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[Eleanor Jane as a baby]

Description: Postcard image of Eleanor Jane as a baby. She is dressed in white and is sitting in a high chair with the tray in front of her.
Date: 1910

[Flood of 1913 in Richmond]

Description: Postcard image of the flood of 1913. Richmond businesses seen are: The Rosen Store, Robinowitz Bros., Postcard is cracked across middle.
Date: December 10, 1913

[Flood scene in Rosenberg in 1912]

Description: 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

[Flood scene in Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: 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

[Group of people in front of a locomotive at Rosenberg, TX c. 1914]

Description: Photographic postcard of Locomotive at Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1914. Banner on locomotive reads, Santa Fe type mallet articulated compound locomotive. Largest locomotive in the world. Built at Topeka Shops. . . 1911 People are gathered along locomotive to view it. Harvey House in right background.
Date: 1914

[Houston Ship Channel]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of the Houston Ship Channel: Two large and one small boat are in view. Large boat at left carried a load of lumber. Large carts on dock at right suggest more oversize cargo will be unloaded. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "In 1914, Houston got its feet wet. Even though it was 50 miles inland, the city became a seaport. An eventually an international port-of-call. Gateway to Latin Americ… more
Date: 1915

[John M. Moore Home in 1914]

Description: Photographic postcard of John M. Moore Home, 1914. Image shows two white rocking chairs at center of front porch. Windows are shuttered. Written in blue ink on back, "Wish you were here with us." Addressed to "Mr. Jno. M. Moore, Jr., 203 West 19th St., Austin, Texas." Green one cent stamp with George Washington, cancelled Richmond, May 24, 7:30 pm, 1914.
Date: 1914

[Man and women posing with a giant fish]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of man and women in bathing suits posing with a giant fish. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "Early Houstonians recall that Houston was a fisherman's paradise. The fishing's good today, too, but bathing costumes have improved considerably in most people's opinion. Houston Streets were never the same again. Photograph from the Bank of the Southwest--F.J. Schlueter Collection." Image is from… more
Date: 1910

[Mill and Elevator Co. grain elevator in Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Mill and Elevator Co. grain elevator in Rosenberg, Texas. Three story tin building. Horse and wagon next to door. Bicycle leaning against building. Smoking tobacco advertisement on next building, far right.
Date: 1911

[Public School in Richmond]

Description: Postcard image of the Public School, Richmond, Texas. Two and a half story brick building. Group of people are standing near the northeast corner of the building. A person is leaning out of the middle, bottom story window.
Date: 1911

[Railroad yard looking West, Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: 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

[The residence of F.I. Booth, Booth, Texas.]

Description: Postcard image of the residence of F.I. Booth, Booth, Texas. Two and a half story, white, wooden home. All three stories have arched porches with rails. White picket fence and dark wooden fence are both seen in front of house. Two automobiles in foreground.
Date: 1911

[Richmond looking east along Morton Street]

Description: Postcard of scene of downtown Richmond, looking east along Morton Street. Circa 1912/1913.Daily-Levy Store on right. Automobiles parked on the side of the street can be seen in the bottom left corner of photo. Blurred image of a man walking on sidewalk in bottom right of photo.
Date: 1912

[Rosenberg Public School students c. 1916]

Description: Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School students, ca. 1916. Students are standing in front of a white wooden building. The teacher, wearing a dark three-piece suit, is standing to the right of photo. He has his hands behind his back. A bicycle wheel can be seen on far right of photo.
Date: 1916

[Rosenberg Public School students c. 1917]

Description: Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School students, ca. 1917. Four rows of students are standing in front of a white wooden building. Building has vines climbing up wall to far right of photo. Adult male standing on left of photo wearing a dark three-piece suit with white shirt.
Date: 1917

[Rosenberg Public School students in front of closed doors]

Description: Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School students, 1919. Norveil Phillippi may be third boy from left on top row. The group of students are standing/seated in front of the double (closed) doors of the brick building. An adult woman dressed in dark skirt and jacket with white shirt (has large rounded collar) is sitting fifth from left in second row.
Date: 1919
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