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["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

[Main Street in Needville, Texas.]

Description: Photograph of Main Street in Needville, Texas. Dry Goods, Notions Store to far right of photo. Boy wearing a hat in center of street, automobile behind him. Automobiles parked on both side of the street. Wagon and horse on far left. Photo is creased at bottom left corner. Has white spots toward center and on right. About 1923 written in pen, on back.
Date: 1923
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[A man (probably J. T. Brewer) sitting on a wooden barrell]

Description: Photograph (copy) of a man (probably J. T. Brewer) sitting on a wooden barrel (planter). He is holding a bottle of Dr. Pepper and he is looking at it. A woman in light colored print dress on far left. Child in mid-step to the right of the woman. They are each holding a bottle of Dr. Pepper. Sign in window to left reads: DRINK DR. PEPPER GOOD FOR LIFE! Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1920~
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

[Marie Bachman Guenther]

Description: Photographic portrait of Marie Bachman Guenther. Part of a series taken by Bachrach Studios in San Antonio in 1928. Image is oval cropped. Guenther is wearing a dark dress with large white lace collar and cameo pin. She has gray wavy hair and wire frame glasses.
Date: 1928
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mary Jones around age of one, wearing a white dress]

Description: Photographic print of Mary Jones, taken by H.H. Morris, Galveston, Tex. Jones is wearing a white dress and appears to be approximately one year old. Surface of print shows evidence of foxing. 11 cm. tear along crease of folder to left of photograph. Photograph is in a gray folder with a rectangular gray matte in center.
Date: 1921
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mary Jones standing near the edge of a porch]

Description: Photographic print of Mary Jones (foreground) on porch with (left to right) Tom Jones, Jim Myers, Henry Jones, Virginia Booth, about 1924-1925. Top left corner is missing, and there is a 3.5 cm. tear located on right side, 3.3 cm. from top right corner. Mary is wearing a white dress with short sleeves rolled up to elbows and dark shoes. The men are sitting in wooden chairs that they have leaned back against the side of the house.
Date: 1924
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

["Measuregraph" dry goods measurer]

Description: "Measuregraph" dry goods measurer. Grey metal body with traces of black paint still evident. Round white dial on top indicated yardage passed through rollers. Rectangular window of unknown function. Measurer mounted to counter with a slide-on bracket running perpendicular to body of machine. Spring-action blade nicks edge of fabric so it can be torn at correct yardage.
Date: 1923
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Men preparing barbeque meal at opening celebration of the Brazos River Bridge]

Description: Photograph taken during the opening celebration of the Brazos River Bridge, Richmond, Texas. Photograph shows men preparing the barbeque meal. Meat being grilled over large pit dug in the ground on far right, bottom. Man tending meat on right, also. Piles of burning wood in center. More cooks in background. Man (with camera set-up) seen standing on top of small building and beneath tree on right.
Date: 1925
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Men walking behind automobiles at opening ceremonies of the Brazos River Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the opening ceremonies of the Brazos River Bridge in Richmond, Texas. Photograph shows the back of four automobiles on left. Three men in dark suits walking on right. Roof of building in background. Trees in background and to far left. Photo is bordered by a black design. Back of photo stamped as Fox-Tone Pictures.
Date: 1925
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Meyer-Forster Land and Loan Co.]

Description: Photograph (copy) of three automobiles in front of the Meyer-Forster Land and Loan Co. The Meyer -Forster building is a two story brick building. Two men are sitting in the first car on right. Two men and one woman are sitting in second car, as a woman stands beside the car with her left hand on the back seat area. Two men in vehicle on far left. Boy next to bicycle on far left. Bottom of photo in white reads: ROSENBERG TEX. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mr. John Leach's annual picnic.]

Description: Photograph of Mr. John Leach's annual picnic. Mr. Leach took the children of Richmond on a picnic which he prepared himself. About 12 children and Mr. Leach are pictured in a wagon drawn by a white horse. Three children are identified as: Virginia Davis, Antoinette Davis, Sonny Ransom. Same image as 1972.093.057, however, this photograph is not in good condition: torn near bottom, left corner (piece missing), cracked in top, right corner. Stain near top, left corner.
Date: 1927
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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