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[Sugar Land Sugar Mill And Railroad Lines]

Photographic postcard of Sugar Land, TX, showing sugar mill and railroad lines. Message on back reads "Three hours till train time". Post marked Sugar Land Feb. 6, 1909. Engine to far left has three men standing in front of it, one to the right of it, and two men on the top of it. The engineer has his upper body out of the window. Box cars (empty) on far right. Horse and cart (horse eating grass) between tracks on right and left.

Date: February 6, 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Railroad Yard in Rosenberg, train approaching to the left]

Postcard, Railroad Yard, Rosenberg, showing convergence of GC&SF and SP railroad tracks. Train with full steam to left of photo. Cotton platform to far right. Top of banana plant in foreground.

Date: 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

["Carloads of Sweetness", train cars full of sugarcane]

Obverse: Photograph of Carloads of Sweetness, train cars full of sugarcane, four women standing in one car; 1908 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, Addressed to Miss Ellie M. Carpenter, 2203 Muary St. Houston Texas, signed W.G.S., contains a short message in pencil, Charles E. Myers in ink, Schlueters Advertising & Souvenir Photographs Houston, Phone 6017 Old.

Date: July 4, 1908

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The "Sugarland Express" Fort Bend County, Texas.]

Postcard image titled the "Sugar Land Express" Fort Bend County, Texas. Three women (one is holding a black puppy) in a cart and one sitting on the mule that is hitched to the cart. Boxcars loaded with sugar cane in background.

Date: 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The first railway station located in Rosenberg, Texas.]

Tintype image of the first railway station located in Rosenberg, Texas. The station is a two story wooden building. The attached covered walkway has post with arch trim at top. Eight men are standing to the left of the building. A utility pole is on the far left of the photograph.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of Richmond Flood Scene]

Photograph of the Richmond Flood scene. Railroad tracks in foreground. Businesses include: A. Kochan's Feed Store, Austin's Exchange Saloon, Brady Bros. Bakery and Grocery.

Date: 1899

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Group of people in front of a locomotive at Rosenberg, TX c. 1914]

Photographic postcard of Locomotive at Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1914. Banner on locomotive reads, Santa Fe type mallet articulated compound locomotive. Largest locomotive in the world. Built at Topeka Shops. . . 1911 People are gathered along locomotive to view it. Harvey House in right background.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Railroad station in Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of G.C.-S.F. and G.H.-S.A. station at Rosenberg, TX. Power line parallels two sets of RR tracks. Station is white building at center. Two water towers are visible behind and left of the station.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Sunset Limited in Rosenberg, an up close view of a train]

Postcard, Sunset Limited. Train to left of photo. To men in foreground standing next to train. Three men standing between train and buildings. Wooden fence on right.

Date: 1909

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Southern Pacific Railroad bridge during 1899 flood, man standing on the bridge]

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Southern Pacific railroad bridge during 1899 Flood, looking east across Brazos River from Richmond. Water later rose to cover next stone of pier. Two men are visible standing on bridge, as well as two more on the pier.

Date: 1899

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from William H. Louviere to Isaac Herbert Kempner, April 14, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to William H. Louviere discussing Isaac Herbert Kempner's visit to the Katy and Southern Pacific railroads, as well as some golf tips from Louviere.

Date: April 14, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Major E. A. Craft, June 7, 1954]

Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Major E. A. Craft discussing a request for more box cars on the Southern Pacific Railroad for sugar shipments.

Date: June 7, 1954

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Major E. A. Craft to Isaac Herbert Kempner, June 8, 1954]

Letter from Major E. A. Craft to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing sending additional train cars on the Southern Pacific Line to Sugar Land for sugar shipments.

Date: June 8, 1954

Creator: Craft, Major E. A.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Wood, September 21, 1953]

Letter from Joe G. Fender to Wood discussing a summary of an enclosed Petition of Intervention that was filed by C. K. Richards pertaining to issues of discrimination and jurisdiction.

Date: September 21, 1953

Creator: Fender, Joe G.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads]

Imperial Sugar Company versus Texas Railroads law suit. Various allegations and details are listed.

Date: January 26, 1953

Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Southeast grounds of the Rosenberg Railroad Station]

Photograph (copy) of the southeast grounds of the Rosenberg Railroad Station. The Santa Fe emblem with the letters SANTA FE are spelled out as part of the landscaping in the foreground. A woman is standing on the far side of the emblem. She is wearing a light colored dress with a dark colored jacket. Palm trees on right. Shrubs in background. Water tower in far left background. Scanned image is of the copy.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum