Photograph of the 1899 flood. Trees in background. Cement arch in front of trees in center of photo. Photo is mounted on cardboard substrate. Photo has ragged edges and is cracked in bottom left corner. Has black spot on far left, center. Back has tape in cracked area.

Print of the 2nd Street County Bridge in Richmond during 1899 flood. Two men are paddling a small boat. Three people (one standing and two squatting) are on a floating sidewalk.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Electric light plant- cotton platform are visible. African American boy standing at center right knee-deep in water.

Photograph of the Brazos Railroad Bridge during the flood of 1899. Railroad track runs from bottom center to background. People standing on the bridge in the background. Telephone poles along left and then to center of photo. Trees in background. Written at bottom of photo: S.P. R.R. Bridge July 7, 1899 ??. Photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate with circular pattern framing photograph. Written at bottom of cardboard in gold: Lorenz Art Gallery Extra Finish (in drawing of paint palette and brushes) Richmond, Texas.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Brazos River at low water mark, taken at Richmond.

County jail photo taken during 1899 flood. Railroad tracks are (partially) under water in the foreground. Large trees in lower right corner are enclosed by a picket fence.

Photograph of county jail, Richmond, taken during 1899 flood from the top of the courthouse. Photo is marked on the image, "County Jail, July 7, 1899, No. 8" Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground, nearly submerged in the floodwater. Image is mounted on a tan cardboard matte. Matte has allover foxing and several water stains.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Crowd gathered in downtown Richmond at Railroad Street (looking toward New Bayou Bridge) during 1899 Flood to watch departure of funeral party by boats. Large pool of water in foreground

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. View of downtown Richmond looking northeast from the top of the courthouse (Morton St. between 4th and 5th). County bridge in left background, railroad bridge in right background. Businesses pictured along Railroad Street include Austin's Exchange Saloon, Brady Bros. Bakery and Grocery, F.L. Barnes Restaurant, Baker and Hirsch Grocery, I. Ditch Dry Goods.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Dr. Bailey on horseback in white suit holding black umbrella. African-American woman in floral print dress with handkerchief on her head is standing on railroad tracks in front of Dr. Bailey holding two watermelons. Distribution of watermelons was part of the post-flood relief effort.

Postcard image of the flood scene in Richmond. Fenced area in foreground. Businesses to right. River bridge in background.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Four men sitting on "Old Bayou Bridge" during 1899 Flood. Ends of bridge are floating.

Photograph of George Baker at about 60 years old. Back of photo written in blue ink has identification photo. Also states: George Baker was buried Baker lot, Richmond, Texas. Born 8-5-39 and died 10-10-1916. Baker wearing small, wire-framed eyeglasses, has thinning, gray hair with mustache and beard. He is wearing a striped suit with a white shirt and dark scarf. Photograph (oval) is mounted on a gray cardboard matte with a darker gray and white border around photo.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard. Group of flood victims standing next to relief train. Richmond Ice House is visible above train. Citizens received watermelons as part of the relief effort. Dr. Bailey is on horseback in white suit with umbrella at left side of photo.

Photograph of Hilmar Guenther family, San Antonio, ca. 1899. From left to right, Hilmar Guenther, Dorothea Guenther (Mrs. John Moore, Jr.), Lieschen Guenther (Mrs. Norveil Chittim), Marie Bachman Guenther. Image is mounted on a black matte with a white 0.6 cm border immediately around photo. Photographer's mark in white at center bottom, "Barr, San Antonio, Texas." Image dimensions: 15.5 cm x 10.2 cm. Back of photo has strips of newspaper glued to it at both sides.

Photographic print mounted on cardboard of eight unidentified men building levee around pumping station on Brazos River. The water level later rose to the eaves of the pumping station.

Photograph of the old jail and surrounding area taken from the top of the Courthouse during the flood of 1899. There's a group of trees in the far right corner, and railroad tracks in the left corner. This photograph is mounted on a cardboard card with a circular pattern around portrait. The text on the bottom of the cardboard reads: "Lorenz Art Gallery Extra Finish (written in a drawing of a paint palette and brushes) Richmond, Texas." Top and bottom left corner are broken (pieces missing).

Photograph of flood victims gathered at railroad to receive relief.

Photograph of crossing flood victims on Railroad bridge. A relief camp located on approximately five acres of the east bank of the river.

Photograph of view of Kendall Plantation, three miles north of Richmond, taken during 1899 flood.

Photograph of six men and two boys standing on floating wooden sidewalk in downtown Richmond during 1899 flood. Man in dark hat, white shirt, and suspenders is ducking out of the picture in the foreground.

Photograph of two men in a rowboat in downtown Richmond. Floating wooden sidewalk visible on left.

Photograph of two men walking flooded railroad track east of Brazos River holding a stick between them for balance.

Photograph of Morton Cemetery under water during 1899 flood, with a ladder leaning against a tree in foreground.