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[The Butler Building]

Description: Photograph of the Butler Building, a historic two-story League City building located on Second Street which was then known as King's Trail. Two horses, one of them tethered to a wagon, are standing just outside the building. Several men are standing in a line near the building entrance; one of the men is John P. Atkinson, according to accompanying information.
Date: December 29, 1909
Creator: Schlueter, F. J.
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Railroad Shop Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the League City Railroad Shop, where several of the working men are gathered to pose for a picture. A narrative on the back, written by someone named Caroline in 1971, identifies a few men in the photograph: O.V. King, K.H. Scholes (who was the superintendent or foreman), Perry Johnson, and Percy H. Yoeland.
Date: unknown
Creator: Loraine, Harry
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City Railroad Shop]

Description: Photograph of the historic League City Railroad Shop, a warehouse building with a wide entrance. The shop workers are gathered together in front of the warehouse. According to a handwritten note on the back, the man at the center wearing the vest is O.V. King and to his right is R.H. Scholes, the superintendent or foreman.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City Rodeo]

Description: Photograph of a few men on horseback at the League City Rodeo; only their silhouettes are visible. The silhouettes of a few spectators standing near their parked antique cars are visible in the distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Three Women at Clear Creek Bridge]

Description: Photograph of three women, each wearing Victorian-style attire, sitting together in a small row boat at Clear Creek Bridge which once stood at the end of Kansas Street in League City. The bridge, part of which is visible in the background, was the main road between Houston and Galveston until its demolition before Highway 3 was built.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Postcard of Troops Entering League City]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of some U.S. World War I troops entering League City at the city's original thoroughfare between Houston and Galveston. The troops are situated on a fence running alongside the road and the railroad tracks, which are not visible. Their arms and weapons are placed in vertical clusters before the troops. A two-story building in the background has a "Welcome" sign posted in front.
Date: 1915
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Snowy Christmas Scene]

Description: Photograph of a snowy field in League City where a group of playing. A large tree branch hangs low in the foreground. A handwritten note in pencil is scrawled across the top of the photo.
Date: 1921
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City Classroom]

Description: Photograph of students in a classroom at League City School. While some students are seated at desks, several students are standing in a line at the front of the classroom. Behind the students who are standing is a chalkboard with some text on it. One of the students is Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris, née Ross.
Date: 1928
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City High School Basketball Team]

Description: Photograph of the League City High School basketball team, comprised totally of teenage girls. They are in uniform, arranged in three rows outside of a brick building. One of the girls in front has a basketball in her lap with the text, "L.C.H. 1930." on its surface. Handwritten notes on the back identify the girls, although they are only partially visible. One of the girls is Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris, née Ross.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The Ross Family]

Description: Photograph of a small family group standing on the porch steps of a house. According to accompanying information, the man in the center is James Hayden Ross and the girl to his right is Elizabeth Harris, née Ross. The girl on the left of James is unidentified. Each individual is wearing 1920s attire.
Date: 1928
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The Ross Family]

Description: Photograph of a small family group standing on the porch steps of a house. According to accompanying information, the woman in the center is Nell Megown Ross and the girl to her right is Elizabeth Harris, née Ross. The girl on the left of Nell is unidentified. Each individual is wearing 1920s attire.
Date: 1928
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Nell Ross at Ross Elementary]

Description: Photograph of Nell Megown Ross, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, at the dedication of Ross Elementary. She is a matriarch in the Ross family, for whom the elementary is named. People are mingling all around her. Three individuals directly surround her.
Date: 1969
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Nell Ross at Ross Elementary #2]

Description: Photograph of Nell Megown Ross, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, at the dedication of Ross Elementary. She is a matriarch in the Ross family, for whom the elementary is named. Jim Harris (right), Margorie Singletary Richards, and Lorena Harbison (left) are standing near her and children are visible behind them. Text on the back of the photograph says: "Lorena Harbison (left), 1969."
Date: 1969
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Nell Ross at Ross Elementary #1]

Description: Photograph of Nell Megown Ross, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, at the dedication of Ross Elementary. She is a matriarch in the Ross family, for whom the elementary is named. Jim Harris (right), Margorie Singletary Richards, and Lorena Harbison (left) are standing near her and children are visible behind them. Text on the back of the photograph says: "Ross Elementary School Dedication. Lorena Harbison, lady on left; Nell Katherine McGowen Ross in wheelchair; Margorie Singletary Richards, Gra… more
Date: 1969
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City School Alumni]

Description: Photograph of a group of the League City School alumni posing together for a picture at an unknown event. Nearly every person is wearing a name tag on their chest. Accompanying information identifies the man on the second row, third from the left, as James Hayden Ross, and the man on the second row, first on the left, as Larry Kellessberger.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[National School Boards Association Convention]

Description: Photograph of a group of people sitting around a dinner table at the National School Boards Association Convention. They are all wearing elegant clothing. According to accompanying information, the bespectacled man on the right is James Hayden Ross and the man on his left is Larry Kellessberger.
Date: unknown
Creator: Central Studios
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas Representatives]

Description: Photograph of seven men standing together by a brick wall at the Clear Creek High School dedication. They are representatives, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas and their duties are to confer dedicatory services. A few of them have masonic aprons tied around their waist. A handwritten note on the back provides a thorough narrative of the subjects.
Date: November 12, 1955
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library
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