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[A rice farm near the county line taken in 1904.]

Description: 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.
Date: 1904
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The harvesting of rice. Rice farming machinery to the left.]

Description: 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… more
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Threshing of rice near Beasley, Texas]

Description: 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
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Rice farming operation.]

Description: Photograph mounted on black cardboard mat of rice farming operation. On far right, a man is standing and holding reins to horse (out of picture). The wagon has two wooden barrels in it. A woman and man are standing on a thresher, child is sitting. Group of men women and children are standing in center of portrait with the stack of rice behind them. More equipment, buggies and horses to left of photo. On far left, a man standing with arms crossed in front of a dark colored horse ridden by a boy… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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