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[The home of Dr. and Mrs. John S. Yates]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the home of Dr. and Mrs. John S. Yates built in 1909. The home was located on the corner of Avenue M and Fourth Street in Rosenberg, Texas. The house is a one and a half story white wooden building with a columned porch. Porch has railing at bottom and at top. Pot plant boxes sit along the rail of the porch steps. Shrubs in front of the house, and a fence can be seen in the foreground. A bare tree partially obscures the house. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1909~
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[A horse and wagon.]

Description: Photograph mounted on cardboard substrate of a horse and wagon. Wagon is decorated and has a sign: Texas Lands and Loans, Fort Bend County. Wagon has people waving flags in it. Two story wood building in background. Top, right corner is broken (piece missing). Back of photo in pencil: Mrs. Irma (unreadable) about 70 years ago (1904?) corner Morton and ? On same side of Morton present City Hall and across from the city hall.
Date: 1904
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[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
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[The interior of the office of J. H. P. Davis Bank.]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the office of J. H. P. Davis Bank on January 16, 1909. People in the office are identified on the back in blue ink as: Tom Wessendorff, Walter Jones, Bob Wessendorff, Mr. Newman. Man on left is seated in a tall chair with his arm resting on the back of the chair, second man is standing and has his hand on a table, third man is seated on a stool with his arm resting on a desk. Man on right is dressed in a three-piece suit and is wearing a hat; his left arm is restin… more
Date: 1909
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[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
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[J.H.P. Davis bank building in Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: Photograph (copy) of the J.H.P. Davis bank building in Rosenberg, Texas in the early 1900's. Bank building is a two story brick building with an attached sidewalk cover. Windows on top floor have arched insets. Two men are walking on the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the building. Man on a dark horse in front of sidewalk to building. Other businesses to right of photo. Scanned image and dimensions are of the copy.
Date: 1905
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[J.H.P. Davis Bank (Davis & George Building).]

Description: Photograph of J.H.P. Davis Bank (Davis & George Building), Southeast corner of Morton and 3rd, Richmond, TX. Two story stone and brick building with corner turret. Top floor windows are arched, framed with stone. Bob Wessendorff standing on bottom step, Walter Jones on top step. Unidentified African American man is talking with Wessendorff. Image is mounted on a white matte signed in pencil at bottom right, "Gillian." Image and matte are mounted in a black folder with "A Portrait" embossed … more
Date: 1905
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[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.
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["K. Hillyer Farm, Rosenberg Development Co."]

Description: Obverse: Photograph of K. Hillyer Farm, Rosenberg Development Co., Rosenberg Tex, shows cotton field with a house in the background with three people on the porch, 1908 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, Ella's Picture Sept. 1908, Charles E. Myers in ink, Schlueters Advertising & Souvenir Photographs Houston, Phone 6017 Old.
Date: 1908/1909
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["Main St. looking north. Greetings from Rosenberg Tex."]

Description: Obverse: Photograph of Main St. looking north. Greetings from Rosenberg Tex. Bell's Racket Store., Ella May 14, 1907 written in pencil, Early 1900's, 1907 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, M. Black Box 372, San Antonio,Texas, Charles E. Myers in ink. Businesses seen on both sides of the street. Water tower seen at end of street. Two men in white shirts with dark pants are standing (facing each other) in the middle of the street. Horses and buggies parked on left and right sides of street.… more
Date: May 14, 1907
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[Main Street in Rosenberg, Texas]

Description: Photograph (appears to be a copy) of Main Street in Rosenberg, Texas taken by Schlueter. On left the "Palace Hotel" can be seen. On the right: "City Bakery" and a restaurant are visible. The street has many horses and buggies on both sides. A horse and buggy in center of street (pulled by white or gray horse), and in the foreground is a little boy (dressed in dark knickers with jacket and hat) walking with his back to the camera. Blurred image of a dog on the right side of street. Back of photo… more
Date: ~1907
Creator: Shlueter, Frank J.
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