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["Carloads of Sweetness", train cars full of sugarcane]

Description: Obverse: Photograph of Carloads of Sweetness, train cars full of sugarcane, four women standing in one car; 1908 written in red ink; reverse: POST CARD, Addressed to Miss Ellie M. Carpenter, 2203 Muary St. Houston Texas, signed W.G.S., contains a short message in pencil, Charles E. Myers in ink, Schlueters Advertising & Souvenir Photographs Houston, Phone 6017 Old.
Date: July 4, 1908
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Picnic on Simms Place

Description: Photograph of a large group of people walking away from the camera. They are outside on grass and there are many trees. The women wear white blouses with skirts, some wear hats, the men wear trousers and shirts with hats. There are children running. In the lower left hand corner of the frame there is writing that reads, "I am in front of Bessie Huff. Picnic on Simms Place 1908". Across the bottom it reads, "Mr. and Mrs. Huff" and "Grace Bayer".
Date: July 4, 1908
Partner: Wolf Creek Heritage Museum

[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]

Description: Photograph of the first boat to move through the new canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The center of the photo shows the lengthy vessel "Sabine" carrying lumber and several men and women in dark formal clothing, a United States flag raised fore and aft. There is a boat behind the "Sabine" and another boat with its nameplate partially hidden is over to the right. To the left is a smaller vessel covered with lumber and tools and a single man in the rear. Land runs across the left side and in the right… more
Date: July 24, 1908
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]

Description: Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspo… more
Date: July 23, 1908
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Portrait of the Spies Men]

Description: Portrait of the men of the Spies family, with Ernest and Gustav sitting in chairs with a table between them, and Richard, August, Robert, and Otto standing behind them.
Date: July 1908
Creator: Braunig, Henry J.
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Man with Girl and Dog]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a handwritten text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08." On the bottom of the photograph the same text is type-written.
Date: July 25, 1908
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Man, Girl, and Dog in Field]

Description: Photograph of a young girl, dog, and man standing in a cotton field with trees and houses visible in the background. The girl standing in the foreground in front of the field, wearing a light-colored dress with the dog on the left and the man, wearing suspenders and a hat, is standing behind her in the field. A text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotton Planted Apr. 20. Photo July 25 '08. Producing 1 1/2 Bales Per Acre."
Date: July 25, 1908
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Men in Cotton Field]

Description: Photograph of seven unidentified men wearing light-colored shirts and hats standing in the middle of a cotton field. In the foreground on the right one man is facing towards the camera, as are the three men behind him. On the left two men are spaced farther apart, standing behind horses that are facing the other direction. Trees and telephone poles are visible in the background and a text on the front of the photograph reads "Lon Hill Irrigated Farm Harlingen Tex. Cotten planted May 4. Photo J… more
Date: July 25, 1908
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Midland Baseball Team]

Description: Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.
Date: July 16, 1908
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Charles Anderson, Midland Pitcher]

Description: Photograph of Charles Anderson, pitcher for the Midland baseball team. He poses as if to pitch a ball towards the photographer, standing in a field of trees.
Date: July 12, 1908
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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