Hauling Rice to the Mill (1902) - El Campo, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 11.762 W 096° 16.047
14R E 765700 N 3232797
One of several murals on the wall of the TWI Building in El Campo depicting early agriculture.
Waymark Code: WMTYM9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2017
Views: 5
Located on Railroad Street, this mural painted on the TWI,
(Texas West Indies) building.
Eleven teams of mules hitched to wagons bring rice to the mills.
Painted from an actual photo. Notice the drivers posing for the picture.
The SP railroad once had a spur along the side of the building for
loading the grain.
The caricature of R.H. Hancock taken from the local CITIZEN
newspaper (Circa 1910). He was sitting atop one of the mills, and
was saying "Eat a bowl of rice everyday". A favorite parting saying
in El Campo is "Have a rice day".
Sponsor: John W. Hancock Artist: Dayton Woodridge
Sign compliments by El Campo Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture.
A newer sign reads:
Sign compliments of El Campo Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture./center
City: El Campo, TX
Location Name: Texas West Indies Building
Artist: Dayton Woodbridge
Date: 1996
Media: Paint on plastered cinder block
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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