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[Wagon Full of Watermelons]

Description: Photograph of a wagon filled with a load of watermelons at Moss Bluff, where the Kilgore family spent some of their time. Brothers Joseph and Ullmann Kilgore are sitting in the front of the wagon and steering.
Date: 1925
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Antique Carriage in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a black, old-fashioned carriage transporting costumed passengers in League City's sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The four passengers, seated in the rear cab of the carriage, are wearing clothing in the style of the mid-1800s. In keeping with the theme, the driver, who is seated in the front cab, is wearing a curly-haired wig. With the reins in hand, he drives the wagon down the major road in League City where the parade took place.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Photograph of Group of People Next to Dietert Mill]

Description: Photograph of a group of people in long, light-colored dresses and dark suits, standing and sitting around a small body of water (on the right). A wall of concrete borders the left side of the water, upon which several people are sitting. A three-seat, covered buggy is parked on a stretch of grassy area at the bottom left of the photo. To the left of the water (and the concrete wall), there are trees of various sizes. There are fields of grass and trees in the background, as well. A rectangular… more
Date: 1920~
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Photograph of Covered Wagons on Street]

Description: Photograph of a small group of four covered wagons pulled by two teams of animals down a street (away from the camera). On the left side of the street, a group of trees partially obscures a two-story brick building and telephone poles, while further down the street, there are other horse-drawn buggies and carts. A handwritten note at the bottom of the photograph indicates the photo was taken during the early 1900s. The photo has been mounted on a piece of paper not much larger than the photo it… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of the Cibolo Bridge, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Cibolo bridge in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a photograph of a concrete bridge that spans across a small body of water. Small farmhouses can be seen just across the bridge on the other side, with several animals in the farmyards. Driving on the bridge and on the road leading up to the bridge, there are two horse-and-buggy carts and an automobile. The sky in the background has been colored blue with ink. The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of an Ox-Drawn Wagon]

Description: Postcard of an ox drawing a wagon where four men are riding inside, on a cobblestone road with telephone poles and houses in the background. Below the picture, "The Overland "Oxpress" " is typed with blue ink.
Date: unknown
Creator: F. L. Howe
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Woman Riding Ox-Drawn Cart]

Description: Postcard of an African American woman sitting on a wooden card being pulled by a brown and white ox in front of a green house and wood plank fence. Below the picture, "Rapid Transit" is typed in blue ink.
Date: unknown
Creator: V. G. Schreck & Raphael Tuck & Sons
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Comfort Centennial Parade]

Description: Contact print of people riding in a covered wagon pulled by oxen, flanked by men on horseback, walking down a street. Two buildings are partially visible behind them, including a multi-story stone building covered in vines at left, and a storefront with a covered patio at right. The back of the photo is labeled "Comfort Centennial."
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

Alvarado Downtown]

Description: Copy photo of photograph of downtown Alvarado, Texas. Teams of mules are hitched to three wagons, one of which has iron wheels, and a buckboard. Stores in this colorized image include Will A. Selvidge Grocery, E.T. Reynolds Dry Goods, a jeweler, The Bulletin Printing, W.A. Prestridge Drug Store, Mayfield and Pope Groceries, a Hardware Store, Tobolowsky Dry Goods Store, and several others. A group of men sit outside Mayfield and Pope Groceries. On the second story above some of the businesses ar… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission
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