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[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, a horse surrounded by debris]
Photo on cardboard mat.1900 Galveston flood damage. A horse is standing in the center of a pile of wooden rubble. A two-story, white house is in the background. Back of photo reads: NO, 29 19th & Ave N. A lone survivor. A horse Who seemed desirous of telling his sad experience.
[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, debris surrounding a storm victim's body]
Photo on cardboard mat. Planks of wood are scattered. A covered body is lying on top of a large wooden surface. An open box is at bottom, right corner of photo. Some building appear to be left standing in the background. Back of photo reads: NO-44. 20th & M1/2 St- At dawn Sept. - 9 1900, dead could be seen at every Turn.
[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, locating storm victims]
Photo on cardboard mat. Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm. Wagon load of storm victims. Two men are walking behind the wagon. Wagon driver is standing up and holding reins to horses. Foreground shows wood debris. Large covered area in background. Back of photo reads: NO-26. On 22st & wharf 73 wagon loads of storm victims buried at Sea, on SEPT-10 1900 W.A. Green. Galveston, Texas.
[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, St. Patrick's Church]
Photo on cardboard mat. Remains of a St. Patrick's Church, a large, brick building after Galveston storm. Utility pole in bottom, right corner of photo.
[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, storm victims' bodies on a barge]
Photo on cardboard mat. Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm. 700 bodies were carried to sea by barge. Six men on a barge littered with bodies. Bottom fourth of photo is whited out (possible obstruction to camera).
[Baker and Hirsch Store]
Photo mounted on cardboard. Baker and Hirsch Store. Two men behind store counter to left of photo. Four other men in store. Bunch of bananas suspended from a rope in center of photo. Cardboard mount is broken away in several places.
[Congregation of the Christian Church of Rosenberg]
Photograph (copy) of the congregation of the Christian Church of Rosenberg, Built in the 1900's on Third Street and Avenue J. A man wearing a dark suit and bowtie with white shirt, is standing to the left of photo and to the left of a large group of people. All of the women and children in the first row except one, are wearing white dresses. The one woman in the center of first row is wearing a black skirt, white belt and blouse, dark beads, and a large dark hat. The group is standing in front of the church double doors (one door is open, the other closed.) Scanned image is of the copy.
[Damage from storm of 1900 in Galveston]
Photo on cardboard mat. Damage from storm of 1900 in Galveston. A group of men (11) are searching a pile of wooden rubble left behind after the storm. Back of photo reads: Galveston, Texas, October 7, 1900. APPEAL FOR THE HOMELESS OF GALVESTON. Does the evidence here portrayed bring to you a thought of the distressing need of Galveston's homeless survivors? Do you not feel that it is your duty to contribute your portion to the worthy work of procuring shelter and household goods for those who are now without shelter? Do you realize that a small sum from each sympathizer will aggregate an amount sufficient to meet this great and pressing need? All money should be remitted to MISS CLARA BARTON, President, American National Red Cross, Galveston, Texas. (Picture) No. 33 Remarks- Sunday morning getting out the dead
[Eleven older ladies on the front steps of a home.]
Group photograph of 11 older ladies on the front steps of a home. Two younger women are standing in the background on the right side of the porch. Women are identified on the back of the photo as follows: "Seated bottom row: Mrs. ____ Blakely, Mrs. ___ Ware, Archie [Davis] Jones, Mrs. Nola Hinson (Archie and Nola are sisters of J.H.P. Davis); Standing--L to R: Mrs. Hallie Hodges, _______, ______, _______, ________; Back row: _______, ________, Mrs. _____ Andrus, Mrs. Belle R. Davis; In front of window: Mrs. Katie (Will) Andrus, Mrs. Fannie (Will) McFarland [sic.]." Image is mounted on black matte. Image dimensions: 16.0 cm x 10.8 cm
[The harvesting of rice. Rice farming machinery to the left.]
Photograph of the harvesting of rice. Rice farming machinery to the left of the photograph. A wagon load of rice is next to the equipment (center of photograph). Two men (one wearing dark pants, dark vest, white shirt and hat and the other wearing overalls, shirt and hat) are standing in the field (center of photo). Seven men are sitting and leaning against sacks of rice to the right of the photograph. A tractor (with man standing at back of tractor) is in the background next to two mules and a cart. Ca: 1900.
[Henry Jones at Mildred Booth's home in Richmond, Texas.]
Photograph (copy) of Henry Jones at Mildred Booth's home in Richmond, Texas in about 1900. Jones, who is standing in front of a wooden building is wearing dark pants, dark jacket, white shirt, and a dark felt hat. He has his hands behind his back. Photograph ends just below the waist. Scanned image is of the copy.
[An Interior View of Schulze's Store]
Photograph of the opening of Schulze's Store on FM 359 near Foster. Sanford Butler is standing behind the counter, with two more men. There is a man leaning against counter, wearing suspenders with light colored shirt, pants, and dark hat. Three more people are standing along the counter. There are boxes, a wooden chair, brooms leaning against produce boxes, and brooms hanging from ceiling (in bundle) in the background.
[Twenty men who were members of the Rosenberg Son's of Hermann.]
Photograph of twenty men who were members of the Rosenberg Son's of Hermann. Ludwig Louis Kruse is the last man on the back far left with the words Papa written in pencil above his head. Photograph is mounted on a black cardboard matte. Top right and bottom right corners of the matte are broken and are missing. There is a sticker on the obverse containing the above information. Bottom row of men is sitting on the ground. Second row is standing. The group is posed in front of an unpainted wooden building. Image dimensions are: 24.2 cm X 19.3 cm
[Two young women standing in long white dresses]
Photographic portrait of two young women standing in long white dresses and large hats. Women are identified on back of photo in blue pen as "Effie Alley and Sister Dora Alley." Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte with gray scroll pattern along top and around upper corners of image. Photographer's mar pressed into matte at lower right corner, "Sprague, Wellington, Kansas." Image dimensions: 9.8 cm x 14.1 cm
[Willie B. Blakely (bust shot) as a boy.]
Photographic portrait of Willie B. Blakely (bust shot) as a boy. Blakely appears to be about 12 years old and is wearing a light colored suit coat, white shirt, necktie with thin vertical stripes, and round tie pin. Image is cropped into an oval and mounted onto a pale gray matte. Photographer's mark in silver at lower right: "The Elliots, Austin, Tex." Image dimensions: 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
[T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901.]
Photograph, T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901. Ornate two story Victorian home with white picket fence enclosing yard. Wrap around porch on lower level, two smaller porches on upper level divided by a turret. Diamond pattern repeats in the roof tiles and in leaded windows in the upstairs turret and downstairs bay window. Image is mounted onto a tan cardboard matte. Bottom half of matte is in poor condition. Entire bottom edge is missing, plus bottom corners are broken off. Image is intact. Image dimensions: 19.3 cm x 11.9 cm See 1972.093.169 for another copy of this photo.
[T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901.]
Photograph, T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901. Ornate two story Victorian home with white picket fence enclosing yard. Wrap around porch on lower level, two smaller porches on upper level divided by a turret. Diamond pattern repeats in the roof tiles and in leaded windows in the upstairs turret and downstairs bay window. Image is mounted onto a tan cardboard matte. Matte is in poor condition. Upper left corner is missing all the way up to the image surface, upper right corner is missing, plus bottom left corner is also broken off. Image is intact. Image dimensions: 19.3 cm x 11.9 cm See 1972.093.143 for another copy of this photo.
[Bottling works]
Photograph (copy) of a bottling works where whiskey was shipped. The interior shows broken bottles and boxes said to be smashed by Carry Nation. Boxes read: Exquisite Bottling Works Junction City, KS. Bar to right of photo. Heater or oven to right of photo. Scanned image is of the copy. Dimensions below are of copy.
[Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901.]
Photograph of Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901. Girls are wearing similar white dresses with pin tucked yokes and sleeves. Body of Jennetta's dress is also pin tucked; Lizzie's is gathered. Dresses have ribbon clusters at both shoulders. Girls' heads are touching. Image is mounted on a black cardboard matte with gray borders immediately around image and double gray lines around edge of matte. Photographer's mark on right edge of matte, "C.R. Blackburn, Houston, Texas." Image dimensions: 14.0 cm x 9.9 cm. It appears like the back layers of the original matte have been peeled away, exposing tan cardboard interior on the back of the photo.
[Saloon in Kansas]
Photograph (copy) of the interior of a saloon in Kansas that was demolished by Carry Nation. Smashed bottles on the floor, mirror to the bar is broken. Round sign in top, left corner says: ORIGINAL BUDWEISER IN BOTTLES (with the logo in the center). Photo is primarily taken of area between front bar and back. Scanned image is of the copy. Dimensions below are of copy.
[Charles August Moers at Blinn College, Brenham, 1902.]
Photograph of Charles August Moers at Blinn College, Brenham, 1902 (as identified on the back of photograph). Two young men, who are both wearing suits, are sitting on a wrought iron bench. A third young man, also wearing a suit, is standing behind the bench (center). Shrubs and other foliage in background. Pond to far left. (Ink X mark above young man on right of bench).
[Harry James Jefferies holding a newspaper]
Photograph of Harry James Jefferies who is the brother of Mrs. Carl Weaver. Back of photo in ink reads: "Harry James Jefferies Born 1886, Died 1918. Jefferies is wearing a striped shirt and is holding an open newspaper in front of him. His eyes appear to be closed or he is looking down at the newspaper. Paper background.
[Interior of the J.H.P. Davis Bank. Photo of Tom A. Wessendorff and J.H.P. Davis]
Photograph of the interior of the J.H.P. Davis Bank in Richmond, Texas, taken Oct. 8, 1902. Men in photo are identified on back as Tom A. Wessendorff (left) and J.H.P. Davis (right). Penn Mutual Calendar on the wall identifies the date. Wessendorff is standing with his right elbow on a banker's table and left hand on a desk. Davis is seated on a stool in front of the desk. Door to the vault is behind Davis. Image is faded and yellow. Mounted on tan cardboard matte with decorative embossed outer border (1.8 cm w). Upper right and left corners of the matte are bent but not broken off. Image dimensions: 15.8 cm x 10.1 cm
[J.H.P. Davis Bank, Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX, ca. 1902.]
Photograph of J.H.P. Davis Bank, Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX, ca. 1902. Tom Wessendorff, C.A. Beasley, Bob Wessendorff are standing on steps of the bank. Bank is two story stone and brick building. Image mounted on tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions: 19.4 cm x 11.8 cm
[Four children in a pony cart.]
Photograph of four children in a pony cart. Cart is parked in front of a white house and fence, with woman standing in the background at left. Image is mounted on a gray cardboard matte with white scroll-style decorations around the image. Identification written on the back of photo in pen as follows: "Pony (Countess) and cart belonging to Lizzie Wessendorff (left). Other occupants were Nettie Laurie Winston, Jenetta Wessendorff, Blakely Winston."
[Belle R. Davis, and J.H.P. Davis.]
Photograph of Belle R. Davis, and J.H.P. Davis (as identified on back in blue ink). Photo was taken outdoors with Belle standing next to J.H.P. who is seated in a wooden chair. Belle is wearing a dark skirt with white shirt; she has her hair pulled up in a bun at the crown of her head. J.H.P. is wearing a three-piece suit and hat. Grass in foreground and shrubbery in background. Photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Matte has stains across it. Stamped on back of photo: Aug 15 1904 No.____ Photo By M.K. MITCHELL. Franklin, Ky. Image dimensions: 12 cm X 17.1 cm.
[The D. R. Peareson Home.]
Photograph of the D. R. Peareson Home. The house is a white wooden two story house with dark painted trim and shutters. A man on a white horse to the left of the front entrance to house. There is a man (wearing a dark suit and hat) sitting in a rocking chair on the left side of the front porch. A little girl holding a black and white dog is sitting on the front step rail (center). There is a wooden double swing (glider) in front of the right side of the house. A tree partially obscures the right side of house. White picket fence in foreground. Fence to left and right background. Photo is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Back of photograph in ink: "D. R. Peareson Home (315 S. Ninth) (Burned). Matte and photo have stains. Ink mark across top left corner. Image dimensions are: 24.5 cm X 19.1 cm
[A horse and wagon.]
Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of a horse and wagon. Wagon is decorated and has a sign: Texas Lands and Loans, Fort Bend County. Wagon has people waving flags in it. Two story wood building in background. Top, right corner is broken (piece missing). Back of photo in pencil: Mrs. Irma (unreadable) about 70 years ago (1904?) corner Morton and ? On same side of Morton present City Hall and across from the city hall.
[A rice farm near the county line taken in 1904.]
Photograph of a rice farm near the county line taken in 1904. Men on and around a threshing machine to far left of photograph. Wagon load of hay pulled by two dark horses next to the thresher is partially obscured by the long belt of the threshing machine. Sacks of rice in center background. Horses and wagons to right. Tractor (man is standing on the wheel of it) on far right of photograph. Rice field in foreground.
[Sheriff M.L. Woolley's children playing on steps of Richmond jail]
Copy print of Sheriff M.L. Woolley's children playing on steps of 1896 Richmond jail. Children are W.P. (Willy) and M. Lafayette (Fay). Woolley's family lived in the jail while he was deputy Sheriff and Sheriff, from about 1904-1914. 2 children were born in the jail. Child on left (in arched entryway of the jail building) is sitting with hands behind him and the other child is standing.
[A group of young men and women posed on the steps of a house.]
Photograph of a group of young men and women posed on the steps of a house. Image is mounted on black (faded to gray) matte. Written on back, "Metropolitan Business College, Dallas, "Before the Sp_____." Bought at auction 5/04/04. Identifications written in pencil have been scribbled over in pencil.
[T.A. Wessendorff house, Richmond, Texas.]
photograph of T.A. Wessendorff house, Richmond, Texas, corner of Morton and 11th St. One story home with scalloped picket fence around the yard. Image is mounted on black cardboard substrate. Image dimensions: 17.8 cm x 12.4 cm
[Carry Nation seated in a chair]
Photograph of Carry Nation. Nation is seated in a wooden chair and she is holding an open book. She has dark hair (partially gray) and is wearing wire-rimmed eyeglasses. She has on a white long-sleeved dress with white lace ruffle across the neckline and front of dress. Fireplace mantle in left background. Window in right background. Photograph is (framed) enclosed in a gray cardboard folder. Bottom of matte portion of folder has a white label that has black printing that says: "Your loving home defender, Carry A. Nation." Image dimensions are: 12.4 cm X 7.2 cm.
[Charles August Moers taken in 1905. Photographed from the shoulders up.]
Photograph of Charles August Moers taken in 1905 (as identified on the back of photograph). Moers is wearing a dark three piece suit with white shirt and white tie. He has a small flower pinned on his left lapel. Photograph ends just below the shoulders. The photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate. Bottom of cardboard reads: Morvan 1923 Canals, New Orleans, LA. Back of photograph has a notice written on the back about the quality of the photograph and "Morvan Art Studio, 923 Canal St. " Image dimensions are: 3.2 cm X 4.8 cm
[A group of students in front of the Jane Long School in Richmond, Texas.]
Photograph of a group of students in front of the Jane Long School in Richmond, Texas. Boy standing on the cement rail to right of steps (right of photo). Boy seated on rail to left of photo. Top of arched window can be seen in background.
[J.H.P. Davis bank building in Rosenberg, Texas]
Photograph (copy) of the J.H.P. Davis bank building in Rosenberg, Texas in the early 1900's. Bank building is a two story brick building with an attached sidewalk cover. Windows on top floor have arched insets. Two men are walking on the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the building. Man on a dark horse in front of sidewalk to building. Other businesses to right of photo. Scanned image and dimensions are of the copy.
[J.H.P. Davis Bank (Davis & George Building).]
Photograph of J.H.P. Davis Bank (Davis & George Building), Southeast corner of Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX. Two story stone and brick building with corner turret. Top floor windows are arched, framed with stone. Bob Wessendorff standing on bottom step, Walter Jones on top step. Unidentified African American man is talking with Wessendorff. Image is mounted on a white matte signed in pencil at bottom right, "Gillian." Image and matte are mounted in a black folder with "A Portrait" embossed on the front. Image dimensions: 9.8 cm x 14.6 cm
[Josephine Rich looking at a fire hydrant.]
Photograph of Josephine Rich looking at a fire hydrant in front of the T.B. Wessendorff home (as identified on back of photo). Cement curbs, sidewalk, and very small bare tree in foreground. Woman is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt. Two and a half story, white, wooden house in the background.
[Lucile Wessendorff, daughter of Joe G. and Lila Baker Wessendorff.]
Photographic portrait of Lucile Wessendorff, daughter of Joe G. and Lila Baker Wessendorff. No date.
[Men and women kneeling around a stone]
Photographic print of nine men and women kneeling around a stone with "D. Rugeley" painted on it in white. Another women is standing partially out of the frame at the left. According to a paper taped to the back of the image, the picture was probably taken at the site where John DeForest Rugeley was killed (Sept. 1862) at Woodbury, TN during the Civil War. Rugeley was in Co. B of Terry's Texas Rangers and was from Matagorda County. Rugeley's sister Minnie married Col. Philip E. Peareson and moved to Richmond in 1867. See paper on back of photo for additional family information. Substrate has been cropped close to image at bottom, right, and top sides. Substrate at left side is missing several large pieces. An 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm triangle is missing from the image at the center top. Upper right corner of image is missing. 4 cm semi-circular area is missing from image near bottom of right edge. Small triangular area is missing from image at bottom left.
[Men, Women, and Children in front of a grove of trees]
Photographic group portrait of men, women, and children, taken in front of a grove of trees. All are dressed up, as for church or a celebration. Single boy in white clothes and straw hat is sitting on the ground in front of the rest of the group. Photograph has extensive mechanical damage. All four corners of mounting substrate are broken. Photographic surface is cracked and flaking.
[Carry Nation in a wooden raised platform]
Photograph of Carry Nation. Written in the folder in blue ink: "Location unknown. Date: Probably circa 1905. Of many pictures of my grandmother, this is the only one I've ever seen where she was smiling. (signed) Alexander D. McNabb, July 24, 1975. " Photograph shows Nation in a wooden raised platform (wooden chair to right side of it). Nation, who has gray hair (in bun) and eyeglasses, is wearing a white floor-length skirt and white jacket and she is holding a bouquet of flowers on her left arm and an open book in her right hand. A crowd of people are standing around her. A black parasol can be seen in front of the white two-story building in the background. White label at the bottom of matte reads in black: Your Loving home defender, Carry A. Nation. Photograph is enclosed in a gray folder that has a matte for framing picture. Image dimensions are: 12.4 cm X 7.2 cm.
[Belle Ryon Davis, second wife of J.H.P. Davis.]
Photographic portrait of Belle Ryon Davis, second wife of J.H.P. Davis. Photo is loose inside a brown paper folder. Image dimensions: 18 cm x 23.2 cm
[Framed photo of Harry James Jefferies]
Photograph of Harry James Jefferies who is Mrs. Carl Weaver's brother. Mrs. Jefferies is wearing a plaid suit with broad lapels, white shirt, and light colored tie. Photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate with engraved design and ribbons around photo. Photograph is enclosed in a gray folder. Folder is fragile and is worn on edges. Image dimensions are: 4.6 cm x 7 cm.
[A full length portrait of Charles August Moers.]
Photograph of Charles August Moers (as identified on the back of photograph) taken in 1906. Moers, who is standing next to the back of an upholstered chair, is wearing a three pieces suit with white shirt and tie. A flower is pinned on his left lapel. His pocket watch chain is visible across his vest. Moers has his left hand resting on the chair. Full length portrait. The portrait is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate with scalloped edging.
[Photograph of a girl holding a little boy in front of the Adams house]
Photograph (copy) of the Adams house, 515 S. Second Street, Richmond, Texas taken in 1906. The house is a one story wooden house with dark painted shutters. The decorative posts can be seen supporting the porch area. A picket fence surrounds the north and west sides of the house. An African-American girl (kneeling) is holding a little boy on her hip in front of the fence. A utility pole is in the foreground as well as two small trees (to the right and left) that have wooden structures around them. Scanned image is of the copy.
[Richmond School pupils, 7th through 10th grades]
Photograph of the Richmond School pupils, 7th through 10th grades. There are eight boys (all wearing hats) sitting on the grass in the front row. Two girls are standing on a brick rail to the front steps on the right of photo. Students and teachers (2 on right) are also standing/sitting in three of the visible windows. Photograph is mounted on gray cardboard substrate. Cardboard is worn at edges with pieces being broken at top left, and bottom right and left. Back of photo in pencil: Richmond School- 7th -10th gr. 1906-07.
[Wessendorff Lumber Yard, about 1906.]
Photograph of Wessendorff Lumber Yard, about 1906. Long lumber sheds on left and right sides of image. Mule cart with three African American men sitting on top of a load of lumber are at center. The two men standing in front of the cart in white shirts holding books are T.B. Wessendorff and Ed Wessendorff. Two more white men are standing at the corner of the right shed at the right edge of the photo. Image is mounted on tan cardboard matte. Top right and bottom left corners are broken off. There are pencil marks all over the image surface. Image dimensions: 17.4 cm x 12.0 cm
[DeRugeley Peareson as a girl.]
Photographic portrait of DeRugeley Peareson as a girl. Peareson looks about 9-10 years old in the photo. Peareson has light blond hair fixed in tube curls and pulled back on the right side of the photo with a black ribbon. She is wearing a white cotton dress pin tucked across yoke and around sleeve cap, and a gold heart shaped locket. Image is mounted on a pale gray matte with white border immediate around the image. Image dimensions: 9.9 cm x 14.1 cm Back of Photo is inscribed in pencil, "From DeRugeley Peareson to Jennetta Wessendorff" no date.
Families gathered outside of the old court house for a meeting of Confederate Veterans.
Photograph mounted on a gray mat (has ornate pattern around print) of families gathered outside of the old court house for a meeting of Confederate Veterans. Far right of photo- woman in white dress with hat (with flowers on it). Back of photo identifies (in ink) first man from left, seated, as V.P. Woolley; first row,second man from left as Mr. Chuck Darst. Second row: fourth from left (seated) as Major Davidson.
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