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[Group of flood victims next to relief train]

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.

Date: 1899

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The Baptist Church, Richmond, Texas.]

Postcard image of the Baptist Church, Richmond, Texas. Tall, brick building with vines growing on the north face. Tree on left.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The T.B. Wessendorff Home. 11th Jackson, Richmond, Texas.]

Postcard image of the T.B. Wessendorff Home. 11th Jackson, Richmond, Texas. Two and a half story, white, wooden home. Front porch has two stairways. Sawhorse in front yard. Small, dark building to far right of photo has entire view of framed doorway.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[T.B. Wessendorff Home, 11th at Jackson, Richmond, Texas.]

Postcard image of the T.B. Wessendorff Home, 11th at Jackson, Richmond, Texas. White, wooden, two and a half story house. Has porch at corner of house (facing camera) with two separate stairways. Sawhorse in front yard. Small, dark building to far right of photo shows partial frame to a doorway.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner, October 25, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr., to D. W. Kempner discussing events and current information.

Date: October 25, 1951

Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.

Item Type: Letter

Location: 40.761373 -73.974489

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Catholic Church in Richmond]

Postcard image of the Catholic Church, Richmond, Texas. Multi-colored brick building. Bell tower on northeast corner of building. Shrubs to right of photo and trees on left.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Courthouse Square Historical Marker]

Photograph of the Courthouse Square Historical Marker. Marker reads: "Early Courthouse Square. This square was deeded in 1838 to Fort Bend County by Robert S. Handy and William Lusk, Founders of Richmond. It was site of 1850-1871 and 1888-1909 Courthouses. Completed here 1888 was a two-story brick Victorian courthouse with bell tower and clock-the pride of city and county. Jaybird-Woodpecker political feud culminated here in bloody shoot-out in 1889, ending a post-civil war era of conflict. Cou… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[List of Feeders]

List of Feeders and associated breeders.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Text

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[The First Methodist Church and its members in Richmond, Texas.]

Photograph of the First Methodist Church and its members in Richmond, Texas. The Church is celebrating its 100th anniversary 1839-1939. Choir dressed in white robes to center of photo. Small bare shrub in bottom, right corner. Sidewalks in foreground. Church in left background. Large tree in right background. Two-story, white wooden building in center background. Photo is creased in center and has ragged top edge. Gray spots to right.

Date: 1939

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Postcard image of present Winston Bassett, 405 Liberty, Richmond, Texas]

Postcard image of present Winston Bassett. Residence located at 405 Liberty, Richmond, Texas in 1914. Dark-colored, wooden home has ornate multi-colored wooden posts on porch. Man sitting in center of porch. Picket fence in front of home. Tree in foreground.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Texas flag and American flag at the opening ceremonies celebration of the Brazos River Bridge]

Photograph taken during the opening ceremonies celebration of the Brazos River Bridge, Richmond, Texas. Photograph is of main street as it was decorated with flags hanging across Main Street. Automobiles are seen parked on right and left of street. Two automobiles on street seen in background. Café sign can be seen to far left of photo.

Date: 1925

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of Flood in Richmond]

Flood scene of Richmond, Texas in 1913, with streets under water, utility poles across the middle of the photo, and houses and bridge in the background.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[H. E. Mitchell on grounds of old courthouse.]

Photograph of H. E. Mitchell on grounds of old courthouse. He is facing the Jaybird Monument. Man with white shirt and light pants holding hat in his right hand. Photo has border pattern in black and Fox Co. in top left and bottom right corners. Pen writing on back with description.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Morton Cemetery in Richmond, "Burial place of many Texas Pioneers"]

Postcard image of Morton Cemetery. Burial place of many early Texas Pioneers. Richmond, Texas. Many flowers and shrubs in foreground. Freestanding cement monuments in background.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[St. John's Methodist Church in Richmond]

Postcard image of St. John's Methodist Church, Richmond, Texas. Same as 1971.075.001h.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[View from inside the teller windows at First National Bank in Richmond]

Copy of a photograph of the interior of First National Bank in Richmond. Back of photo lists those in photo as: Hattie Nordhausen, Jordy Winston, J.R. Farmer, Bert Winston, August Myers, Beatrice Talley. There is a coat hanging on the teller bars to far left. Woman on left is wearing a dark print dress. Woman on far right is wearing a light colored dress with dark shoes and she is standing next to long table. Table in foreground.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[View from outside the teller windows at First National Bank in Richmond]

Photograph of interior of the First National Bank in Richmond, Texas. Burt Winston is identified in ink on bottom of photo. Woman next to Winston is Hettie Nordhausen. Man dressed in dark suit in teller window next to woman in lighter color dress. Part of a chair in background in far right of photo. Photograph is mounted on gray cardboard substrate. Bottom of photo in ink: Burt Winston First National Bank Richmond, Texas 1930.

Date: 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Flood of 1913 in Richmond]

Postcard image of the flood of 1913. Richmond businesses seen are: The Rosen Store, Robinowitz Bros., Postcard is cracked across middle.

Date: December 10, 1913

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

Richmond Telescope & Register. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 11, 1840

Weekly newspaper from the Richmond, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Date: April 11, 1840

Creator: Callender, Sidney S.

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Fort Bend County Courthouse]

Postcard image of the Fort Bend County Court House, Richmond, Texas. Same as 1971.075.001g.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Fort Bend County Courthouse]

Postcard image of the Fort Bend County Court House, Richmond, Texas. Small tree top in far right corner.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Business Section in Richmond]

Postcard image of the business section of Richmond, Texas. Ben Franklin Stores (second building) and a Café are identified by sign. Eight cars are parallel parked along the street.

Date: 1947

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Fort Bend Museum