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[Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon cook]

Description: Postcard of Congressman John M. Moore, Sr. with African American chuck wagon and camp cook, ca. 1915. Moore is standing behind camp table in a three piece suit and hat, with his foot up on the bench. African American chuck wagon cook is sitting on the other bench, wearing a cowboy hat, light shirt, dark pants. Chuck wagon is behind Moore and cook.
Date: 1915
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[C. A. Moers Hay Baling Crew]

Description: Photograph of C. A. Moers hay baling crew. A young African-American boy is sitting on a hay baler that is beside two dark horses with harnesses. Two African-American men are on either side of a wagon. Man on horseback in background on left. A man is also standing on top of a wagon loaded with hay bales.
Date: 1912
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Portrait of an Unidentified Family]

Description: Copy photograph of an unidentified family. The family of thirteen adults and three children are seated/standing in a room of a house. A table in the center of the group has a floral design fabric table cover with a fish bowl on top. An African-American girl is standing behind the fish bowl. The woman on the far left of photo is holding an infant on her lap. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Crowd Gathered Outside of the Harvey House]

Description: Photograph of a crowd gathered outside of the Harvey House in Rosenberg, Texas. The Harvey House is the two story wooden building seen in the top right corner of photo. People are sitting on the covered sidewalk roof on the second floor, and all along the wooden platform outside of the building. A group of African-American men are sitting and standing in bottom right corner of photo. A tank train car can be seen on the left. Toward center of photo in white print: Rosenberg. Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[J. H. P. Davis Home in Richmond, Texas]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the J. H. P. Davis Home in Richmond, Texas. Mr. And Mrs. J. H. P. Davis are standing in the doorway of the house and Mrs. George is standing to the left on the porch. The house is a white two-story wooden home with shutters and trim of dark paint. The house has a white picket fence in front. An African-American man is standing next to a carriage (on far side) pulled by a white horse. Top of fence post in right foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Wagons of cotton and James Alley]

Description: Copy of a postcard showing wagons of cotton and James Alley. Wagon on left has three men sitting on top, and there are two men standing in front of second wagon (from left). One man wearing suit and hat, the other dark pants, white shirt, suspenders, tie, and dark hat.There are store fronts in background.
Date: May 14, 1912
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Men in a Cotton Field]

Description: Postcard of a cotton field near Galveston, Texas. There are four African-American men harvesting cotton. There is a horse and buggy with male driver in background, and trees in distance.
Date: April 1, 1907
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Twelve Men Standing in Front of and on Top of a Wagon]

Description: Photograph of twelve men standing in front of and on top of a wagon load of wood. An African-American man is standing next to one of three steers that are hooked to the wagon. Tent in background amid other buildings. Wooden building on right has sign on side that reads: SALOON. A buggy and wooden barrels can be seen on far right (center) of photo. Print is mounted on a gray cardboard substrate with "Ruby V. Rhodes" written in blue ink at bottom of cardboard. Cardboard has crack in the back. Spo… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[An Interior View of Schulze's Store]

Description: 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.
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Adams Bros. Store in Richmond, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Adams Bros. Store in Richmond, Texas. The store is a two-story brick building. Photograph shows northeast corner of building. African-American man standing next to pole in front of store. Child standing next to man who is leaning against another pole. Five African American people standing in front of next wooden building (on right of photo). Photograph is mounted on cardboard substrate. The cardboard is broken at top and top right, broken again at bottom left corner (pieces mi… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Construction of the first bridge across the Brazos River]

Description: Photograph of the construction process of the first bridge across the Brazos River. There are men standing on the lumber being use to construct the bridge surface, and a man wearing a dark colored vest, white shirt, and light colored hat in the right corner of photo. An African-American boy walking toward camera in the right corner, and there are trees in background. Photograph is mounted on a gray cardboard matte.
Date: 1893
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Dr. Bailey on horseback]

Description: Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Dr. Bailey on horseback in white suit holding black umbrella. African-American woman in floral print dress with handkerchief on her head is standing on railroad tracks in front of Dr. Bailey holding two watermelons. Distribution of watermelons was part of the post-flood relief effort.
Date: 1899
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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