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[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~
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[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.
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
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Simonton Colored School]

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
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Berkman General Store]

Description: Photograph of a one story with stucco, flat roof, crenelated front facade, metal awning hung from rods across the front facade, and a wooden sidewalk under the awning. Built during the agricultural boom in Simonton in the early 20th century. This was the major commercial strip and contained the post office, the general store, and butcher shop.
Date: 1925
Creator: Liberda, Frank
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Flood On Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a wooden bridge, named Low Lamp, flooded from the overflowing Brazos river it crosses. A small group of people stand on the bridge and watch the rising water.
Date: April 13, 1922
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries

[Imperial Sugar Co. Offices]

Description: Photograph of an 8 story building behind several palm trees and beside a smaller building with a sign that reads "Imperial Sugar Co. Offices." The water tower and power lines can be seen in the right portion of the photograph.
Date: 1929
Partner: Fort Bend County Libraries
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