First Flush of Water
 


Heading Rice
 


Maintaining a Flood
 


Field of Rice at Harvest
 


Late Model Rice Combine
 

Rice Festival
Matagorda County, Texas

Queen’s Contest began in 1941 and was postponed due to WWII from 1942-1945 , and again in 1961 for Hurricane Carla.

 

Aubin Cox was the first Rice Festival Queen





Jeanette Williams - 1949 at right



 



 


 


Early Matagorda County Rice Irrigation

Matagorda County Rice Industry

Second Annual Rice Carnival - August 20, 1902

Outstanding Rice Farmers of the Year - 1954-2011

Rice Festival Queens
 


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