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[Bales of Cotton at Rosenberg]

Photograph of hundreds of bales of cotton, bound in burlap sacks, between the train and the depot on a loading platform.

Date: 1920

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Bushels of Cotton]

Photograph of hundreds of bushels of cotton, stacked seven by ten. A train is stopped on a rail track nearby for loading and unloading.

Date: 1920

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Grading Cotton]

Photograph of four men among several stacks of cotton, examining a large portion in their hands to determine the quality of the cotton.

Date: 1920

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Jones and Hinson Building]

Photograph of a two story brick building with a covered porch supported by wooden beams on the first floor. A group of shoppers stand under the shelter of the covered porch.

Date: 1920

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Mules Pulling Drowned Car From Flooded Road]

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~

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Simonton Colored School]

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

Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries