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[The 1899 flood. Trees in background.]

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.
Date: 1899
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
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Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Downtown Richmond during 1899 flood]

Description: Photographic print mounted on cardboard. View of downtown Richmond looking northeast from the top of the courthouse (Morton St. between 4th and 5th). County bridge in left background, railroad bridge in right background. Businesses pictured along Railroad Street include Austin's Exchange Saloon, Brady Bros. Bakery and Grocery, F.L. Barnes Restaurant, Baker and Hirsch Grocery, I. Ditch Dry Goods.
Date: 1899
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[County jail, Richmond, taken during 1899 flood.]

Description: Photograph of county jail, Richmond, taken during 1899 flood from the top of the courthouse. Photo is marked on the image, "County Jail, July 7, 1899, No. 8" Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground, nearly submerged in the floodwater. Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Matte has allover foxing and several water stains.
Date: 1899
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of the T.B. Wessendorff Home]

Description: Photograph of the T.B. Wessendorff home mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Matte is severely damaged: bottom edge is missing all the way across, as far as the edge of the image at the right end. Upper right corner is broken off; two cracks extend from edge of matte in to edge of image at left center. Photograph of a two story house with six columns along the front porch and a white picket fence that encloses yard. a woman and a man are seen with a baby, and two girls are standing on the por… more
Date: 1896~
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Richmond, Texas Taken from the Top of the Courthouse During the 1899 Flood.]

Description: Photograph of Richmond taken from the top of the courthouse during the 1899 flood. This view is looking northeast along Railroad Street toward bridges. Businesses shown left to right are: Austin's Exchange Saloon, Brady Bros. Bakery and Grocery, Baker & Hirsch Dry Goods, I. Ditch Dry Goods, Lone Star Market. "NORTHEAST VIEW OF RICHMOND, TEX. JULY 7, 1899" printed in white across bottom of image. Image dimensions: 19.8 cm w x 12.3 cm h. Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Image is li… more
Date: July 7, 1899
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Flood Damage in El Paso, 1897]

Description: Photograph of flood damage in the city of El Paso, Texas, after a large flood hit the area in 1897. A store call "John Finnigan and Co." can be seen in the right background of the photo, and remaining floodwaters can be seen in the foreground.
Date: May 1897
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Partner: El Paso Public Library
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