old Main Street), view looking south from Avenue F]

[Bridge over the Brazos River at Rosenberg, Texas]

[Flood scene in Rosenberg in 1912]

[Flood scene in Rosenberg, Texas]

[Christian Church]

[Rosenberg State Bank on Avenue G in Rosenberg, Texas]

[Third Street and Avenue F in Rosenberg, Texas]

[Cummings Building at Third Street and Avenue F]

[1912 Dalton Adding, Listing and Calculating machine]

[Lone Star Market]

[World War I of Ligny in Barrois]

[Varnished/Lacquered scythe]

Scythe blade, painted black

[Lee Quinn Nesbett]

[August Thuesen Blacksmith Shop in Needville, Texas]

[Threshing of rice near Beasley, Texas]

[Four unidentified men in a 1913 Buick]

[Five women and two children in a 1913 Buick]

[1913 Buick]

[Concord School of Fairchilds, Texas]

[Progress Band of Fairchilds, Texas]