past mayors of galveston, tx

The postcards date from circa 1874 to 1929, with the bulk of the postcards dating from 1905 to 1920. Photographs taken of the interior features of the Buccaneer Hotel before being demolished in 1999. 823 items. Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico/In the Surf, Showing Murdochs Bath House at Galveston, Texas, New Municipal Free Fishing Pier, Galveston, Texas. Exterior views of buildings include: Clarke-Jockusch residence, Gottlob Building (Ave D--2517), Hughes Building, J. E. Josey cabin (Houston), H. B. Moore residence (Texas City), Triple XXX Thirst Station (Seawall Boulevard), Wesley Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church, and an unidentified two-story residence. The collection includes the contents of a photograph album. This collection has been fully digitized and is available in the Archives Catalog, arranged by subject or creator. Printed illustrations of San Antonio. [1921], 88B First Methodist Episcopal Church, South [1915] (Not listed in original inventory), 89 German Evangelical Association Church, 1828 Ave. H [1915] (Number assigned to another photo in original inventory), 94 DeRango Auto Company, 1913 -23rd St. [1923], 100 Port Bolivar Jefferson, one of the Galveston-Bolivar ferries [1925], 101 New ten-room camp apartment at Hawkins Tourist Camp, 15th and Seawall [1924], 102 Hawkins Tourist Camp Ground, 15th and Seawall [1925], 105 Dickinson George Warriner Home, 1600 block of Pine Dr. [1925], 106 Brown Villa near Dickinson on Humble Camp Rd. He oversaw construction of the East End Extension of the Seawall (1918-1925). In the past, jurisdictions from around the nation have stepped up to help Harris County when we need it the most. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. Donated by Jeanne Whittington, who worked in public relations at Sea-Arama. Booklet Harbor Defenses of Galveston, Fort Crockett, Texas, ca. [1929], 134 Texas Sugar Refining Company plant in southeast Texas City [1930], 138 Ferry boat Jefferson crossing from Galveston to Port Bolivar. Store on Postoffice Street both at its opening in 1947 and after the store's remodeling in 1955. These were separated from the Robert A. Nesbitt papers (MS #92-0020). busted mugshots galveston countydoes keegan allen have a child 26th February 2023 . Of special interest: fire engine (horse drawn), Old City Hall--rebuilt as a fire station, and 1900 Storm damage. Photographs taken circa 1930 of the Galveston Seawall, a swimming pool, a pier, and an unidentified building. These photographs concern activities of the U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Committee, Galveston, which Darst headed. Events: This series includes Mardi Gras, parades, parties, and UTMB events. Young men met to play baseball, football, basketball, hockey, stickball and marbles. 1937), 113 Sportsmans Club (68th Block on Broadway), 114 Ladies Dining Room, Caf Opera (interior view), 115 Seawall Caf, 17th & Boulevard (interior view), 116 Old Mexico Restaurant, 2201 61st Street (interior view), 118 Sea-Arama Porpoise Jumping through Hoop, 120 Electric Park Hales Tours of the World (pm 1906), 125 Foreign Ships in Galveston Harbor (pm 1910), 129 Greeting from Galveston Dredge boat Holm, D and 22nd St., looking west, 130 Grade raising End of discharge pipe (showing marker pole), 131 Grade raising End of discharge pipe (16th St. south of Broadway, looking north), 132 Galveston Palms (fish pond at 2400 Broadway, George Sealy Residence, ca. Approx. Album. Harm operated and managed the Mountain Speedway roller coaster, Old Mill, and other beachfront attractions. A more detailed inventory is in the first folder within the collection, Collection, 1914-1977; approx. Photos taken by Morris of causeway-related scenes. Of special interest: Broadway Public School at 38th and Broadway; exceptional image of the County Courthouse. See first folder in the collection for a complete inventory. 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). Negatives and duplicate prints of photos taken during survey. Activities commemorating the Library's 75th anniversary. Donated by Danny Allen (son of Gus Allen and Galveston City Councilman) in 1995. The Galveston and Texas History Center contains of over 100,000 photographs, prints, and postcards that date from the 1850s to the 2000s. People standing on Seawall looking down at beach. Ed Hildebrand stayed there with his daughter Ruth (1921-2005) when the storm struck and water in the street downtown rose to about 5 feet. Victor H. Leonard 1879 Transferred from Gonzales Family Papers,MSS # 87-0035 + oversize. Yarbrough's resignation letter said. Photographs and Negatives, circa 1947-1948; 20 photos; 3 negatives. 1965), 96 Half-Million-Dollar City Hall and Auditorium, 97 Court House (showing U.S. Court of Covil Appeals), 99 Reading Room and Library, Scottish Rite Cathedral (interior view), 101 Rosenberg School (showing Rosenberg fountain (foreground)) (pm 1919), 108 Towboat Going Through Lift Bridge of New Causeway (showing tugboat), 111 The Old Way/The New Way (Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railway on Causeway), 112 Johns Famous Oyster Resort, 7500 Broadway (ca. Showing the construction of the Sea Wall, Galveston. Pages in category "Mayors of Galveston, Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. Photo Album #4, 2000 Item 5. Lantern slides used to illustrate Raimundo de Ovies' lectures on civic art, American sculpture, and American mural painting. 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. We can't make these things up. Exterior and interior views of the auditorium. [2] Nearly 3,000 signatures were needed to force a recall election. 1895. Copies of the pages of the album are available for public use. Of special interest: oleanders and palms, 31st St and Ave O; aerial view of Galveston; Trinity Episcopal Church; Rosenberg Library; looking east from 27th St and Ave J; St. Mary's Cathedral; Edward Berge sculpture "Wildflower"; City Auditorium mural (William Steene, painter). 31 Scene on Market St. (shows Daferners Book Store), 36 Snow in Galveston March 10, 1932 (shows snowman), 38 Greetings from Galveston, Texas (shows Murdochs Bathhouse), 39 Galveston Island (aerial view of Galveston), 41 Greeting from Galveston, Texas (packet, with images of Texas Heroes Monument, grade raising, Electric Park, and Rosenberg Library), Business activities: FF2, FF14, FF15, FF16, FF17, Central High School (Houston, Texas): FF9, FF10, Pen-and-ink drawings (by R. H. Schornstein): FF17, Surf bathing, FF1, FF2, FF3, FF6, FF8, FF9, 6th St. Clara Simmons and her little sister Nellie, 2 6th St. looking toward Ave. J (showing motorcycle), 17 Near 25th and Blvd. Taken by Thomas G. Rice, donated by Dr. E. Burke Evans. after storm. Galveston Sites: Robertson documented local historical architecture. Many of the portraits were taken in Charlottesville, Virginia. Box 4: E. S. Levy & Company employees (include Afro-Americans), E. S. Levy & Company advertisements published in the Galveston Daily News and Tribune, wedding, Hurricane Carla aftermath (includes Ursuline Academy, St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral School, Robert Layton, Central Park, Kirwin Home, and First Presbyterian Church). 220 items. She had one son, who lived in Washington, DC, at the time of her death. Taken in France; show camp and combat scenes; war hospitals; parades and Allied dignitaries including Gen. Jack Pershing. Album, ca. Loose material from this album has been separately foldered (includes Kotton Karnival Kidds ephemera). 1900 Storm Collection; 9 items (36 photographs). Of special interest: car races on the seawall; Lucas Apartments at 14th and J; various photos of boats and ships. Copied from the original scrapbook loaned by Margaret Tuma through the Moore Memorial Library, Texas City. Shelved in oversized drawers. Of special interest: Construction of island and mainland sections; Virginia Point; Texas Heroes Monument; First Baptist Church. 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. These items were separated from MSS #97-0014, Wechsler Family Papers.Three albums: Album of b/w snapshots ca 1910s-1920s. A. Stewart 1940-58 Miscellaneous: These include unidentified photographs. Kathleen McCumber. The 1900 Storm album includes: views of Hildenbrand (C.) & Co. mill; Elevator A; morgue; removal of debris at 21st St and Ave R 1/2; loading barge with dead; railroad cars; Ritter's Cafe; Marx & Blum; looking for dead at Ave P and 23rd St; Dulitz (Ernest) Furniture; Grand Opera House; debris at Ave M and 15th St; Purcell (James C.) residence; Grand Hotel; burning dead; First Baptist Church; beach looking north; Sacred Heart Church; Post Office St looking east from 22nd St;15th St and Ave K; 24th St and Ave O; 19th St and Ave O; burying dead; Kory residence; St. Joseph Church; Galveston Orphans Home; wharf; 27th St and Ave L; St. Patrick's Church; Elevator B; Galveston City Company railway powerhouse; Jockusch & Davidson elevator; Pier 24; 23rd St and Ave P; Galveston Cotton Mills; Spencer (Stanley G.) residence; 35th St between Ave N 1/2 and O; Spanish steamer at Pier 20; [Bath Ave] Public School and [Letitia Rosenberg] Women's Home; Lucas Terrace; St. John's Church; 17th St and Ave L. The 1915 Storm photographs include views of business and commercial buildings (Harbor Hotel); causeway;harbor (sailing vessel Galveston; steamers Morawitz and Ribston); railroads; residences; Seawall Boulevard (arranged by intersecting streets). Donated by Robert L. Browning, March 1996. Also, a photo of FDRs visit to Galveston in 1937. #65, Album #9. Galveston Postcard Collection, 1874-1929. Misc. The album includes portraits of Hyacinth Moser (1861-1881), Fr. Martin [Weinzophoel] (St. Joseph's Church), children and infants, gravesite, and miscellaneous residences (not in Galveston). Photograph of the Seawall enclosed by a crab. Collection, [1920s], 1959-1963; approx. See first folder for detailed inventory. Stubbs 1960, Events and Candidates (may be incomplete! Collection, ca. People: Photographs of Robertson, her family, friends, and alumni, staff, and faculty of UTMB. Collection of Paul H. Naschke & Della Brison Naschke Photographs. 1916-1922; 3 photograph albums. Other copies of this album have been cataloged. Thirty-two views, mostly cyanotypes, of street and harbor scenes in Europe. Of special interest: officers, training, gun placements, range-finding equipment. 1917-18), Stubbs, Theodore B. They were separated from his papers (see MSS # 88-0006). The Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston College, and the Marine Biomedical Institute were established. Galveston photographers include Fred W. Bartlett, Blessing & Bro., and Philip.H. Photos and maps prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Album, 1875; 1 volume (and one duplicate). Galveston, TX 77551. Of special interest: Seawall (original, east end), Ball High School, Ave J, Galveston Boat Club House and Concho (steamer), Ashbel Smith Building and John Sealy Hospital, and panorama of Galveston looking west from the County Courthouse. Fishing Grounds, Galveston, Tex. Of special interest: Darragh residence; several downtown buildings and businesses; James Michener in Galveston; Princess Annes visit; Towler-Shelton wedding; Nicholas Clayton Day. GTHC staff found this collection in a wooden map case drawer in April 1992. 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. 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. Taken of various Galveston structures during research for A Guide to Historic Galveston, co-authored by Douglas A. Zwiener and Elisabeth F. Darst. (Unable to find all items 8/26/94). 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. Photo Album #1, 1994 Item 2. Arthur L. Davis (1875-1915) was married to Agnes Trube Davis, with daughter Drusilla. 1908-1911, used for correspondence between Galveston and La Marque. Collection of the working papers used for the book on Henry Rosenberg published by the Rosenberg Library in 1918. 44 Aves. Includes the exterior and interior views; many photos focus on the specific architectural detail. 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. 500 items, Mostly negatives and a few prints produced by Galveston photographer Mary Clayton. Projects include: Aransas Pass; Bolivar Anchorage; Brazos Island Harbor, Brazos-Santiago Pass; Brazos River, Lock & Dam No. 1915), 133 Tropical Scenery (behind Garten Verein, looking north) (pm 1913), 134 Flowers and Palms (front yard of James Moreau Brown residence) (ca. late 1970s, early 1980s. Photographic Collection, 1965-1990; 183 photos; 49 slides; 8 items. 1918), Albon Rose and Daddy [Roy Harm], Sunday, Jan. 13, 1929, 8 Mountain Speedway Facing east toward Galvez Hotel, 1925, 12 Train Roy Harris built for park in Galveston, TX, 22 Debris on top of the Seawall after Hurricane Carla; Seawall caf (background), 23 Residences along a debris-strewn street after Hurricane Carla, 24-27 Dreamland Caf during Hurricane Carla. Brewer W. Key residence, 2525 Broadway [1930], 2. They have been separated from the Committees Research Index (MSS #2002-0039). CITY, MAYOR Goliad, William J. Schaefer GONZALES. 250 color slides dated 1960s to 1995, many depicting buildings demolished since then. The Treasure Island of America. This collection documents several families that lived in Galveston and other localities in southeast Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Contact prints of glass negatives in private collection. The collection includes photographs, postcards, and original drawings. Of special interest: Album #1: aerial views, city officials, typical Japanese food; Album #2: Niigata in winter, festivals and celebrations, detailed map of the city; Album #3: dramatic photos of Niigata following the June 16, 1964 earthquake, and the city after reconstruction; Album #4: various school activities (Niigata High School?). Color snapshots and negatives. 26 Galveston & Interstate ferry bringing train across bay from Bolivar to Galveston. (409) 763-8854 ext. 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. An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner; Adrian F. Levy. This collection was transferred to the general slide boxes into G-5926 and Spec. Staff separated the items from MSS #2004-0006, a research collection compiled by Virginia E. Eisenhour, a Galveston author, for a possible book on Menard. Donated by Linda Garcia in memory of Beulah Lewis, the owner of the photos. Collection, ca. Album, 1900; 1 volume of exceptionally good images showing the storm damage. A complete inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. Enjoying the Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico, at Galveston, Texas/Come on in, the Water is Fine. Murdochs Bathhouse and beach. In 1914, the Houston Ship Channel was deepened, which took much of Galveston's trade. General city views. 6; Union Depot (verso), 10 View of Jetties, Galveston; Battle ship Texas (verso), City Hall (old) Fire Chiefs Office: 25, Fire stations: 31, 51, 63, 75, 83, 91, 99, Brush Electric Light and Power Company: 44 (including equipment), Galveston Cotton Exchange & Board of Trade: 28 (interior), 30, Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railway: 41, Miller & Vidor Lumber Company: 48 (interiors), Ott (Charles) Monument Works: 80 (interior), Palace Billiard and Pool Room: 34 (interiors), Schram (Dave) Clothing Company: 38 (interior). Probably the best photos of Galveston during its heyday. Portraits of Charles Fowler, Minna Wolfe Fowler, Mary Boothe Fowler, and other family members. In the index, dates of photographs are recorded in parentheses. Transferred from MSS #91-0008. Donor: Jean Mills. The images date from approximately 1898 to 1900, when Sweeney was a young teenager. Zion Lutheran Church was founded as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1892. Album owned by Charles Fowler. The city's election is the latest example of a churn in urban politics in the pandemic's aftermath. Staff found The stereopticon slide in the Rosenberg Wing attic in 2010. Horse-and-buggy driving along beach below Seawall. Photographs, snapshots, and negatives separated from Robert A. Nesbitt Papers, 88-0021. B. Andrews 1857-60 A John M. Allen (soldier) C Jan Coggeshall K Isaac Herbert Kempner T Lyda Ann Thomas Leslie A. Thompson The collection includes negatives, positive copies made from scans, loose photographs, and three slides. Most are copies of photos belonging to the Rosenberg Library. Texas (battleship); boats; ships; Morgans Point; Houston Ship Channel; South Jetty lighthouse; fire engine; oleanders; pilot boats. The collection contains images of the Clark family before and after they emigrated from England, the exterior and interior of their homes in Galveston, as well as photographs of Galveston beaches, other Texas cities, and Washington, D.C. (re: fire). Of special interest: Association meeting in San Jacinto Park on 19th Street; Walk Against Crime; Leeland Van Derventer, president of the Association. He helped organize the Galveston City Company in 1838. Of special interest: Ave. D; Seawall and beach; Galvez Hotel; City Park; bathhouse; causeway; harbor; Confederate Heroes Monument; Bolivar Lighthouse; G. & I. Postcard Collection, ca. Donated by Linda McBee, June 2000. Photograph postcards of European royalty from the Reymershoffer family. [1926], 115 Gill Building, as seen from 21st St. looking north towards Market St. [1927], 116 Silbermann Flats Building, 23rd St. and Ave. N [1927], 117 American National Insurance Company, northeast corner of 21st St. and Ave. D [1927], 118 Crystal Palace and Murdochs Bathhouse [1927], 124 U.S. Army Air Corps planes at Fort Crockett [1927], 129 League City Pavilion at Galveston County Park [1929], 130 Miramar Tourist Courts, 3402 Seawall Blvd. These are snapshots of buildings and city directory advertisements and lithographs of business buildings. G. K. Jorgensen, owner of Palace. 1903*. TX 75098 Main #: 972-516-6000 Monday - Friday. The Photo Albums and Special Collections contain photos on a variety of subjects, families, and events. 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. 150 photographs of Henry Rosenberg, his wife Mollie Macgill Rosenberg, their trip to Switzerland, Mr. Rosenbergs birthplace, and the family grave plot in Boston. : 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. Theodore Donor: Robert Boye, grandson of William Ross. Collection, 1984, 1986; approx. 1930s-1980s; ca. Keystone View Co. 17 Blown Out into the Gulf. The three quarter color bust of Allen in his uniform is two and a half inches tall by two inches wide. Available prints are highlighted. Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Of special interest: stranded vessels at wharf, looter, looking north from Ursuline Academy showing wrecked Negro high school (duplicate),Galveston Orphans Home, 33rd St and Ave M (two duplicates), searching for dead, survivors on Mallory Line wharf, St. Patrick's Church, looking up 20th St. (city hall in background), Grand Opera House (duplicate), Galveston City Railway Company power house, sunken schooners, schoolhouse, burning bodies at 14th St and Ave J (Sacred Heart Church in background), Seawall (one duplicate), searching for dead, Sacred Heart Church, recovering bodies (one duplicate), Ursuline Academy, seeking valuables, First Baptist Church, and looking east from 13th St and Ave J. ), 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. 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. The Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. 25, 1951, the mayor of Texas' "sin city" defended his much-maligned constituents with the curious logic, "The people of Galveston ought to be commended for not being hypocrites!". Fourteen photos from 1947 and five from 1955. Some negatives are damaged (see Box 1). Last folder has a list of the photos but their original order could not be duplicated. Album 2 (A2) has duplicates of several Galveston-related images found in Album 1 (A1). Marys Cathedral, 17 St. Johns M.E. Painting by Julius Stocklfeth. There are also several photographs of the donors mother, Mabel Estell Holman Williamson. For detailed inventory, see the first folder in the collection. Fisher 1909-17 10,000 photos). The boom period of the "Queen City of the Gulf" ended with the great 1900 storm, which killed 6,000 people and left 8,000 homeless. B/w snapshots of the building at 2127 Strand in late 1969 and early 1970 before its remodeling. B. Sabin 1874-83 Michael Seeligson was the mayor of Galveston in 1853. Snapshots taken by Joseph L. Schlankey. The city furnished shipping, goods, money, and transportation necessary to settle the state, nurture its trade, and help accomplish its independence. C. Most of the negatives have not been developed; the more specific inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. Raymond Of special interest, vols. The collection is arranged in five series: Events, People, Galveston Sites, Subjects, and Travels. Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history Photo by Kevin M. Cox Sep 17, 2011 0 Centennial Chairman Emken Linton speaks about the four living Texas City mayors Matthew T. Doyle Carlos Garza Charles Doyle and D.D. Photos of an experiment using woven cane to construct jetties for the harbor entrance. B/w and color snapshots, commercial photographs, illustrations, color slides, approx. This collection is arranged in four series: People, Projects, Vessels, and Miscellaneous. Also included are photographs showing the aftermath of the Texas City Disaster (April 16, 1947). B. Root 1853-57 Shows completed section and riprap. 400 items. 1894 Grand Opera House as movie theatre. Photographs and an autograph book formerly belonging to Ethel Mae Mais. 1905), 61 Broadway looking east from 24th St. (shows James Moreau Brown residence), 62 Greetings from Galveston, Texas Broadway and 15th St. looking east (1907). Offices. The City of Galveston is located on the upper Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico and occupies virtually all of a 32-mile-long island located approximately 2 miles off the Texas mainland 50 miles southeast of Houston, Texas. Of special interest: Lasker Home for Children; Jones (John M.) residence (Ave M--1725); Davis (James N.) residence (24th St--1315). Prints and information concerning the fire in the Ufford Building, southwest corner of 23rd Street and Mechanic, in 1977. This booklet includes photographs of street scenes, wharves, businesses, U.S. Army, and farming. This is a very good collection,however, some of the images are obscured by the damage on the original negatives. Donors will provide more information in the future. 100 color snapshots of wooden fishing vessels from the Galveston Area. Storm of 1909, showing Surf Bathhouse (background), Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. Photograph Collection, ca. 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. Luna Park (background). Job specializations: Sales. Collection, 1880s-1987, nd; approx. 32 folders with snapshots and two albums of color slides all taken by John Glowczski of UTMB in 1991. Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. 3000 items). James Gately was a local businessman and an amateur photographer. Chars. Of special interest: Oleander Festivals and parades, churches, Catholic priests and nuns, nurses, downtown parades, various larger buildings (Ball High, County Courthouse, Ursuline Academy, etc. From 1840 to 1870, the city was a major immigration port for over a quarter million Europeans. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. Some photos by professional photographer Tommy Rice, others are amateur snapshots. The earliest views of Galveston in the library's collection. 24, Galveston County, Texas for 1968-1969. Photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. Aerial view looking east 1947*. See first folder for detailed inventory. Of special interest: banquet; texas City Disaster ruins. B/w photographs ca 1860-1940s. The Miscellaneous Files (M-Files) contain photographs of areas outside of Galveston and Texas, including a rare photo of the Texas Infantry at Camp Quantico. Of special interest: Avenue K School; Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery; J. Galvestonians listened to the live broadcast returns of the Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier boxing match in Jersey City, New Jersey. Fraser arrived in the United States in 1909 and designed the Hotel Jean Laffite (1927), Buccaneer Hotel (1929), and other local buildings. "Moreau B. Sweeney, 244 Bdway, Galveston, Texas" is written inside the album. One album entitled "Vietta", by Lionel Simms. Photo by Kevin M. Cox As featured on Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history Donor: Joseph A. Maffei, Jr. Of special interest: Ink Spots (group; Oleander Festival; Spike Jones and Christy Mitchell; Seawall concert (next to Buccaneer Hotel); Bob Hope and Sheriff Frank Biaggne; Larry Kane Show with Texas state surfing champion. Shows Murdochs and Breakers. A. Gary 1885-89 350 color slides ca 1890s-1980s. Also includes photos of Augusta, Maine, a few Galveston residences (unidentified), Seawall Baseball Club, Pagoda Bathing Company, and an interior view of the SS Lusitania lounge. Collection, circa 1860-1865; ca. Collection, early 1880s; 24 stereopticon slides. Issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco, Cal. Texas (battleship) in Bolivar Roads). Large collection of photographs and negatives separated from the Porter Family papers (MS# 2016-0028). Thomas CITY, MAYOR Bayou Vista, Kenyon Courtney Dickinson, Veta Winick Santa Fe, Robert Cheek GOLIAD. Same as #34. Of special interest: damage shots of hotels Galvez, Seahorse, Flagship, Commodore, and San Luis hotels; Casa del Mar and Victorian condominiums; Enchanted Winds and Driftwood apartments; jetty; Fort Crockett; and Ivey Exxon Station. Collection, ca. James Church/Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Sealy Hospital/Harmony Hall/Henry Rosenberg Free School. Terminal building (right). Also included are a color postcard dated July 19, 1913 and addressed to Miss Tillie Hess of Galveston and a memorial card announcing the death of Mr. Anton Hess on November 9, 1904. 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. 4x5 color snapshots with some duplicates (16x20 size) stored in oversized. Loose photographs, and an album with numbered pages pertaining to Margaret Jeannetta Stafford and the Mary Kate Crow family. #14. W. Bruce Moss: A photograph of the storefront of W.B. 141* Souvenir of Galveston, Texas. The Special Collections contain photos that were donated as distinct collections or albums that are part of larger manuscript collections. 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