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[Houston Ship Channel]

Description: Postcard issued by Bank of the Southwest using images from F.J. Schlueter Collection. Image is of the Houston Ship Channel: Two large and one small boat are in view. Large boat at left carried a load of lumber. Large carts on dock at right suggest more oversize cargo will be unloaded. Text on the back of the postcard reads, "In 1914, Houston got its feet wet. Even though it was 50 miles inland, the city became a seaport. An eventually an international port-of-call. Gateway to Latin Americ… more
Date: 1915
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Eight men standing in front of Wells Fargo and Company's Depot]

Description: Photograph of eight men standing in front of Wells Fargo and Company's Depot in Rosenberg, Texas. Back of photo reads (in ink and pencil): "Express Office; Taylor Ray, heavy man in center." Man identified as Taylor Ray would be the fourth man from left in group. African-American men on far left and right of group of men. Loaded wagons behind men. Water storage tank on far right of photo. Railroad tracks in foreground. Photo is mounted on cardboard substrate with gray backing. Photo is broken … more
Date: unknown
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Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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