The picture below may be familiar to many of you. It also appears in the book of historical pictures, Images of America: Sugar Land, published by Arcadia Books & available from the Sugar Land Heritage Foundation.
I'm not certain of the date or exact location, but its date must be sometime around 1908 & its location (as noted in the book) near the Imperial Farm. My guess is it's probably north of Oyster Creek, somewhere near the present-day airport.
The two men in striped clothing are obviously convicts. The one on the left is probably a convict, too. Note the railcars loaded with sugar cane and pulled by 4 mules. The train of cars extend pretty far into the background, so the caption ("A Long Train of Cane Cars, 4 Mule Power") is accurate. The cars ran on small-gauge, moveable track. David Chernosky has told me he's found some of these rails when he's done earth work in & around Sugar Land.
I'm not certain of the date or exact location, but its date must be sometime around 1908 & its location (as noted in the book) near the Imperial Farm. My guess is it's probably north of Oyster Creek, somewhere near the present-day airport.
The two men in striped clothing are obviously convicts. The one on the left is probably a convict, too. Note the railcars loaded with sugar cane and pulled by 4 mules. The train of cars extend pretty far into the background, so the caption ("A Long Train of Cane Cars, 4 Mule Power") is accurate. The cars ran on small-gauge, moveable track. David Chernosky has told me he's found some of these rails when he's done earth work in & around Sugar Land.
