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John Henry Brown as of 1856-57 C. H. Leonard 1879 Lewis Fisher 1909-17 Isaac H. Kempner as of 1917-19 Adrian Levy as of 1935-39 H. Y. Cartwright, Jr. as of 1952-55 Theodore Stubbs 1960 Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!) Senate Bill 814, filed by Sens. 1906-1919; 26 items. Collection, 1907-1971, nd; 202 items. More specific inventory of images will be added later. Transferred from MSS #91-0008. John Chataignon dedication ceremony for Texas Historical, Marker and naming of 13th Street Nov. 17, 1991, at Sacred Heart Church. In the 1960s and early 1970s, there were forward looking innovations in Galveston. Harbor view. Transferred from Elissa Project Records. Stored in the oversized drawers. Photographs, snapshots, negatives, and postcards separated from MSS #89-0017, Anne Ammons Brindley & Walter E. Grover Papers. Stored in oversized drawers. Donated by Mrs. Buford C. Crossland; transferred from MSS #77-0026. Mostly unidentified photos. D Industrial Agents Convention, Buccaneer Hotel, Galveston, Texas, Sept. 25, 26 and 27, 1947. 200 items and one album. Two photograph albums contain personal snapshots. Building Inspection, 2nd floor, 7:30 am - 5:30 p 972-516-6420, permits@wylietexas.gov. C. December 6, 2022 General Election Runoff. Chicago Transparency Co.. 4 [Hotel Galvez interior view, showing main lobby]. These were transferred from the Museum, 1997. Lawder (1916-1991) worked 42 years for Todd Shipyard Co. on Pelican Island. 25), 33 Dickinson Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad station [1910], 35 Dickinson F.M. The firm was located on the south side of Water between 22nd Street and 23rd Street in Galveston (1884-85 city directory). Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. 32 Seawall and Seawall Boulevard; Crystal Palace Bathhouse (background). These visual collections include images of Galveston's buildings, citizens, social life, and environment. 220 items. Collection, ca. )of young Galveston women who Participated in the WW II program. Rough Sea at Galveston, Texas. Also included are nine autographed photographs of entertainers from the Grotto and Sui Jen clubs (later known as the Balinese Room) that were collected by Mais's paternal grandmother Louise V. Schooley, who worked at the clubs as a hat check girl in the 1920s. Of special interest: Ashbel Smith Building. Photos and negatives. Mint condition. The Treasure Island of America. T. Clark 1872-74 Scrapbooks. Negatives have been retained with the contact sheets. Listed on 2023-03-01. In 1891, the University of Texas Medical Branch was established. 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. Galveston.com is the official website of Galveston Island tourism & marketing, offering Galveston, Texas tourism information, events, restaurant & attraction information, hotel & vacation rental reservations, live webcams, and more. Donor: Michael Helfert. 1941-1943.Portfolio of photographs. Photographs taken of the interior features of the Buccaneer Hotel before being demolished in 1999. Mayor Mayor Mayor Dedrick Johnson, Sr. B. See a detailed inventory to the collection in the first folder. Of special interest: fire engine (horse drawn), Old City Hall--rebuilt as a fire station, and 1900 Storm damage. Packet #1 includes Municipal Building & Auditorium; Rosenberg Library; Texas State Medical College; Galveston County Courthouse; oleanders; Scottish Rite Cathedral; Morris Lasker playground; John Sealy Hospital; Union Station; City Park; U. S. Customs; Galvez. Originally stored in the Name File. Twenty nine color slides, ca 1960s-1973. Photos from John Hanna's daughter, Martha Henslee. Winner/Notes. An asterisk denotes a print donated by Westminster Presbyterian Church in 2007. Unidentified portrait of girl. ), jetty construction, 1875 Storm damage, 1900 Storm damage, Battle of Galveston, Harriett Lane. Subjects: John F. Smith residence; Wolfe residence. The photographs were not published in the book. Slides are now stored in slide boxes. See a detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. Alexander Albums, ca. 300 items, including oversized photos and 7 albums. Justice of the Peace 4. C 1946 Industrial Convention, Hotel Texas, Fort Worth, Oct. 17, 18, and 19th. For more information contact the Public Information Office at 940.761.7401 Black and white mounted photographs showing the aftermath of the 1900 storm, including downtown and residential vies, Texas Star Flour Mill, St. Marys Church, barge carrying bodies into Gulf of Mexico, survivors on board the boat Shadow looking for debris. 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. B. Andrews 1857-60 Slides. Views of palm trees and residences along Broadway. B/w and color snapshots, commercial photographs, illustrations, color slides, approx. Topics include: This collection also includes color prints made from slides of the mobilization effort to contain the Burmah Agate oil spill, 1980, and a streetcar belonging to the Galveston City Railway Company, [1870s]. Mrs. E. Pamer Giles (Edith Scrimgeour) Galveston postcards, ca. Also photographs from events in Galveston's black community, such as Juneteenth parades, Prayer Circle on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, and Community Christmas Party for the needy. 1363 b/w and 19 color. (re: fire). Shows Surf Bathhouse (backround) and Seawall. Photographer(s) unknown. The companys main office was in Galveston. Of special interest: Electric Park; several shots of the grade raising; Galveston Boat & Yacht Club; several interesting shots of boats and ships. Aerial view looking east 1947*. 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). Black and white photographs of Philip B. Mabry (1915-1997) while stationed at Fort Crockett in 1936-1937 during his service in the U.S. Navy. Pettus, a GTHC volunteer who died in 2005, donated this artificial collection. 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. See first folder for detailed inventory. Married Nancy J. Nicholson (1861-1938) near Clear Lake, 1881. [1911], 51 Gulf Lumber Company, 32nd St. and Ave. C [1915], 68A Federal Courthouse at 20th and Post Office; northeast view 1917 (Oct. 31), 70 St. Josephs School, 2208 Ave. K [1918], 73 Texas City Artesian Ice & Cold Storage Company, 912 11th Ave. N. [1919], 75 Looking north on 22nd St. from Ave. E [1920], 77 Old and new Santa Fe Railroad depots at 25th St. and Strand [1921], 78 Original Mount Olive Baptist Church, 3600 block of Ave. 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. 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. Also included are photographs of unidentified women, children, and other servicemen. This is a collection of black and white snapshots, approx. Two copies. Of special interest: Heidenheimer Castle, Ursuline Convent, Darragh home. Collection, 1920s, 1935-1969, nd; approx.125 items. Most photos published by M. H. Zahner and sold by Griffith & Griffith. [1900], 1-6 Galveston Municipal Airport (including an inventory of the images), 7-12 Residences in Hitchcock, La Marque, and Texas City, Texas. Most are copies of photos belonging to the Rosenberg Library. Donated by Admiral John Thiel in 1995. Mankey served as publicity director of the Galveston Beach Association. ), 221 The G.F. Wacker store in downtown Texas City, one of many local businesses to have its windows blown out as a result of the Grandcamp explosion. Also photos of places in Oklahoma and Iowa. Bicentennial by the Viewfinders camera club. 500 items, Mostly negatives and a few prints produced by Galveston photographer Mary Clayton. A. Boulmay 1966 These were separated from the Robert A. Nesbitt papers (MS #92-0020). _____ Amsted (St. Joseph's Church), Fr. The Rosenberg Library has photocopies only; location of the originals is unknown. 1-4: construction workers; vol. Photographs of servants who worked for the Clark family, such as Beatrice Howard, are also present. Also, a photo of FDRs visit to Galveston in 1937. For a detailed inventory, see the first folder in the collection. A listing of the images is included in the album, although it does not completely correspond to the arrangement of the negatives. Two Emil Bunjes drawings of the convent and the academy have been transferred to oversize Special Collections, as have photographs of graduating classes at Ursuline (1922-1967). Almost all photos in these collections may be ordered for publications, research, or personal use. Collection, 1908-1986, nd; approx. Photos showing members of old fishing community which has lived on the West End for several generations. Of special interest: 1950 Easter parade through Downtown; 1950 Splash Day parade; General Douglas MacArthurs visit to Galveston in June 1951. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Collection; ca. Of special interest: Hurricane--1943; Ave. G--919 (residence of John and Anna Tolex, his grandparents); Frank E. Simmen (captain of the Port of Galveston). H. Three teachers are unidentified. 1910*. The public workforce system in the 13-county Houston-Galveston region of Texas. Photographs were taken all over Galveston Island, showing damage and debris caused by the storm. Owned by Mrs. Emil Wieselberg. 34 John Palmer, J. R. Bowers (grandfather), and Billy Morrison, 1926. Mayor Turner has referred to the petition and other statements made by 4 Families representatives as a "smear . Photographer: Susan Shaw. 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. G Mayors of Galveston, Texas (5 P) H Hispanic and Latino American mayors in Texas (19 P) Mayors of Houston (1 C, 39 P) L Mayors of Laredo, Texas (6 P) Mayors of Lubbock, Texas (6 P) P Mayors of Plano, Texas (6 P) S Mayors of San Antonio (29 P) W Mayors of Waco, Texas (5 P) Pages in category "Mayors of places in Texas" 1903*. Due to the fragile nature of the album, researchers are permitted to use photocopies only. ), Postmasters at Galveston, 1846-1970 (may be Images of Galveston's businesses, homes, beaches, monuments, and events may be found among the postcards. Donated by Linda Garcia in memory of Beulah Lewis, the owner of the photos. Of special interest: exterior and interior shots of the Quarantine Station, ANICO building and the downtown area, sunset scenes and the Bolivar ferry. Kept in Mary Moody Northen Maritime History Collection on the 2nd floor. The collection also includes photo-postcards of U.S. Battleships Florida and Utah in Galveston. Few family and friends photos, none are identified. Of special interest: steam tug. Portrait cards of family and friends of John Woods Harris. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. PoliticalGraveyard.com The photographs include one group photo of the Ball High School Class of 1936 50th Reunion, held at the Balinese Room on October 25, 1986, featuring Mais's mother Ethel Heuman, and two aerial photos of Galveston circa-1950s. Misc. Seawall, Beach and Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, Sea Wall by Moonlight,Galveston, Texas 1906*, Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. Greetings from Galveston, Texas. Galveston photographers include Fred W. Bartlett, Blessing & Bro., and Philip.H. [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. Collection, ca. One album (containing snapshots, professionally made photographs, and postcards) loose photographs, and newspaper clippings, ca. 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!". 150 photographs of Henry Rosenberg, his wife Mollie Macgill Rosenberg, their trip to Switzerland, Mr. Rosenbergs birthplace, and the family grave plot in Boston. Large collection of photographs and negatives separated from the Porter Family papers (MS# 2016-0028). The collection consists mostly of Galveston beach and street scenes. It also includes snapshots of the Storm of 1943. Kathleen McCumber. 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: antique doll photos. The Great Seawall, Galveston, Tex. 1932, 160 Fort Crockett officers housing, 4400 block of Seawall Blvd. General city views taken by Maurer. 400 photographs. After the storm, the 16-foot-high, 17-foot-wide seawall was begun; the first section was completed in 1904. These materials were housed together in a metal box. Another copy of this album is in the 25th St File. Chars. South San Francisco, California, United States. Originally kept in a black album, the photos were removed but kept in their original order. Martin Weinzophoel (St.Joseph's Church), old Ursuline Convent parlor, Bishop [Claude Marie] Dubuis, Fr. 19 Galveston Disaster. His mother died in 1823, and his father left him in the care of friends and relatives. In oversized drawers. 9978 Collection, 1991-92; 73 items. 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. 7. These were discovered in a transfer box in the rear of the vault in December 1989. Photograph of the mayor of League City, Joe Lamb, driving a maroon antique car down Kansas Street in the 34th annual League City Village Fest parade. Job specializations: Sales. 2 Seawall; debris on Seawall Boulevard; boiler house and Galvez Hotel (right), 3 Man and woman standing in front of wrecked houses, 4 People walking on top of Seawall and on Seawall Boulevard; woman seated on wrecked bench in middle of Boulevard, 5 People walking through flooded downtown street, 6 Casino (23rd and Seawall Boulevard), showing collapsed wall, 7 Casino, showing damaged and collapsed walls, 9 Locomotive and derailed freight cars, 11 Two derailed freight cars and torn up railroad track, 12 Mosquito Fleet High & Dry, Galveston, Aug 16, 1915, 13 Wreck of Shed Pier 21, Galveston, Au. 448. April 15, 1876. Postmarked 1949. 1890s-1970s; b/w professionally done photos and color snapshots; approx. The images show hotels, restaurants, streets, beach, and wharf scenes. The mid 1870s to the mid 1890s was the apex of Galveston's prosperity. Harm operated and managed the Mountain Speedway roller coaster, Old Mill, and other beachfront attractions. Albums chronicle the families residence in Galveston as well as their worldwide travels. Separated from the William Maury Darst Papers (MSS# 93-0023) in 1994. Donor: Jean Mills. Photo Album #5, undated. Dates are supplied where given, such as postmarks (denoted by pm) or message dates. H. Sinclair 1889-93 World War I-era photographs of Marguerite Guldmann, Dorothy Guldmann, and Hans Guldmann, as well as family friends Leigh Zerbee and Herbert Grills, who were stationed in Galveston. Most of the negatives have not been developed; the more specific inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. Darst served as Curator of the Rosenberg Library Museum, 1978-2004. Photos of grade raising, as well as general city views. Some negatives are damaged (see Box 1). 1947 (Apr. CITY, MAYOR Bayou Vista, Kenyon Courtney Dickinson, Veta Winick Santa Fe, Robert Cheek GOLIAD. Msgr. The images are cross-referenced in the records. Where no heading name was given by donor, one was imposed by the processor. Glass negatives of various city scenes. Darst Creek. CITY, MAYOR Elkhart, Joe B. Burris ANGELINA. The Sea Wall. 12th St. and Broadway. Copy prints of small New Zealand sailing vessels, which accompany Percy Eaddy Allen, 'Neath Swaying Spars: The Story of the Trading Scows of Zealand (Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1939). Collection of aerial negatives; approx. In the index, dates of photographs are recorded in parentheses. Yet these historic homes also reflect a city whose peak was over a century ago. Collection, late 19th century-1949; 48 items + 1 photograph album. Ask The Mayor; Business, Economy and Consumer Affairs; COVID-19; Education; Elections . Color snapshots. Color photographs taken by the Museum Curator Lise Darst for the exhibit of the same name in the Harris Gallery of the Rosenberg Library; spring 1994; approx. People: Individuals and groups. The recipients were Guinevere Graham and C. J. Sweeney, both of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Of special interest: Pier 41. Robert Shows Seawall railing. Of special interest: Paul H. Naschke, Della Brison Naschke, Betty Moody, Justus Zahn Photographic Studio (23rd St--418), Paul H. Naschke Photographic Studio (Ave F--1427; later Oak--1411, La Marque), 1905 Model F Ford (scene includes Della Brison Naschke and Bertram Naschke), H. Marwitz residence (22nd St--801), Ave O 1/2--2524, and St. James Methodist Episcopal Church. Subjects: Anchor Mill - Fire (ca 1920); 2816 Ave O - decorations for H. W. Hildebrand's 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1921; Flowers at Conklin Funeral; Mayflower (sailing vessel) - visit to Galveston; Railroad scenes & locomotive wreck; Storm - 1930s; Transportation; World War I - U.S. Marines, Wharf scenes. He graduated from Jacksonville High School in May 1966 and then attended Jacksonville Baptist College in 1968 with an Associate of Arts Degree. Shows Seawall during Storm of 1909. Photographs of early airplanes/biplanes mostly taken at Aviation Park in Galveston. 150 items. Of special interest: Jane Long. Donor unknown. Photographs, slides, drawings, and postcards of people and activities at Sea-Arama Marineworld during its operations in Galveston from 1965 to 1990. The collection includes Eva Pelham with friends and family. Photographs, 1980s (bulk 1980); approx. Texas Governor James Allred, then Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, and Galveston Mayor Adrian Levy led a large reception committee to properly welcome the president to the Oleander City. They have been separated from the Committees Research Index (MSS #2002-0039). Events: This series includes Mardi Gras, parades, parties, and UTMB events. 24, Galveston County, Texas for 1968-1969. The collection includes photographs, postcards, and original drawings. 350 color slides ca 1890s-1980s. Many of the slides are copies of drawings or photographs in books in the Rosenberg Library's collection. Moonlight View of Seawall. Of special interest: wagon bridge, (including construction), La Porte drawbridge causeway construction, completed causeway (including interurban trains), Galvez Hotel, and beach activities. 125 Email us museum@rosenberg-library.org Rosenberg Library Museum 2310 Sealy Avenue, 4th Floor Galveston, TX 77550 The Great Storm of 1900 exhibition is located on the 4th floor in the Harris Gallery. Copyright by Ferdinand Ohlendorf, Galveston, Texas. They were separated from his papers (see MSS # 88-0006). 1000 items (ca. Greeting from Galveston, Texas. Photographs, photocopies, news clippings, and ephemera. The harbor and the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railway. General city views. Glass and nitrate negatives. Shows Garden of Tokio and Buccaneer Hotel. on February 24, 2023 at 8:04 am said: Florida Student Knocks Out, Pounds Unconscious Teacher Into Floor Over Nintendo Switch (Video) A 17-year-old student at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida was arrested Tuesday after he shoved a teacher's aide so hard she flew in the air several feet. Photographs, 1886-1899, 1967, 1969; 51 items. Photographs of Galveston, circa 1991-2009. Features Buccaneer Hotel. This collection contains photographs of various projects handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. People standing on Seawall looking down at beach. All are copies of prints in the Rosenberg Library's custody (unable to locate 7/27/93). Normally when homeowners install solar panels, the property value of the home rises because future buyers no longer have the need to pay for electricity. William Of special interest: Woollam's Lake, Olympia Pavilion, nurses' residence, parade, fort, St. Mary's Infirmary, 1900 Storm aftermath (includes 35th St and Ave S, Sacred Heart Church, Ursuline Convent, Avenue M Public School, Elevator A, Lucas Terrace, Rosenberg Free School, Ball Ave and 24th St, First Baptist Church, St. Patrick's Church, Galveston Cotton Mills, Ashbel Smith Building, and Ursuline Convent). As the storm hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, it was a category 4 hurricane, the second strongest designation on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Of special interest: George Sealy residence, Ursuline Convent, U.S. Court House, Heidenheimer Castle, Ballinger residence, Tipton Walker residence, Cherry residence, Sealy Hutchings residence, Ashbel Smith Building, Bartlett residence, John Sealy residence, Seinsheimer residence, James M. Brown residence, Williams-Tucker residence, "Cradle", Sidney Sherman Monument, Peach Point Plantation, Trinity Episcopal Church (includes interior), U.S. The Joseph Stanley Clark files contain photographs of damage in Aransas Pass, Texas after the 1919 hurricane. _____ [Reinchapelain],James H. Savage, Fr. Card-mounted portraits of unidentified men, women, and children taken by notable local photographers such as Joseph Maurer, Henry H. Morris, Paul Naschke, and Justus Zahn. 386 color photographs taken by Galveston resident Viola Quiroga from September to December 2008 following Hurricane Ike. Photo Album #1, 1994 Item 2. 13 In the Heart of Galveston after Hurricane, great pools of stagnant water endangered the health of survivors. Donated by William S. Donaldson in 1997. Glass negatives. Probably the best photos of Galveston during its heyday. Raymond 5 Ave. D. facing 25th St.; Vics Jewelry & Loans (left). The prints have been separated from MSS #2013-0011, Sea-Arama Marineworld Collection. 44 Aves. Proclamations; State of the City Address 2020; State of the City Address 2019; . 1880s-1930; ca. Album 2 (A2) has duplicates of several Galveston-related images found in Album 1 (A1). The Strand Theatre Photograph Albums contain five albums of photographs of stage productions, performers, and other activities at the Strand Theatre (now Island ETC) from 1994 to 2008. (Unable to find all items 8/26/94). Fifty-two 5x7 b/w prints and 256 2.5x2.5 negatives showing various scenes in Galveston during the late 1930s. Brewer W. Key residence, 2525 Broadway [1930], 2. Chauncey 1 Ave. D; 25th St. and Ave. J; 19th St. and Ave. 1917-1931, not inclusive. Collection, 1969-1970; 6 volumes (slide trays), Collection, 1936-1946; 9 boxes (approx. 400 items. ; meetings, nd. Rough Sea, Galveston, Texas. 1949-1959; 29 photographs. 1880s-1950s; 14 photos and one album. Collection, 1864, 1902-1932; 1975, nd; approximately 55 items. Donated by Bob Westerlage, May 1997. Includes some copies of older photos (1930-61), particularly of the Afro-American and Mexican-American communities. The Galveston County Cultural Arts Council was founded. History of the Port of Galveston 1519 - Discovery of Galveston Island by Juan de Grijalva. 1910s-20s, 1915; 26 items. The prints are arranged in folders by subject (see below). Black and white snapshots mounted on three loose album pages (both sides); dated 1910; 24 images. FM 1764 1994 (spring), 328 The San Leon Chamber of Commerce, 1218 Ave. Color snapshots and negatives taken in Galveston by Julia Dunn, archives clerk of the Rosenberg Library, June 19, 1989. Collection, 1976; 3 slide trays, 1 cassette tape. 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). 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. Miscellany (includes CSA - currency). Custom House, Post Office & Courthouse (2 items), Dunkerley, Dorothea: 15 (P), 17 (P; as nun), Kauffman, Charles Andrew (1831-1922): 2, 10 (P), 39, 40, Kauffman, John Edward (1861-1913): 10 (P), 47, Mother St. Paul (Lydia Kauffman, 1840-1899): 26 (P), National Council of Catholic Women, Galveston: 36 (P), Stubbs, Adele: 12 (P), 13, 28 (P), 49 (P), Stubbs, Frank Spencer (1893-1926): 14 (P), Stubbs, Kate: 12 (Ph), 13 (P), 15 (Ph), 17, Stubbs, Mary Catherine Kate (1870-1928): 28 (P), Stubbs, Mary Henrietta: 12 (P), 28 (P), 30, Stubbs, Sidney: 20 (P; n uniform, ca. The negatives are not organized in any particular way but are clearly labeled. He is a board member Mar 26 - Mar 27. Of special interest: interior views of unidentified residences and Port of Texas City, Texas. Galveston Beach, Texas. Slides have been scanned and printed. Of special interest: Darragh residence; several downtown buildings and businesses; James Michener in Galveston; Princess Annes visit; Towler-Shelton wedding; Nicholas Clayton Day. There are also some exceptions to this collection of residential properties possible dating around the 1920s/1930s. 1898-1960, nd; 15 items. The category Miscellaneous Projects includes several sites in Galveston and views of construction. Houses on Ave E between 18th & 19th Streets, Downtown fires (including Washington Hotel), Schools (including old Rosenberg Elementary, Sam Houston Elementary, Central by Clayton), 5. Color photographs taken by Karen Simon from a family outing to Sea-Arama Marineworld in Galveston, Texas. Lantern slides illustrating Galveston's history. 1909. 200 items. Principle Program Manager - Commute Operations Lead. Approx. [Painting of the 1900 Storm by Frank Cresson Schell, with train and horses], 15 General View Showing Storms Work, Galveston, Texas. Donor: Vinnie Nesbitt. Photographs removed from Clarke & Courts records, Manuscript Collection No. Album #2: 1967-71, of special interest: ground breaking ceremony for the ANICO Tower, ships in port, two photos of exterior of the Balinese Room. Election Night Results. ; Galveston (including visited by USS South Dakota and SMS Bremen; Galvez Hotel; Seawall and beach; Ursuline Academy; Breakers Bathhouse; Texas Heroes Monument; Garten Verein Pavilion; parade; fire on Ave. B; Oleander Festival; Lydia T. Peetz, family and friends. Most of the negatives and photographs were maintained by Eugene L. Porter, who taught at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She had one son, who lived in Washington, DC, at the time of her death. David Mason (78%). This collection was also published in a book form, see: F 394 .G2H A7 in GTHCs book collection. 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