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[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, a horse surrounded by debris]

Description: Photo on cardboard mat.1900 Galveston flood damage. A horse is standing in the center of a pile of wooden rubble. A two-story, white house is in the background. Back of photo reads: NO, 29 19th & Ave N. A lone survivor. A horse Who seemed desirous of telling his sad experience.
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, debris surrounding a storm victim's body]

Description: Photo on cardboard mat. Planks of wood are scattered. A covered body is lying on top of a large wooden surface. An open box is at bottom, right corner of photo. Some building appear to be left standing in the background. Back of photo reads: NO-44. 20th & M1/2 St- At dawn Sept. - 9 1900, dead could be seen at every Turn.
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm, locating storm victims]

Description: Photo on cardboard mat. Aftermath of 1900 Galveston storm. Wagon load of storm victims. Two men are walking behind the wagon. Wagon driver is standing up and holding reins to horses. Foreground shows wood debris. Large covered area in background. Back of photo reads: NO-26. On 22st & wharf 73 wagon loads of storm victims buried at Sea, on SEPT-10 1900 W.A. Green. Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Baker and Hirsch Store]

Description: Photo mounted on cardboard. Baker and Hirsch Store. Two men behind store counter to left of photo. Four other men in store. Bunch of bananas suspended from a rope in center of photo. Cardboard mount is broken away in several places.
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Congregation of the Christian Church of Rosenberg]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the congregation of the Christian Church of Rosenberg, Built in the 1900's on Third Street and Avenue J. A man wearing a dark suit and bowtie with white shirt, is standing to the left of photo and to the left of a large group of people. All of the women and children in the first row except one, are wearing white dresses. The one woman in the center of first row is wearing a black skirt, white belt and blouse, dark beads, and a large dark hat. The group is standing in front … more
Date: 1900~
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Damage from storm of 1900 in Galveston]

Description: Photo on cardboard mat. Damage from storm of 1900 in Galveston. A group of men (11) are searching a pile of wooden rubble left behind after the storm. Back of photo reads: Galveston, Texas, October 7, 1900. APPEAL FOR THE HOMELESS OF GALVESTON. Does the evidence here portrayed bring to you a thought of the distressing need of Galveston's homeless survivors? Do you not feel that it is your duty to contribute your portion to the worthy work of procuring shelter and household goods for those who a… more
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Eleven older ladies on the front steps of a home.]

Description: Group photograph of 11 older ladies on the front steps of a home. Two younger women are standing in the background on the right side of the porch. Women are identified on the back of the photo as follows: "Seated bottom row: Mrs. ____ Blakely, Mrs. ___ Ware, Archie [Davis] Jones, Mrs. Nola Hinson (Archie and Nola are sisters of J.H.P. Davis); Standing--L to R: Mrs. Hallie Hodges, _______, ______, _______, ________; Back row: _______, ________, Mrs. _____ Andrus, Mrs. Belle R. Davis; In front o… more
Date: 1900
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

[Henry Jones at Mildred Booth's home in Richmond, Texas.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of Henry Jones at Mildred Booth's home in Richmond, Texas in about 1900. Jones, who is standing in front of a wooden building is wearing dark pants, dark jacket, white shirt, and a dark felt hat. He has his hands behind his back. Photograph ends just below the waist. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1900
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

[Twenty men who were members of the Rosenberg Son's of Hermann.]

Description: Photograph of twenty men who were members of the Rosenberg Son's of Hermann. Ludwig Louis Kruse is the last man on the back far left with the words Papa written in pencil above his head. Photograph is mounted on a black cardboard matte. Top right and bottom right corners of the matte are broken and are missing. There is a sticker on the obverse containing the above information. Bottom row of men is sitting on the ground. Second row is standing. The group is posed in front of an unpainted woode… more
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Two young women standing in long white dresses]

Description: Photographic portrait of two young women standing in long white dresses and large hats. Women are identified on back of photo in blue pen as "Effie Alley and Sister Dora Alley." Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte with gray scroll pattern along top and around upper corners of image. Photographer's mar pressed into matte at lower right corner, "Sprague, Wellington, Kansas." Image dimensions: 9.8 cm x 14.1 cm
Date: 1900
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Willie B. Blakely (bust shot) as a boy.]

Description: Photographic portrait of Willie B. Blakely (bust shot) as a boy. Blakely appears to be about 12 years old and is wearing a light colored suit coat, white shirt, necktie with thin vertical stripes, and round tie pin. Image is cropped into an oval and mounted onto a pale gray matte. Photographer's mark in silver at lower right: "The Elliots, Austin, Tex." Image dimensions: 8.8 cm x 12.5 cm
Date: 1900
Creator: Elliots
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901.]

Description: Photograph, T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901. Ornate two story Victorian home with white picket fence enclosing yard. Wrap around porch on lower level, two smaller porches on upper level divided by a turret. Diamond pattern repeats in the roof tiles and in leaded windows in the upstairs turret and downstairs bay window. Image is mounted onto a tan cardboard matte. Bottom half of matte is in poor condition. Entire bottom edge is missing, plus bottom corners are broken off. … more
Date: 1901
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901.]

Description: Photograph, T.B. Wessendorff Residence, Richmond, Texas, 1901. Ornate two story Victorian home with white picket fence enclosing yard. Wrap around porch on lower level, two smaller porches on upper level divided by a turret. Diamond pattern repeats in the roof tiles and in leaded windows in the upstairs turret and downstairs bay window. Image is mounted onto a tan cardboard matte. Matte is in poor condition. Upper left corner is missing all the way up to the image surface, upper right corn… more
Date: 1901
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Bottling works]

Description: Photograph (copy) of a bottling works where whiskey was shipped. The interior shows broken bottles and boxes said to be smashed by Carry Nation. Boxes read: Exquisite Bottling Works Junction City, KS. Bar to right of photo. Heater or oven to right of photo. Scanned image is of the copy. Dimensions below are of copy.
Date: 1901
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901.]

Description: Photograph of Jennetta (left) and Lizzie (right) Wessendorff, ca. 1901. Girls are wearing similar white dresses with pin tucked yokes and sleeves. Body of Jennetta's dress is also pin tucked; Lizzie's is gathered. Dresses have ribbon clusters at both shoulders. Girls' heads are touching. Image is mounted on a black cardboard matte with gray borders immediately around image and double gray lines around edge of matte. Photographer's mark on right edge of matte, "C.R. Blackburn, Houston, T… more
Date: 1901~
Creator: Blackburn, C.R.
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Saloon in Kansas]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the interior of a saloon in Kansas that was demolished by Carry Nation. Smashed bottles on the floor, mirror to the bar is broken. Round sign in top, left corner says: ORIGINAL BUDWEISER IN BOTTLES (with the logo in the center). Photo is primarily taken of area between front bar and back. Scanned image is of the copy. Dimensions below are of copy.
Date: 1901
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Charles August Moers at Blinn College, Brenham, 1902.]

Description: Photograph of Charles August Moers at Blinn College, Brenham, 1902 (as identified on the back of photograph). Two young men, who are both wearing suits, are sitting on a wrought iron bench. A third young man, also wearing a suit, is standing behind the bench (center). Shrubs and other foliage in background. Pond to far left. (Ink X mark above young man on right of bench).
Date: 1902
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Harry James Jefferies holding a newspaper]

Description: Photograph of Harry James Jefferies who is the brother of Mrs. Carl Weaver. Back of photo in ink reads: "Harry James Jefferies Born 1886, Died 1918. Jefferies is wearing a striped shirt and is holding an open newspaper in front of him. His eyes appear to be closed or he is looking down at the newspaper. Paper background.
Date: 1902
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Interior of the J.H.P. Davis Bank. Photo of Tom A. Wessendorff and J.H.P. Davis]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the J.H.P. Davis Bank in Richmond, Texas, taken Oct. 8, 1902. Men in photo are identified on back as Tom A. Wessendorff (left) and J.H.P. Davis (right). Penn Mutual Calendar on the wall identifies the date. Wessendorff is standing with his right elbow on a banker's table and left hand on a desk. Davis is seated on a stool in front of the desk. Door to the vault is behind Davis. Image is faded and yellow. Mounted on tan cardboard matte with decorative embosse… more
Date: 1902
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[J.H.P. Davis Bank, Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX, ca. 1902.]

Description: Photograph of J.H.P. Davis Bank, Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX, ca. 1902. Tom Wessendorff, C.A. Beasley, Bob Wessendorff are standing on steps of the bank. Bank is two story stone and brick building. Image mounted on tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions: 19.4 cm x 11.8 cm
Date: 1902
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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