See first folder for detailed inventory. An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. Exterior and interior views of the auditorium. This album was separated from MSS #97-0017. The category Miscellaneous Projects includes several sites in Galveston and views of construction. The softcover booklets are fragile, please use the book. D. Johnson 1846-53 This collection is arranged in four series: People, Projects, Vessels, and Miscellaneous. A. Of special interest: Battle of Galveston re-enactment, Mardi Gras, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rotary Club of Galveston, UTMB dedications, Grand Opera House, Galveston personalities, Ships, Dickens on the Strand. The Rosenberg Library has copy prints and glass negatives of the album photos. Miscellaneous: These include unidentified photographs. He is a board member (The collection includes a number of images of La Porte from 1895.) The papers include text and photographs used for the publication, but they are not complete, not all photos are included. Saranac, E. H. Thornton, Jr., Doctor Lykes, and shrimp boats. Pleasure Pier (background), 16 Union Station Santa Fe train, 6:50 am to Chicago, Ronald A. Strunk, 1 View from 20th and Strand, looking south 1861, 6 View of Tremont Street looking south from Church St. 1887, 8 Visit of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison to Galveston 1891 (Apr. Two asterisks denote a portfolio of prints donated by Rebecca Snow of Moore Memorial Public Library in Texas City. Projects include: Aransas Pass; Bolivar Anchorage; Brazos Island Harbor, Brazos-Santiago Pass; Brazos River, Lock & Dam No. A subject index is available in the Reading Room. 1910*. Collection of the working papers used for the book on Henry Rosenberg published by the Rosenberg Library in 1918. The collection also includes photo-postcards of U.S. Battleships Florida and Utah in Galveston. Hand-colored portraits, photographs, snapshots, ephemera, and business receipts. Phone: 409-643-5902 Term expires: May 2024 Email the Mayor About the Mayor Mayor Dedrick D. Johnson, Sr. was elected to the City Commission of the City of Texas City in 2000. See first folder for detailed inventory. North Jetties. Photos include the Aviation Camp members in Galveston, the National Aeroplane Company, French aviator Paul Studensky receiving U.S. Aerial Mail at Galveston, Curtiss type bi-plane, Aviation Park in Galveston, accident of Hamiltons Machine in 1912 at Aviation Park, and Lester V. Bratton of the National Aeroplane Company. Since 1935 the Texas State Directory has been a trusted resource and has been referred to as . . Sea Wall in 1910, Galveston, Texas. Several snapshots. Donor: Alfreda Houston. Collection, 1949-55, 1964-69; approximately 2000 items, Prints and negatives of various persons, groups, events, and subjects connected with the Galveston Wharves. Four folders of loose family photos, most are unidentified and taken in Europe at the turn of the century. I [1910] (Number assigned to another photo in original inventory), 88A Crowd gathered outside the Galveston Daily News building. Collection, 1925-1939, [1961]; 41 items + negatives. Collection, ca. Chataignon dedication ceremony for Texas Historical, Marker and naming of 13th Street Nov. 17, 1991, at Sacred Heart Church. (Galveston: H.H. John A. Lyons, Jr. 1934 Frank Mankey served as publicity director of the Galveston Beach Association. A. McKee 1869-72 The Clark Family at 1409 Market Street files contain photographs of Alice Brown Sweeney and Fannie Kempner Adoue. 1900 Storm Collection; 9 items (36 photographs). Robert John Mihovil donated the prints (2 b/w 8x10 and 21 color snapshots) and the color negatives for research purposes only. Of special interest: boxers; Omar Bradley, Tom Clark, Chester A. Nimitz, and Frank Sutton; U.S. servicemen; War Bond activities, advertisements, exhibits, parades; War Bond Tour; weapons. 50 items. Title: History of the Galveston Fire Department, 1843-1906. Album. Lewis Arthur L. Davis (1875-1915) was married to Agnes Trube Davis, with daughter Drusilla. The collection includes photographs, postcards, and original drawings. Some of these images are duplicated in Spec. Photos of people and events pertaining to Texas Navy Inc., a non-profit organization, which promotes water safety, civil defense and preserving Naval history. ), jetty construction, 1875 Storm damage, 1900 Storm damage, Battle of Galveston, Harriett Lane. 50 b/w snapshots (application photos? May 11, 1937 -- After an 11-day fishing cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, President Franklin D. Roosevelt docks in Galveston for a brief presidential visit. Photographs of Leona Lucille Mellen (1896-1994), owner and teacher of the Mellen School of Dance; her students in various recitals and perfomances; her physical fitness students at the Ursuline Academy. Collection, 1864, 1902-1932; 1975, nd; approximately 55 items. Photos and maps prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Printed illustrations of Galveston (G), Houston (H), and Austin (A). 2000 items. Gareissen 1883-84 "Pageant of Progress" lecture given by J.O. Mayor Curry cannot seek another term due to term limits. Fifty five images are of the destruction following the 1900 Storm, the other five show the city probably shortly before or after the storm. Taken of various Galveston structures during research for A Guide to Historic Galveston, co-authored by Douglas A. Zwiener and Elisabeth F. Darst. Collection, 1979-1980; ca. Camp location unknown (not Galveston). Pier 35 fire (1920), which destroyed local plants operated by Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. and Anchor Milling Co. 1943 Storm. Photographs, 1991; 29 prints of the June 19, 1991, parade. Postcards of Galveston ca. Asterisks denote oversized postcards that are kept in folders. Interior views include early 20th-century tiles from the Batchelder Wilson Company of Los Angeles and the California Clay Products Company that adorned wall fountains, stair treads and risers, floor tiles, and crown moldings. 1920), 21* Breakers Bath House and Seawall (panorama), 25 Crystal Palace Bathhouse (aerial view) (pm 1918), 26 Early Morning Bathers at The Breakers (1907), 29 Greetings from Galveston Texas (pm 1941), 30 Come on, the Water is Fine in Galveston, Tex. (1921), 31 Beach scene; Balinese Room (background), 35 Crowds enjoying Stewart Beach (showing umbrellas), 36 Corner of 23rd and Seawall Blvd; Casino (background) (pm 1912), 38 Galveston Sea Wall (painting by Julius Stockfleth), 39 Aerial view of Galveston from Gulf of Mexico (showing Buccaneer Hotel, Murdochs Bathhouse, and Hotel Galvez), 41 Galveston, Texas (view of Seawall with tourists), 42 World War I Memorial at Menard Park at sunset (showing 2 cannons), 45 Central Park (showing arbor) (pm 1909), 47 Seawolf Park (showing U.S.S. National Exhibition of School Architecture, Home Album (photographs of residences; also, Hollywood Dinner Club), Photocopies of Home Album (for researcher use), Projects (The following listing is only of Galveston projects. Galvestons Famous Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. G. K. Jorgensen, owner of Palace. Small collection of b/w snapshots, stock photos, and few professional portraits of Maco Stewart Jr., his family and friends (none are identified). Co. Second School. Coll. Humans inhabited Clear Creek and the Galveston Bay area possibly as far back as 9,000 B.C. 150 b/w snapshots of Tucker family of Vergennes, VT and Galveston. Of special interest: Alamo Square (SA), San Fernando Cathedral (SA), Fort Sam Houston (SA), San Jose Mission (SA), State Capitol Building (AU), Driskill Hotel (AU). The 1900 Storm typescript and the Dallas Morning News article transcript are copied by Irby Hughes. A photo of a Julius Stockfleth painting of the 1900 Storm has been transferred to the Galveston Subject Files in G-1771. Of special interest: bodies, salvage work and workers, Reuters Saloon, Masonic Temple, Church St., Ave. N, Roma (steamer), Sacred Heart Church, 22nd St., St. Mary's Infirmary, John Sealy Hospital, First Baptist Church, 23rd St., Lucas Terrace apartments, harbor and wharf scenes, 19th St., Fort Crockett, St. Patrick's Church, Ursuline Academy, Market St., Ball High School, and Galveston Orphans Home. This collection consists of publicity photographs of Sea-Arama, an aquatic amusement park in Galveston (1965-1990). General city views. They have been separated from the Committees Research Index (MSS #2002-0039). Of special interest: Scull and Fedford family,black schools in Galveston, prominent Galvestonians, parades and funerals. $87. Mostly images of Galvestonians used in human interest stories in the Galveston County Daily News. Photo Album #3, 1994-2000 Item 4. Published by the Port of Galveston Magazine. The companys main office was in Galveston. Andrew Augustus Gus Allen Sr. (1905-1988) was a black civic leader and businessman. Glass plate negatives discovered after Hurricane Alicia, 1983; owner and photographer unknown. Galveston, United States Costa Maya, Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Galveston, United States Itinerary details 84% off $1,889 $289 inside cabin per traveler 4 night Caribbean Royal Caribbean Intl Voyager of the Seas Aug 31, 2023 Sep 4, 2023 Galveston, United States Cozumel, Mexico Galveston, United States Itinerary details $290 James Gately was a local businessman and an amateur photographer. Staff discovered the slides and negative in the vault in 2011 and had them printed. Donated by Sanders Cazedessus. Photograph Collection, ca. Unknown children posing as "Autumn" and "Spring." late 1970s, early 1980s. Includes the exterior and interior views; many photos focus on the specific architectural detail. A more detailed sketch of his life and work record is located in the Subject File. This collection has been fully digitized, arranged by subject or creator. Approx. 200 postcards and one photograph). Mayor of Galveston, Texas,. Photos of grade raising, as well as general city views. Photographs compiled by Pamela Werner Gann of the Galveston seawall being built, a railroad trestle built during the construction of the Causeway, and houses damaged by an unspecified storm. Wichita Falls Timeline 1872-1993 City-County History 1786-2004 Mayors of Wichita Falls 1889-2012 Read the almost unbelievable story of the World's Smallest Skyscraper located in Downtown Wichita Falls. There are, broadly speaking, three forms of it: the mayor-council form the commission form and the city or council-manager form. Contact prints made from negatives loaned by Robert M. Armstrong. 6 1994 (spring), 330 The former Dickinson and League City railroad depots, now located on FM 517 at Kellner Dr. as community museums 1994 (spring), 331 Aerial view of the Village of Bayou Vista 1994 (spring), 332 Aerial view of the Village of Tiki Island 1994 (spring), 333 Jamaica Beach View of City Hall and Mary Star of the Sea Mission Church in the 16600 block of Hwy. The images date circa 1940. The album was created by Mr. Sam Tipp and given as a gift to Mrs. Effie Erwin Nevill ca 1902 before her marriage. Approx. The last American Indian group on Clear Creek was the Akokisa (or Orcoquiza) who occupied the region from Galveston Bay north to present-day Conroe, Texas. Oliver Approx. The contents include copies of newspaper articles, obituaries, family records (including a family tree for the Kauffman/Stubbs families), photographs of individuals and groups, and postcards. Title: Souvenir of the Galveston Fire Department 1897. The public workforce system in the 13-county Houston-Galveston region of Texas. [1] The recall effort failed to collect enough signatures to force a recall election. 1895. This collection consists of 16 cartes de visites from the Confederate Signal Corps Blockade Runner Album kept by Lt. Albert Lindsay who was stationed in Houston. Collection, 1976; 3 slide trays, 1 cassette tape. 409-770-5455. A collection of 17 color photographs taken by Gary Jackson, featuring the Texas Heroes Monument, Mardi Gras 1991, West Galveston Island, the Seawall, fishing piers, residences on Avenue H/Ball Street, and the Flagship Hotel. Photos and negatives. H. Leonard 1879 The mid 1870s to the mid 1890s was the apex of Galveston's prosperity. Lexington (CVT-16) in ship channel), 49 Seawolf Park (showing U.S.S. Clara Marie Simmons or Mrs. S. Flowers, 21 Part of a ship on West Beach (showing Mrs. A.T. Simmons), 25 West End (showing Stephen P. Flowers), 29 Southeast corner of 19th and Ave. D, 36 Looking south on 21st St. to Ave. E (showing flooded street), 37 23rd and Blvd. People: Hildebrand Family Groups. In one of the most hotly contested races Galveston has seen in years, residents chose attorney Joe Jaworski to serve as their new mayor. The contents of the box had been given by Dr. Morgan to the Rosenberg Library. Collection, ca. Three folders and one album (rehoused but kept in original order). Proclamations; State of the City Address 2020; State of the City Address 2019; . Collection, ca 1880s-1970s; approx. Also included is a written history of the theater commemorating its 30th anniversary, dated 2007-2008. Projects: Various projects performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, along the Texas coast. Home City Government Mayor & City Council Past Mayors. Alaska Cruises. The photographs include Schornstein in U.S. Army uniform, surf bathing, the Central High School fire in Houston, and staff members of the Texas Company in Port Neches. In oversized drawers. J. It's a three-and-a-half mile extension of the Hardy Toll between the 610-North Loop and . Portrait cards of family and friends of John Woods Harris. Of special interest: George D. Morgan residence and George Sealy residence. Photos of San Antonio (SA) and Austin (AU). The Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau. 12002 State Hwy 6 | PO Box 950 | Santa Fe, Texas | (409) 925-6412 CITY, MAYOR Bayou Vista, Kenyon Courtney Dickinson, Veta Winick Santa Fe, Robert Cheek GOLIAD. In the index, dates of photographs are recorded in parentheses. James F. Smith of Arkansas took these photographs during his visit to Galveston during July 1937. The negatives are not organized in any particular way but are clearly labeled. This collection contains approx. Storm of 1909. The Great Seawall Protecting Galveston, Texas. Box 3 contains two folders of nitrate negatives. Of special interest: historical Galveston houses ca 1964, including Ashton Villa and Gresham residence; Washington Hotel fire on 23rd St and Mechanic taken in 1983; and aftermath of Hurricane Alicia (August 1983) in Galveston, Texas City and Houston. Four prints in color. C 1946 Industrial Convention, Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Oct. 17, 18, and 19th. The Rosenberg Library has photocopies only; location of the originals is unknown. Packet #2 includes causeway; floating drydock; Galvez Hotel (includes interior); G & I railroad ferry; Crystal Palace bathhouse (includes swimming pool); Galveston harbor; Murdoch's Bathhouse; Seawall; Hurricane of 1909; Fort Crockett; Bolivar Lighthouse; G & I ferry. The Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston College, and the Marine Biomedical Institute were established. Naval Radio Station; loading & unloading; beach; wharf area; Chas/ Clarke (tugboat); Galveston Wharf Company locomotive; Mar de Irland (steamship); Eloise (boat); YMCA building; Galvez Hotel; streetcars; downtown views; Avenue J esplanade; warship; Texas Heroes Monument. Photographs document destruction around Galveston. Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. Black and white photographs and amateur snapshots. The role of Galveston as the principal port and gateway to the Southwest during the 19th Century has placed the entire city in a unique position in relation to the history of Texas. Special Collections are photograph collections donated by creators or collectors of the material. Of special interest: commercial, churches, hospitals, hotels, residences, monuments, recreation, and transportation in Galveston. B. Sabin 1874-83 Color slides taken in 1964 and 1983; 62 items. The names of steamships are italicized. Available prints are highlighted. See first folder for detailed inventory. 5 Ave. D. facing 25th St.; Vics Jewelry & Loans (left). 18 Souvenir Folder of Galveston and Galveston Beach, Texas, 1 Calypso (exploration vessel) and Cousteau, Jacques, 8 Apache (reel ship) (missing 6/28/2013), 9 Ships (re Ashley Lykes; Mallory Lykes; Lorado Taft), 12 Todd Shipyards. Photographs & Book Plates, ca. B'nai Israel Congregation synagogue. ), 201 The Strand at 24th St. 1942 (June), 207 Interior view of City Auditorium [1944], 208 St. Marys Cathedral School [1949] (Item given this number in original inventory not in file) 211 Mary Patrick Negro Young Womens Christian Association Home, 2823 Ave. K [1940s], 220 Aerial view of the Texas City Disasters aftermath with acres of scorched earth 1947 (Apr. Galveston, Texas. Office Office Holder (409) Phone / Fax; Mayor: Craig Brown (409) 797-3510: Council Member: Michael "Mikey" Bouvier (409) 797-3510 . The slides were taken by Rose (1848-1926), a Galveston photographer who was later active in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City. Stubbs 1960, Events and Candidates (may be incomplete! Donated by Linda Garcia in memory of Beulah Lewis, the owner of the photos. Album #2: Meetings at La Porte, Galveston Island, and San Jacinto Battleground, 1910-1919. A listing of the images is included in the album, although it does not completely correspond to the arrangement of the negatives. Album donated by the Rice University Fondren Research Center, Sept. 2000. 300 items. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. 25 items. Family photos. I, and Ave. J. Donor: Phyllis S. Aumen. Issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco, Cal. Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Madrid. This collection consists of materials removed from an album compiled very likely by a member of the Stubbs family. [Martin Weinzophoel]. _____ Greyenbuehl (St. Joseph's Church), John Hourigan, Fr. I [1921], 79A Original Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church, 412 -18th St. [1921], 79B Central Presbyterian Church, 2120 Winnie [1920], 80 Galveston Ice & Cold Storage Company [1921], 81 Galveston Brewing Company bottling works [1921], 86 Scandinavian Methodist Church, 302-17th St. [1910] (Item having this number in original inventory not in file), 87 Congregation Ahavas Israel, 2618 Ave. The images may have been from an exhibited entitled Old Galveston, prepared by library curator Lise Darst in the Harris Gallery during the late 1980s or early 1990s. Of special interest: Association meeting in San Jacinto Park on 19th Street; Walk Against Crime; Leeland Van Derventer, president of the Association. Booklet Harbor Defenses of Galveston, Fort Crockett, Texas, ca. 33 Douvrys Seawall Caf and Dodgem during the Hurricane of 1932. 35 Crossover complete at Crystal Palace-Salt Water Park, 1925. Galveston Postcard Collection, 1874-1929. 100 color snapshots of wooden fishing vessels from the Galveston Area. Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. Eaton Chapel, First Lutheran Church, Flood & Calvert Building, Galveston (city),Galveston Island, E. S. Levy & Company building, Powhatan House, St. Mary's Cathedral, Scottish Rite Masonic Order, Leon Smith, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Williams-Tucker residence. Mary Get in Touch (409) 763-8854 ext. 1930] (Not listed in original inventory), 139B John P. Deppens Restaurant, 3838 Seawall Blvd. Cavalla; federal quarantine station (background), 53 Garten Verein; Ursuline Convent (background) (pm 1912), 55 Church Street, showing St. Marys Cathedral and Jean Laffite Hotel (pm 1958), 58 Tabernacle of the 33rd Street Methodist Church (Central Methodist Church) (ca. Of special interest: Ave. D; Seawall and beach; Galvez Hotel; City Park; bathhouse; causeway; harbor; Confederate Heroes Monument; Bolivar Lighthouse; G. & I. Shows Seawall railing. See a complete inventory included with the photocopies. 1917-18), Stubbs, Theodore B. After the storm, the 16-foot-high, 17-foot-wide seawall was begun; the first section was completed in 1904. standing next to streetcar track; sand drifts on both sides of track, 57 Men standing or seated; demolished buildings (background), 58 Wrecked freight cars (foreground); grounded steamship (background)/Destroyed railroad track and derailed interurban car, 62 Group of men and women standing in the middle of debris-strewn intersection, 65 Work train with pile drive at work atop of temporary trestle, 66 Bystanders seated and standing, some of them observing a heavily damaged Crab Pavilion along Seawall Boulevard (background), 67 Wreckage/Overturned residence and other damaged houses, 69 Same structures as in #68 but viewed from a different angle, 70 Wrecked buggies in a pile in the middle of flooded 24th Street (showing Alba Hotel, 420 24th Street, and signs for Malloys and C.S. The Great Seawall, Galveston, Tex. Staff separated these images from the Bert Carson Armstead Papers (MSS #89-0019). Other views of aftermath at Seabrook, Deepwater, Virginia Point, and Pasadena. ); ca. The series are the same as those in the records. B. Donated by Jeanne Whittington, who worked in public relations at Sea-Arama. [1930], 140 St. Johns Lutheran Church [1930], 144 Market St. looking west from 20th St. before the sidewalks were narrowed to widen the street in the spring of 1930 [1920s], 145A Market St. looking east from 25th St. after the sidewalks were narrowed in order to widen the street in the spring of 1930 [1930s], 145B Purdys Book Store, 2717 Ave. D [1925] (Not listed in original inventory), 146 Drays loaded with cotton at Pier 39 [1930], 147 Fishermans Wharf Market early 1930s, 148 Texas Star Flour & Corn Mills, 2028 Ave. A [1931], 150 The new United States Public Health Service Hospital, 4400 Ave. N 1932 (fall), 154 The new Galveston Municipal Airport. The album includes images of Admiral Dewey's victory parade in New York City, children in Galveston, Ashton Villa, bathhouses, wharves, and circus animals marching through Galveston's downtown. 1 17th Street Fishing Pier facing Gulf of Mexico. Shelved in oversized drawers. Railroad ferry; Tremont St.; Texas Heroes Monument; Brazos (steamer); U.S. Life Saving Station and Federal Immigration Station; oleanders; cotton. Item List:File 1. April 15, 1876. The 17th Street Rattlesnakes were an informal neighborhood youth athletic group formed in the early to mid 1930s. Harry 8 Palms across street from 1012 33rd St. 10 Union Depot and Kopperl Memorial Park (1910), 11 Union Depot and Panama Hotel (shows, left, construction area of new Union Depot, ca. Charming 2-story 1935 Victorian home in the Galveston Historical District (previously owned by Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas), walking distance to Seawall. Album #1: 1950s-1960s, of special interest: Splashday parade (1953), Labor Day parade (1957) featuring Central High School band, flooded downtown and damage following Hurricane Carla (1961), Moody Civic Center under construction, amusement park on the Pleasure Pier, interior of Adler's Fountain Supply, views of various older buildings, houses, monuments, older neighborhoods west of 25th Street; new Central High School building (1957). 40 b/w snapshots. Bicentennial by the Viewfinders camera club. Includes children's portraits of Jane Burton and [J.] Married Nancy J. Nicholson (1861-1938) near Clear Lake, 1881. Of special interest: 20th St looking from Ave P; looking northwest from 12th St and Broadway; Elevator A; 14th St and Ave K; 15th St and beach; Grand Opera House; Sol Bromberg residence (2509 Ave I; three duplicate views). 40 items, some stored in oversized. 220 items. Photographs, snapshots, negatives, and postcards separated from MSS #89-0017, Anne Ammons Brindley & Walter E. Grover Papers. Photos by John C. Garner Jr.; approx. I).A panoramic photograph of the engineer department of the Galveston-Houston Breweries, 1937, has been transferred to oversize Photo Albums & Special Collections (also as #107). Stored in oversized drawers. Locations include Galveston, Texas City,and Houston. This collection has been transferred into the general slide boxes into appropriate G-files, and Name files. Caplen moved to La Porte and served as mayor, ca. Includes photos of Admiral Stephen Walter; meetings, banquets, and other events; ships (including several views of USS Texas) and pleasure boats owned by Walter and other members. The lantern slides were donated or purchased. The City of Galveston recorded the deed to Pelican Island in the county Clerk's Office in 1872. 1941-1943.Portfolio of photographs. Darst Creek. Zion Lutheran Church was founded as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1892. Justice of the Peace 3. Rice was a big business for Houston, there were many plants around including the old Uncle Ben's located at Westheimer and Synott Rd. 16 After the Flood, Galveston, Texas. Msgr. Photographs, photocopies, news clippings, and ephemera. Originally owned by Emma H. Rosenthal, donated by her niece Yvette C. Rosenthal in 1999 through John Hyatt. Photographs removed from Clarke & Courts records, Manuscript Collection No. Color snapshots. 1894 Grand Opera House as movie theatre. Also included is the July 4, 1999 issue of Texas: Houston Chronicle Magazine. (showing Murdochs Bathhouse), 38 Balinese Room, 21st and Blvd. W. Grahn 1865-68 Demolished freight cars, 29th & A. Showing in background smoke w[h]ere cremating the dead., 2. Donor: Jean Mills. Looking down from Hotel Galvez. Photos from John Hanna's daughter, Martha Henslee. The three quarter color bust of Allen in his uniform is two and a half inches tall by two inches wide. Of special interest: Galveston harbor and views of various boats and ships; people on the beach; Texas Heroes Monument; Murdoch's Bathhouse; Gulf View Hotel; residences along Ave J; cactus growing in Texas City. Comprised of photographs taken in the late 1970s to the early 1990s, this collection has a variety of subjects such as: Architecture, Business & Commercial, Ceremonies/Awards, Ribbon Cutting, Culture, Education, Events, Flora and Fauna, Fundraising, Government, Medicine, Organization, Other Cities and Places, People, Social Science, Sports & Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, and many other subjects. Donor: Jessica Blair (daughter-in-law of James Blair). Approx. ; 102 photographic postcards and prints. James Photos of Shriner party train trip to and from San Francisco via Canada. Donated by Robert L. Browning, March 1996. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County is seeking your opinion about a major transportation project. incomplete!) Houston Life: Watch The Latest Show. Zero Report ( pdf) ( csv) Election Night First Results ( pdf) ( csv) Election Night Second Results ( pdf) ( csv) Collection, 1861--1865, 16 items, 1 empty album. S. York 1923-33 This collection has been separated from MSS #2012-0004, Oppe/Hildebrand/Echols Papers. Collection, ca 1895-1901; approx. Oscar Photograph album, [1880s], 1919-21; 1 item. 6 1980 (Feb.), 311 Texas City Frank Davison residence, 109 3rd Ave. N [1980], 314 St. Pauls Methodist Church, 1425 Broadway [1980], 315 La Marque Pauls Union Church, 1709 Oak St. [1982], 316 Reedy Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Church [1984], 317 Holiday Innl, 5002 Seawall Blvd. Approx.100 items. Men, women and children posed, ca early 1900s, none are identified. Of special interest: Heidenheimer Castle, Ursuline Convent, Darragh home. Artificial collection. 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