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[Photo of Sugar Land teachers taken in front of a tree and buildings]

Description: Photograph (copy) of a group of Sugar Land teachers taken in 1920-21.The women in the photograph are identified as: Gertrude Seal and Ruth Barker. Man on left is wearing a dark suit with dark tie and hat; woman next to him is wearing a plaid (light colors) dress; third man is wearing a dark three-piece suit with a light colored hat; and the woman on right is wearing a dark dress with white trim around the sleeves. Large tree trunk in left background; buildings in background. Scanned image is of… more
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of seven Sugar Land School teachers in front of water]

Description: Photograph (copy) of seven Sugar Land School teacher that lived together during 1920-21. They are identified as sitting: Gertrude Seal, Billy Barr, Beatrice Anderson ; standing: Ruth Barker , Molly Gilly, Ariann Maze, Etha Savage. The women (all wearing dark colored dresses) are on a wooden barge or pier to a lake. Woman on the far right (standing) is wearing a dark hat and holding a purse in her right hand. The woman in front of her is holding a mandolin. Note at bottom of the picture says: JU… more
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Sugar Land School teachers holding musical instruments]

Description: Photograph (copy) of a group of Sugar Land School teachers. Seven women and one man (in the center) all wearing dark colored clothing. Woman on left on first row is holding a mandolin as is the last person in that row. The second person is holding a guitar. The woman sitting on the wooden platform to far left is also holding a mandolin. There is a large pile of lumber in the foreground of the photo. A tree trunk is directly behind the group. A two story house is on the left. Scanned image is o… more
Date: 1920
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Two Sugar Land School teachers, Beatrice Anderson and Etha Savage Johnson]

Description: Photograph (copy) of two Sugar Land School teachers. They are identified as: Beatrice Anderson, who taught high school English; and Etha Savage Johnson, who taught fifth grade. The women are wearing sailor-type clothing and are standing on either side of a three with wood and wire structure built around it. A darkly painted house is in the left background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of two teachers, Billy Barr and Z.D.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of two teachers identified as Billy Barr and friend Z.D. taken between 1920 and 21. Billy, who has dark short hair, is wearing a dark dress with black stockings and black shoes. The man is wearing dark slacks, white shirt, dark bow tie, and a hat with dark hat band. Penciled in at bottom of photograph is Bill and Z.?. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of seven Sugar Land School teachers in front of a tree]

Description: Photograph (copy) of seven Sugar Land School teachers that lived together. They are: Gertrude Seal, Billy Barr, Beatrice Anderson, Ruth Barker, Molly Gilly, Ariann Maze, Etha Savage. All of the women are wearing dark colors except the second from left in back row; she is wearing a light colored dress with a sweater. The women are dressed warmly with stoles and coats. Trunk of a large tree on the left of the group. Houses in the background on the left and right of photograph. Scanned image is o… more
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The interior of the Post Office Grocery.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the interior of the Post Office Grocery. Standing in the store are five men identified from left to right as: Ben Garcia, Frank Walenta, E. W. Luksa, Sam Epstein, Vince Nesvadba. Wooden shelves can be seen on the left wall with bins of items toward bottom. A table of goods sits on the left with baskets of produce in front of it. A sack of flour is on the floor in the far left corner of photo. The back of the store has a sign that reads: Post Office Cash Grocery. A counter w… more
Date: 1929
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[A man wearing a three-piece suit.]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a three-piece suit who is standing next to an automobile. The man has his right hand on the bar of the top of automobile. A white wooden building is in the background. Bottom of photo in ink reads: Elgin, Texas 1921. Back of photo in black ink reads: Elgin Tex mar 21-1921.
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of the Rosenberg Flood]

Description: Photograph of the "Rosenberg Flood 1922" as written at the bottom of the picture. A large group of people is standing on a road that has wooden barriers on it. The road is flooded and the land on both sides of this road is flooded also. A utility pole is in the far left side. Scattered trees in the background.
Date: May 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of Flooded Road]

Description: Photograph of a flooded road. Top/Bottom of photograph reads: ON TO ROSENBERG! A ROAD (MAY 1922). The road (center of photograph) has white caps of water going over it. Ditches on either side are filled with water, also. Utility poles line the right side of the road.
Date: May 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Carl Czigan (as identified on back in ink) taken in 1924.]

Description: Photograph of Carl Czigan (as identified on back in ink) taken in 1924. Czigan is wearing dark short pants with dark stockings, white shirt, dark tie, and holding a dark hat with his left hand. His right hand is being him slightly. He is standing next to a white round column which supports a brick arched pavilion that leads to a brick building (on left). A picnic table can be seen on the cement of the pavilion (in center of photograph). Stamped in back: Gregg "Houston's Kodak Finisher'".
Date: 1924
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Argil Czigan.]

Description: Photograph of Argil Czigan (identified on back of photo in ink) taken in 1924. Czigan is standing next to a brick and cement rail to steps of a wooden house (in background). Czigan, who has dark hair, is wearing dark colored short pants and stocking, white shirt, dark tie. He is holding his jacket in his left hat. His right hand is down in front of him resting on his right thigh. Shrubs on right and a the top of a wooden building can be seen in top left corner. Stamped in back: Gregg "Houston'… more
Date: 1924
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Raymond Moers and C. A. Moers]

Description: Photograph of Raymond Moers and C. A. Moers (father?) as written on the back of the photograph. Young man on left is wearing a white shirt, dark pants, stockings and shoes, with a dark striped tie. He is holding a golf cap in his right hand. The man is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie. His is holding something in his left hand and has it over his left shoulder. Banana tree in background.
Date: 1926
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

["A little bird", Raymond Moers on top of smoke house]

Description: Photograph titled "a little bird" as written on the top of the photograph. Back of photograph reads: Raymond Moers on top of smoke house! Moers, who is barefoot and sitting on the roof of an unpainted wood building, is wearing dark short pants, white shirt, and tie. A cistern can be seen in front of the building to the left (center of photograph). A white two story building in background on left. Large stain in to left of photograph.
Date: 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mrs. C. A. Moers and Raymond Moers "Swinging High"]

Description: Photograph titled "swinging High" as written on the top of the picture. Back of photograph identifies the persons on the swing as: Mrs. C. A. Moers and Raymond Moers. Mrs. Moers is wearing a light colored dress with v- neckline. She has her hands on a collie dog that is in front of her. Raymond is wearing dark short pants, white shirt, and dark tie. Mrs. Moers and Raymond are seated on a wood swing suspended from a large wooden platform. Water tower in background on left. Trees, street, fence, … more
Date: 1920
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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