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[Saddled paint horse being ponied by another horse]

Description: Photograph of a saddled paint horse that is being ponied by another horse (only partially seen on right). Wooden barn in right background. Other buildings and trees in left background. Photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)". Photograph has black pattern around perimeter of picture. Stamped on back of photograph: "This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made by Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas Copyright (rem… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Man mounting a horse]

Description: Photograph of a man (possibly Albert Peyton George) mounting a horse. He is in the process of swinging his right leg over the saddle. An African-American cowboy is holding the paint horse while the other man attempts to get astride. Two unpainted buildings in background. A man is leaning against the porch post of building on right. Photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)". Photograph has black pattern arou… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Mules Pulling Drowned Car From Flooded Road]

Description: Photograph of a flooded road by Harlam, where two mules pull a car with a young couple and baby inside through the muck. A guard and convicts with mules would be stationed at this road to pull cars through. One of the men pictured is Herman Engel, husband of Mrs. Herman Engel.
Date: 1920~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

Emergency-Tire.

Description: Patent for improvements in emergency tires to provide "an improved emergency tire adapted to be quickly and easily applied to the auto rim in the emergency arising by reason of the regular tire being incapacitated by a "blow-out" or other cause." (lines 12-16)
Date: May 25, 1920
Creator: Shannon, Harris Moore
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Cardboard box addressed to "Mrs. A.P. George Richmond, Texas"]

Description: Cardboard box addressed to "Mrs. A.P. George Richmond, Texas" from "J.J. SWEENEY JEWELRY COMPANY 417-419 Main Street HOUSTON, TEXAS". Contained 2000.085.095 There are two five cent postage stamps, one three cent postage stamp and one fifteen cent postage stamp on the box. On bottom of box postal service stamped it was sent on "MAR 29 1927".
Date: March 29, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Man wearing a suit and hat, and holding the lead rope of a paint horse]

Description: Photograph of an African-American man holding the lead rope of a paint horse. The man is wearing a dark suit and felt hat. Buildings on left and right and in far background. Photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)". Photograph has black pattern around perimeter of picture. Stamped on back of photograph: This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made by Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas Copyright (remaining not le… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Black photograph album]

Description: Black photograph album. The cover is textured cardboard which is bound together by a black fabric ribbon. The interior lining of the album cover and subsequent pages are of thick black paper. The album contains 19 photographs taken at a cookout at Camp George. Album contains eleven pages. Photographs adhere to front and back of pages; however, front and back of every page is not utilized, unless there are photographs missing or removed at an early date (no evidence through fading or gluing of a… more
Date: 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Cowboy holding the lead rope of a paint horse]

Description: Photograph of an African-American cowboy (wearing glasses) holding the lead rope of a paint horse. The cowboy has a coiled rope in his left hand. Unpainted wooden buildings in background. Ladder leaning against building on left. Photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)". Photograph has black pattern around perimeter of picture. Stamped on back of photograph: This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made by… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Cowboy on a horse, holding a coiled rope in his right hand]

Description: Photograph of an African-American cowboy on a horse. He has a coiled rope in his right hand. A paint horse is in the foreground facing the cowboy. Three unpainted wooden buildings in background. Photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)". Photograph has black pattern around perimeter of picture. Stamped on back of photograph: This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made by Fox Co. San Antonio, Texas Copyri… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[A Man Riding a Bucking Horse]

Description: Photograph of a man riding a bucking horse. The man has his right hand in the air. An African-American man is on horseback to the right of the bucking horse. Unpainted wooden buildings in background. There is a man on the porch of the building to far left. This photograph was one of six in an envelope that had been mailed to Albert Peyton George with front noted "Pictures John Mayes (?)." Photograph has black pattern around perimeter of picture. Stamped on back of photograph: This is a Genuine … more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones in the snow covered ranch yard]

Description: Photograph of Albert Peyton George and Mary Jones in the ranch yard after snow. White picket fence (gate open) with automobile parked near gate. White wooden buildings on right. Trees and pasture in background. The photograph has a black pattern around perimeter. Back of photograph stamped in blue: "8 178" and in purple "GUARANTEED FOR LIFE THIS IS A GENUINE BORDER FOX-TONE PICTURE MADE BY FOX COMPANY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS COPYRIGHTED 1927 BY CARL D. NEWTON".
Date: 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Vogelsang's Saloon in Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Vogelsang's Saloon in Rosenberg, Texas. Man (with eyeglasses) in white shirt and dark tie who is also wearing an apron and woman with dark hair wearing a dark dress are both behind the wooden bar. One man with a cigarette in his left hand, is leaning against the bar with his foot on a pipe rail. Two men standing beside him (each holding a beverage) wearing light colored pants and dark jackets. Edge of table in bottom left corner. Partial view of glass case in… more
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Dew House in 1921]

Description: Photograph of the Dew Plantation House, above the picture, "Dew Plantation House 1921" is written in cursive and below that "Our Farm House" is written. The house itself is very large with multiple pillars and windows.
Date: 1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend History Association

[Simonton School]

Description: Photograph of a two story brick building with stucco, a flat roof with tile on the parapet, tile on two porticos each with pitch roof at arched openings. Windows are 6/6, and the metal tube fire escape still intact at rear of building. The school's address is 34935 Fm 1093.
Date: 1926
Creator: Glover, L. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Simonton Colored School 2]

Description: Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof and attached porch supported by 4 x 4's with two entry doors. This building was built during the agricultural boom in the Simonton area in the early 20th century for black students as part of the segregated school system.
Date: 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries
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