Ralph and Dossie Rogers Historic Image Collection - 203 Matching Results

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[Photograph of a Man at a Syrup Mill]

Description: Copy negative of a man working at an early twentieth century syrup mill converting sugar cane into cane syrup; a child is sitting on a stack of sugar cane next to him. The cane is inserted into the mill and the juice is squeezed out of it by a mule walking in a circle. Behind the mill, men are standing by a vat of boiling juice becoming syrup. This mill was located near Wilson, Texas in Comanche County.
Date: April 26, 1976
Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Photograph of Baptisms in Green's Creek]

Description: Copy negative of a large group of people at Green's Creek for baptisms during the early twentieth century. Some people are standing in the water, a crowd is standing on the bank, and horses and wagons are visible in the background at the top of a hill.
Date: November 12, 1963
Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Photograph of Baptisms in Green's Creek]

Description: Copy negative of a group of children with some adults posing in a semi-circle during the early twentieth century. They are standing waist-deep in the water of Green's Creek which was used for baptisms. Other people are visible on the bank in the background.
Date: March 12, 1973
Creator: Wiseman
Partner: Dublin Historical Museum

[Photograph of Baxter Barr and a Donkey]

Description: Photograph of Baxter Barr, owner of a barbecue in Dublin, Texas standing next to a donkey with a sign that says "Everybody eats Barr's BQ except me. You know what I am." The donkey was his entry in a parade, and other parade entries are visible in the background.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Rogers, J. R.
Partner: Dublin Historical Museum
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