[Photograph of I. H. Kempner, Jr., November of 1953]

Photograph of I.,H. "Herbert" Kempner, Jr., sent to Sarah Thompson in November of 1953 by Imperial Sugar Company president. The portrait is mounted on a tan matte which reads: "George Maniatia 45 West 57th Street, N.Y." The photograph is encased in a tan folder with the same photographer name on front. Photograph shows I. H. Kempner, Jr., seated in a wooden chair (Photo ends at hips). Kempner Jr. is wearing a suit (with stripe pattern) white shirt, and tie with diamond shapes of multi colors. He has thin, dark hair and has his hands folded across his lap.
Date: 1953-11~
Creator: Maniatia, George
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Library of The University of Saint Thomas - May 20, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from the Library of The University of Saint Thomas - May 20, 1959]

Letter from the Library of The University of Saint Thomas thanking Mrs. J.E. Reed (President of The Newman Circle) for her donation to the library. The content mentions an enclosed list, which is not included.
Date: May 20, 1959
Creator: Meyer, John W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
children of confederacy certificate of merit presented to Jane Reed (open access)

children of confederacy certificate of merit presented to Jane Reed

children of confederacy certificate of merit presented to Jane Reed
Date: August 24, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of Brazos River Bridge at Rosenberg]

Copy of photograph of dedication of Brazos River Bridge at Rosenberg, early 1920s. Group of propel standing across bridge. Image is labeled by photographer, "Brazos at Rosenberg, Tex., Schlueter, Houston.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Rosenberg, TX, drug store to the left]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1950s. View along 3rd St at Ave. H. Schaffer Drug Store on left corner. Cole Theatre Marquee seen further down the Street. Sears can be seen on the right side of the street.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Downtown Rosenberg, TX, First National Bank to the left]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1950s. View along 3rd Stat Ave. G. First National Bank is on left corner, Duke and Ayers is at right. Boring's Dollar Store in center. Far background is White's Hardware Store. Blue car on far right.
Date: 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, automobiles in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, September 5, 1957. View from west side of courthouse. Photo shows nearly complete addition with ladder leaning against wall at left. Three cars and one truck (right) are parked along the street.
Date: September 5, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, ladder leaning on addition]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Wall constructed out of cinder blocks. Ladder is leaning against corner pier at center of photograph. Similar to 1998.023.011
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, ladder leaning on addition]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Wall construction out of cinder blocks. Ladder is leaning against corner pier at center of photograph.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, large tree to the left]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, June 3, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Foundation work. Large tree to the left of photograph near where a group of three men are working. Top of tree branches in top right corner.
Date: June 3, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, lumber and tools to the left]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, June 3, 1957. Contractor was Bell Construction. Foundation work. A man wearing light colored pants, dark shirt, gloves, and hat is walking across the new foundation. Another man to left of foundation is wearing a hardhat with light colored shirt. Partial view of man with straw hat (dark band) on far right. Man (back of) in a trench next to the new foundation on the right.
Date: June 3, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, pickup truck in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, August 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Addition is surrounded by scaffolding for masonry work. There is a pickup truck in the foreground. Similar to 1998.023.015
Date: August 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, stray lumber in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Wall constructed out of cinder blocks. Wall framing is visible. Similar to 1998.023.014 Front portion of an automobile is visible in the right bottom corner. To left, a man wearing a dark shirt and hard hat (facing camera) can be seen standing behind a pile of wood.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, stray lumber in front]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, July 2, 1957. Photo is from west side of courthouse. Wall construction out of cinder blocks. Wall framing is visible. Similar to 1998.023.013 Partial view of an automobile in lower right. There is a man wearing a white shirt and hat walking away from the camera to the right on the other side of a pile of wood.
Date: July 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, three men working to the right]

Photograph of Fort Bend County Courthouse addition construction, August 2, 1957. View from east side of courthouse. Photo shows three men working on masonry. Underlying cinder blocks are exposed in top half of walls. Similar to 1998.023.017
Date: August 2, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown and Judge G.P. Hardy]

Color photograph of Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown (r) and Judge G.P. Hardy (l) in Ft. Bend County courtroom, Richmond, TX ca. 1955-1960. Judge Hardy, who has eyeglasses, is wearing a blue suit with white pin stripe. Brown is wearing a navy blue suit. Judge Hardy's bench is in the background. Chalkboard to top right corner. Bottom of photo in ink reads: Sidney Brown.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown holding a gavel in front of the courtroom]

Color photograph of Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown (right) in Ft. Bend County courtroom, Richmond, TX ca. 1955-1960. Zora Dell Cole is at back left. G.P. Hardy is at center back. Brown is holding a gavel in front of the courtroom. People sitting in benches in foreground.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown holding a plate with cake on it]

Color photograph of Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown (right) in Ft. Bend County courtroom, Richmond, TX ca. 1955-1960. Brown is standing with Norveil Phillippi. Brown is holding a piece of cake.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown with his right hand raised in the air]

Color photograph of Fort Bend County Judge Sidney Brown (center) in Ft. Bend County courtroom, Richmond, TX ca. 1955-1960. G.P. Hardy is at back left. Judge Brown has his right hand raised in the air. Judge Hardy is seated at his bench to the left of the photograph. Partial view of a man in bottom right corner. Railing with brief case in front of and behind it in foreground.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men threshing rice. Large rice pile in center of photo.]

Photograph of men threshing rice. Large rice pile in center of photo. Man on rice filled wagon in foreground. Threshing machines to the right.
Date: 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Moore family Christmas tree]

Color photograph of Moore family Christmas tree, 1956. Tree is located in entryway of Moore Home.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mr. And Mrs. A.P. George]

Photograph (copy) of Mr. And Mrs. A.P. George. They are seated facing each other in wooden chairs. Mr. George is wearing wire rimmed glasses, a striped suit, white shirt, and a dark print tie. Mrs. George, also wearing wire framed glasses, is wearing a black dress with a square neckline. She has a white lace pin on her left shoulder. There is a large, sprawling oak tree in the background; below the tree is a birdbath.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Josephine M. Reyes at an elementary playground]

Photograph (copy) of Josephine M. Reyes taken at the elementary playground in Sugar Land, Texas in 1951. Reyes is sitting on the back of her heels and has her left hand on a pipe (probably a leg of a swing set) and she is wearing a dark dress with white trim at neckline and down front of dress. She has her dark hair pulled back. Swings in background, right. Trees in background to left and right. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Manuel Reyes, Jr. leaning on a tree]

Photograph (copy) of Manuel Reyes, Jr., an Imperial Sugar employee taken in 1951. Reyes is wearing light colored pants, white shirt, and light colored hat. He is standing next to a tree and has his left hand on a branch of the tree. His right hand is on his hip. There is a tin building on the left side of the photograph. A fence can be seen on the right in the background. Scanned image is of the copy.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History