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| A 1987 aerial of Imperial Sugar's automated raw sugar dock in Galveston. |
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| An undated, color aerial photo of Imperial Sugar's automated raw sugar dock in Galveston. |
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| An undated photo showing laborers loading raw sugar in a rail car at the old dock in Galveston. |
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| An undated photo of the Melt House in the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. |
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| An undated photo of a pan house in the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. (This is the step at which liquid sugar is crystallized into table sugar.) |
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| An undated photo the Packing Department Imperial's refinery in Sugar Land. |
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| An undated photo of a refined sugar warehouse in the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. |
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| Another undated photo of a refined sugar warehouse in the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. |
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| An undated photo of the raw sugar warehouse in the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. |
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| Maxine Wheeler showcasing Imperial Sugar at the old Sugar Land grocery store. |
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| A black & white version of early Imperial advertising artwork. |
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| An undated photo of the Imperial refinery in Sugar Land. |
In 1966, my DHS Home Economics class was so small that our teacher, Mrs. Lynn would take us to the grocery store in SLTX to shop. A five pound bag of sugar back then only cost .19 cents. Those were the good old days in Sugar Land, what fond memories.
ReplyDeleteWanda Skidmore Benge
JFD Class 1969