Photograph of a white bridge crossing the water to link an empty field to the city. A water tower can be seen in the distance.

Photograph of a one story building across from two tracks of rail. Two horse-drawn carts are also stopped outside the building.

Photograph of the edge of Sugarland with a large group of men wearing dark clothes jogging towards a bridge. A water tower can also be seen in the distance.

Photograph of thee buildings. The Imperial Mercantile Co. General Merchandise store, the Imperial Sugar Co. offices, and the Imperial Sugar production plant can be seen along this street.

Photograph of an 8 story building behind several palm trees and beside a smaller building with a sign that reads "Imperial Sugar Co. Offices." The water tower and power lines can be seen in the right portion of the photograph.

Photograph of an eight story building that produces sugar for Imperial Sugar, towering above several smaller buildings and across from two train tracks.

Photograph of a man inside a well-stocked general store, leaning on the counter near the cash register.

Photograph of a two story brick building with stucco, a flat roof with tile on the parapet, tile on two porticos each with pitch roof at arched openings. Windows are 6/6, and the metal tube fire escape still intact at rear of building. The school's address is 34935 Fm 1093.

Photograph of a one story with stucco, flat roof, crenelated front facade, metal awning hung from rods across the front facade, and a wooden sidewalk under the awning. Built during the agricultural boom in Simonton in the early 20th century. This was the major commercial strip and contained the post office, the general store, and butcher shop.

Photograph of the bottom half of a metal railroad tower covered in a thick layer of ice. The ground is also blanketed in snow.

Photograph of a factory with smoke stacks across a paved road with the sign "Imperial Sugar Co" on the side of a building.

Photograph of a wooden bridge, named Low Lamp, flooded from the overflowing Brazos river it crosses. A small group of people stand on the bridge and watch the rising water.

Photograph of the Indiana Town neighborhood of Rosenberg flooded from the Brazos River flood on May 9th, 1920.

Photograph of hundreds of bales of cotton, bound in burlap sacks, between the train and the depot on a loading platform.

Photograph of hundreds of bushels of cotton, stacked seven by ten. A train is stopped on a rail track nearby for loading and unloading.

Photograph of four men among several stacks of cotton, examining a large portion in their hands to determine the quality of the cotton.

Photograph of a two story brick building with a covered porch supported by wooden beams on the first floor. A group of shoppers stand under the shelter of the covered porch.

Photograph of a flooded road by Harlam, where two mules pull a car with a young couple and baby inside through the muck. A guard and convicts with mules would be stationed at this road to pull cars through. One of the men pictured is Herman Engel, husband of Mrs. Herman Engel.

Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof and attached porch supported by 4 x 4's with two entry doors. This building was built during the agricultural boom in the Simonton area in the early 20th century for black students as part of the segregated school system.

Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof and attached porch supported by 4 x 4's with two entry doors. This building was built during the agricultural boom in the Simonton area in the early 20th century for black students as part of the segregated school system.

Photograph of hundreds of bushels of cotton stacked on open train cars.