1950s-1990s, are filed in this series. Home City Government Mayor & City Council Past Mayors. J. scenes of children and exhibits in the department. Issued by Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Co., San Francisco, Cal. 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. Thomas See also Special Collection #136. Collection, 1908-1947, n.d.; ca. See first folder in the collection for a complete inventory. Inicio planificacin de su prximo crucero vacaciones seleccionando un puerto de . 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. Coll. Dated approx. C. 12002 State Hwy 6 | PO Box 950 | Santa Fe, Texas | (409) 925-6412 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). John Donated by Mrs. Erben Schuldt. Get in Touch (409) 763-8854 ext. "Moreau B. Sweeney, 244 Bdway, Galveston, Texas" is written inside the album. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast, and a fitness center. ; Galveston, TX. Slide copies of miscellaneous prints in the Rosenberg Library's custody. 250 items. Researchers should consult reprints of the slides, many of which are colored. Parish Publishing Co. in 1894. These photographs include images of Stella as a young man, the Galveston Municipal Band in summer concerts at Menard Park band shell and snapshots of Stella in his home. 100 items. 126 [email protected] and Texas History CenterRosenberg Library2310 Sealy AvenueGalveston, TX 77550 Open Tue-Sat 9-6Directions & Maps, #298 James W. Munn Photographic Collection, #299 Emily Whitehead Photographic Collection, #301 Mildred Grace Richie photographic collection, #302 Galveston Delegation to Niigata photographic collection, Galveston Photographic Subject Files (G-Files) Inventory, Photo Albums & Special Collections Inventory, Search the Archives Catalog to find photographs and manuscript collections, Dancing Pavilion, Galveston Garten Verein, Strickland's Printing and Lithographing Establishment, Map of the International and Great Northern Railroad of Texas and connections, 1-3 Afro- Americans See also Ball High School; Juneteenth Celebration, 31 Little League Colombo Park Season Opening (includes Nick Colombo), 33 Mexican Americans Queen of Peace Church, 37 Pelican island (including Texas.A&M University, Galveston and Todd Shipyards Nuclear waste facility), 43 St. Constantine & St. Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, 47 Serbian Orthodox Church Easter Celebration, 59 Texas. Evans Grocery Store #10, 5102 Broadway 1950 (May), 240 Finalists in the 1955 Miss National Press Photographer Contest held in conjunction with the annual Splash Day Festivities and sponsored by the Greater Galveston Beach Association 1955, 241 61st St. looking south from Broadway [1955] 245 Aerial view west of 39th St. 1957, 253 La Marque Highlands Elementary School [1960], 254 La Marque Lincoln High School for African Americans [1960], 257 Douglas DC-3 aircraft used by Trans-Texas Airways at the Galveston airport [1961], 264A Whites Department Store, 2420 Winnie, when it opened in the former Lacks Store building 1962 (Sept.), 264B Zion Lutheran Church [1960] (Not listed in original inventory), 267 Galveston Count Courthouse, 722 20th St. [1961] (Item given this number in original inventory not in file), 268 Henry Rosenberg carriage house, northeast corner of 14th St. and Ave. D [1960] (Item given this number in original inventory not in file), 270 League City Main St. (FM 518) looking west at historic St. Marys Catholic Church [1965], 271 Texas City Aerial view of Harbor Village Shopping Center off 9th Ave. N. [1966], 272 The La Marque railroad depot at 1st St. and Hwy. Both of them finished ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot 34% for Vallas, 20% for Johnson and 17% for Lightfoot, who was criticized for her response to the increased crime and will depart as the first one-term mayor in Chicago in 40 years. Tokio Dance Hall (background). The couple moved to Galveston, where he began practicing real estate in 1889. Mostly unidentified photos. These contain photos and postcards on a variety of subjects, places, families, and events. Dyer. James Church/Trinity Episcopal Church, 18 Sealy Hospital/Harmony Hall/Henry Rosenberg Free School. The papers include text and photographs used for the publication, but they are not complete, not all photos are included. Albums & Photographs, 1921-22, nd; 2 albums. 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. Image is reversed on print. Edmund [Martin Weinzophoel]. 150 items, and approx. Michael Seeligson was the mayor of Galveston in 1853. 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. Part of the "Town vs. Metropolis: The Galveston Story" project funded by the Texas Committee for the Humanities and the Moody Foundation. 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. Also includes photo of "Snake" Ewell, Howard University football star, 1926-1927. Loose photos: group portraits, 1911,1920, nd. Hall 1874 One album (containing snapshots, professionally made photographs, and postcards) loose photographs, and newspaper clippings, ca. Also Junior Mardi Gras celebrations. This wonderful piece of Galveston's . The Pelican Island Quarantine Station can be seen in the background. Sea Wall and Surf, Galveston, Texas. Of special interest: FDRs visit to Galveston; 50th anniversary of Buccaneer Hotel; Todd Shipbuilding Corp.; Douglas Corrigans visit to Galveston. Donor: Lou Cecelia Stubbs Frost, 2006. John See first folder for more specific inventory. The 1898 local directory indicated his return to Galveston. 35 Crossover complete at Crystal Palace-Salt Water Park, 1925. Rough Sea at Galveston, Texas. 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. A subject index is available in the Reading Room. 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]. 200 items. Album #2: Meetings at La Porte, Galveston Island, and San Jacinto Battleground, 1910-1919. All Past; All; Event Date/Time Agenda; Bolivar Heavy Trash Day: 03/03/2023 - 03/04/2023: Not Included: Other: Bolivar Trash Day 2023 : Good Friday: . The series are the same as those in the records. Men, women and children posed, ca early 1900s, none are identified. $87. Also two albums: one of the Kameyer and Mattei families and the other of Chinese soldiers ca 1930s. See a detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. There are also photographs of several vessels: Mansfield (launch), Pontchartrain (dredge), and Roy Miller (dredge). Stored in oversized drawers. ); Prince, Gen. Henry; Rhodes, Gen. Rufus R. Of special interest: salvage work and workers, storm survivors (including children), First Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Texas Heroes Monument. See also Spec. black and white photos and newspaper clippings; 1940s. Yet these historic homes also reflect a city whose peak was over a century ago. Donated by the family of Samuel Munn who is descended from the families of Drew, Quirk, Phillipson, Nichols, and Munn (see MSS# 96-0015, Munn Family Collection). Married Nancy J. Nicholson (1861-1938) near Clear Lake, 1881. The images are filed in order by number assigned to them in the original inventory. The photographs were removed from a plastic binder, The Hendleys of Galveston: Texas Traders, Blockade Runners and Commission Merchants/A Collection of Antique Family Photographs. Collection also includes family trees, biographical information, and material on the Hendley Building in Galveston, Henry Sears, and Middlesex County, Connecticut. Of special interest: photos from World War I, during which Stewart served as Marine Aviator. . Of special interest: Gulf Bathhouse, bathers, Murdoch's Bathhouse, Pagoda Bathing Company, Texas Saloon, Kuder's Restaurant, Beach Hotel, Ocean View House, and Olympia Pavilion. Collection, circa 1860-1865; ca. Copy prints and negatives of photos in family custody. Glass negatives of various city scenes. Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico/In the Surf, Showing Murdochs Bath House at Galveston, Texas, New Municipal Free Fishing Pier, Galveston, Texas. ,The photographs are from an album entitled Rattlesnakes: The 17th Street Gang 1980 and depict the clubs reunion. Complete list of the names is in the first folder. The May McLemore Matthews files contain photographs of the Ursuline Academy Class of 1932 and the Oleander Duchesses. Co. Second School. NOTE: One folder of duplicate or inferior quality images is filed at the end of the folders. Two photo albums and one folder of loose photos (b/w and color snapshots); 1970-71, nd. 4x5 color snapshots with some duplicates (16x20 size) stored in oversized. Office Office Holder (409) Phone / Fax; Mayor: Craig Brown (409) 797-3510: Council Member: Michael "Mikey" Bouvier (409) 797-3510 . Collection of the working papers used for the book on Henry Rosenberg published by the Rosenberg Library in 1918. Donor: Elizabeth Head. In 1836, Michael Menard bought "one league and a labor of land" from the Republic of Texas. Photographs collected by Frederick Cherry of Galveston, showing African-American visitors to Galveston's beaches and businesses, portraits taken by Galveston photographers, Galveston policemen, Camp Logan during World War I, and aerial views of the island. Photocopies of the albums pages are filed in the first folder. Photographs transferred from MSS #2004-0017, First Presbyterian Church Records. I, promotes business interests of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview. Committee for the Humanities Reports, 3 Beach; Pagoda Bathing Company (background), 9 Galveston Cotton Exchange (interior view), 10 Galveston Daily News and Galveston Cotton Exchange, 11-12 Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway General offices, 15 Galveston County Courthouse and public square, 20th and Ave. H, 16 Galveston Court House and Jail; U.S. Post Office, 17 U.S. Pier 35 fire (1920), which destroyed local plants operated by Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. and Anchor Milling Co. 1943 Storm. The Special Collections contain photos that were donated as distinct collections or albums that are part of larger manuscript collections. 9.6/5 (573 reviews) "We were blown away by this hotel and think it was worth being a bit out of . B Cover dated 1947. The collection includes photographs, postcards, and original drawings. The club arose in response to a lack of organized youth groups. The Joseph Stanley Clark files contain photographs of damage in Aransas Pass, Texas after the 1919 hurricane. Saranac, Harriet Lane, El Valle, Liberty (sailing ship), Columbia (steampacket), Galveston Container Terminal & Ship Channel, Galveston harbor (1969), shrimp boats (1938), Morgan Line wharf, and Galveston harbor (1825). Moore residence, #8 9th Ave. N. [1926], 112 League City Gulf Coast Fig Orchards Association plant [1925], 113 Freed-Tartt Auto Supply Company, 728 23rd St. [1926], 114 Commerce-Steel Building, 21st St. and Strand, following its modernization. Formerly the Adoue & Lobit Bank Building designed by Nicholas Clayton. 1898-1960, nd; 15 items. 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). Purchased from Fred White, 1982. Available prints are highlighted. Mrs. E. Pamer Giles (Edith Scrimgeour) Galveston postcards, ca. Stored in the oversized drawers. In 1912, Davis became owner of M.O. Of special interest: Lasker residence, League residence, Seeligson family, and children. See first folder for detailed inventory. Stereo Card Collection, 1900, 1909; 35 cards (includes duplicates). ]; scenes onboard ship; a photo of the Texas City Athletics baseball team; interior shots of the newspaper office; and a photo of Bill Ross. Also in the collection is a loose postcard describing William Ross and being in Galveston. Some of these images are duplicated in Spec. 146 1994 (spring), 326 Aerial view of College of the Mainland 1994 (spring), 327 Aerial view of College of the Mainland at Hwy 3 and Hwy. Stoller (1915-2004) is recognized as the leading American architectural photographer of the twentieth century. The collection includes negatives, positive copies made from scans, loose photographs, and three slides. Of special interest: outdoor mass service, 40th anniversary of ordination of Rev. Mint condition. Official British photographs of World War I. Donor: Jimmy Kessler. James F. Smith of Arkansas took these photographs during his visit to Galveston during July 1937. These photographs are descendants of Edward Holman Williamson (1936-2006), who donated them. Sixty images taken by professional photographer Paul Verkin; glass plate negatives; new 5x7 prints and tone negatives were printed from the originals. Collection, ca. Copy prints of four cartes de visite of Union soldiers captured in the Battle of Galveston, January 1, 1863. Photographer(s) unknown. This collection features various Galveston buildings and scenes. For more information contact the Public Information Office at 940.761.7401 Of special interest: unloading schooners (G), U.S. He graduated from Jacksonville High School in May 1966 and then attended Jacksonville Baptist College in 1968 with an Associate of Arts Degree. Large collection of photographs and negatives separated from the Porter Family papers (MS# 2016-0028). Maurer photos. James Significant individuals include Truman Graves Blocker, Cartier Bresson, Herbert Y. Cartwright, Jr., E. Burke Evans, M.D., Chauncey D. Leake, Thomas Geale Rice, and Mollie M. Rosenberg. Photographs, 1980s (bulk 1980); approx. The abbreviation P in parentheses denotes photographs. Of special interest: Patrick H. Underwood, Greta Oppe, William A. James. )of young Galveston women who Participated in the WW II program. 1 17th Street Fishing Pier facing Gulf of Mexico. Of special interest: Wolfson & Robinson, Tramonte residence (1211 Ave. D), Sam Tramonte, and Knights of Columbus. Birthplace: Massachusetts; 39 years old (1880 federal census). Donors: Galveston Playground Association and Knights of Columbus. A. M. Truchard, Fr. Two years have rolled around already and it's time for another City election. 1890; 41 8x10 albumin prints mounted in album. Donor: Jean Mills. GTHC staff found this collection in a wooden map case drawer in April 1992. 1000 items. Due to the fragile nature of the album, researchers are permitted to use photocopies only. Photos and maps prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Collection was discovered in the old attic in 1969, remained unaccessioned in the vault until 1998. Brief History of the Strand Theatre (includes loose album page of photos), 2007-2008 Item 1. Photographs & Book Plates, ca. Photograph Collection, ca. submission guidelines. Some photographs were taken in Galveston. 1903*. Portraits are of members of the Confederate Signal Corps many of whom assisted blockade runners in communicating with other ships in their efforts to run supplies through the Union blockade. Copies of original photos in Mrs. Greenwood's possession. I [1910] (Number assigned to another photo in original inventory), 88A Crowd gathered outside the Galveston Daily News building. Hand-colored portraits, photographs, snapshots, ephemera, and business receipts. 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. Of special interest: exterior and interior shots of the Quarantine Station, ANICO building and the downtown area, sunset scenes and the Bolivar ferry. Caplen moved to La Porte and served as mayor, ca. 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. Texas (battleship) in Bolivar Roads). An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. 409-770-5455. #177. 125 Email us [email protected] 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. [1900 Storm view. Notable persons are: These photographs have been separated from the Galveston Historical Foundation. Of special interest: Loading & unloading cotton, Texas Heroes Monument, City Park, Ball High School (with students), Broadway west of 24th St., Broadway, Rosenberg Library, Broadway and 15th St. looking east, Broadway west of 23rd St., Rosenberg Free School, 19th St. and Ave I looking east, Tremont St. and Ave. M, Garten Verein, Ursuline Convent, Ashbel Smith Building, John Sealy Hospital, St. Mary's Infirmary, Boulevard and Seawall, and panorama of Galveston. 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. Moonlight View of Seawall. Some photos by professional photographer Tommy Rice, others are amateur snapshots. Victor T. Clark 1872-74 1917-1931, not inclusive. Lawder (1916-1991) worked 42 years for Todd Shipyard Co. on Pelican Island. CITY, MAYOR Elkhart, Joe B. Burris ANGELINA. People: Hildebrand Family Groups. Many of the slides are copies of drawings or photographs in books in the Rosenberg Library's collection. Young men met to play baseball, football, basketball, hockey, stickball and marbles. The images appear to have belonged to Edward W. Hildebrand (1888-1974), who worked in the insurance business, and his wife Elsie Hildebrand (1890-1957). Of special interest: portraits of Philip Crosby Tucker,Sr., Mary Catherine Millens McCloskey, Philip Crosby Tucker, Jr., Mary Cecilia Labadie, Philip Crosby Tucker III, Cecilia Tucker, Anna Tucker, Antoinette Tucker, Mary Cecelia Tucker, Anna Labadie Tucker, Archibald Tucker, Louis O. Tucker, Baldwin Tucker, Joseph Tucker, Sue Tucker, Mary C. Tucker, and unidentified, Williams-Tucker residence, and Freemasons. 150 photographs of Henry Rosenberg, his wife Mollie Macgill Rosenberg, their trip to Switzerland, Mr. Rosenbergs birthplace, and the family grave plot in Boston. In the 1960s and early 1970s, there were forward looking innovations in Galveston. Owned by Mrs. Emil Wieselberg. Photographer: Zeva B. Edworty. Storm of 1909. 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. Photographs taken by The Maurers photograph studio, Houston, Texas. The negatives provide images of Galveston, Boston, New York City, and rural areas of the northeastern United States. 1900-2000; 82 items. This is a very good collection,however, some of the images are obscured by the damage on the original negatives. Joseph Hendley, and various members of the Boardman and Sears families. Images of Galveston's businesses, homes, beaches, monuments, and events may be found among the postcards. Historians contend that between 10,000 and 12,000 people died during the storm, at least 6,000 of them on Galveston Island. Staff separated these images from the Bert Carson Armstead Papers (MSS #89-0019). Election Information Voter Information Resources Candidates & Officials Current and Upcoming Elections Election Night Results Past Election Results Poll Workers + Election Information Past Election Results Font Size: + - Share & Bookmark Feedback Print Election Results past mayors of galveston, tx. He would later be stationed on the U.S.S Bon Homme Richard during World War II. Postcard Collection, ca. Negatives have been retained with the contact sheets. Homes and buildings in Sugar Land, Texas, as well as of the Imperial Sugar Company facilities. Galvestons Famous Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. Houston Division See #217, oversized (photo album), 9-11 Visitors (including Harry and Gini Brown, and Jan Coggeshall), 12 Hurricane 1915 (plus U.S.S. Photographs and negatives taken or collected by Captain James W. Munn (1867-1950), showing various ships and boats, fishermen, the construction of a structure along the coast, and an encampment. These photographs were published in Discovering Galveston Countys Past, written by Harrold K. Henck, Jr., and published by The Galveston County Daily News. 19 Fan palm at Gollthwaites Residence 819 Tremont St. 4 Residence Scene, 17th St. & Ave. E (shows Isaac Heffron residence), 5 Beachfront Amusement Center (shows Murdochs Bathhouse, Crystal Palace Bathhouse, and Buccaneer Hotel), 6 Interior view of St. Patricks Catholic Church. (re: fire). Album, 1900; 1 volume of exceptionally good images showing the storm damage. The city furnished shipping, goods, money, and transportation necessary to settle the state, nurture its trade, and help accomplish its independence. 1930s-1980s. A portrait of an unidentified girl has been transferred to oversize. A list of the slides is included at the beginning of the collection. 1000 items (ca. Justice of the Peace 4. Photo Album #4, 2000 Item 5. 1994 (spring), 344 League City Aerial view of new homes in the South Shore Harbour subdivision, Galveston Countys newest master planned community 1994 (spring), 345 Texas City Aerial view of Mall of Mainland along FM 1764 off Interstate 45 1994 (spring), 346 La Marque Aerial view of Gulf Greyhound Park on FM 2004 just west of Interstate 45 1994 (spring), 347 View of Market St. looking northeast from 23rd St. 1994 (spring), 348 1894 Grand Opera House 1994 (spring), 350 Entrance to Galveston County Courthouse (erected 1967) 1994 (spring), 351 League City Galveston County Gateway Visitors Center at 1849 South Gulf Freeway 1994 (spring), 352 The Galveston County Daily News building, 8522 Teichman Rd. Glass and nitrate negatives. There are, broadly speaking, three forms of it: the mayor-council form the commission form and the city or council-manager form. A 40-block residential historical district was established in the east end; the Strand area and a number of notable buildings were placed on the National Register. or (L.); Johnston, Albert Sidney; Johnston, Joseph E. (3); Lee, Robert E. (Gen.) & Staff; Polk, Rev. Darst Creek. Job in San Antonio - Bexar County - TX Texas - USA , 78208. The firm was located on the south side of Water between 22nd Street and 23rd Street in Galveston (1884-85 city directory). Lantern slides illustrating Galveston's history. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. Galveston Beach, Texas. 30 Roy Harm, Houston, Texas, ca. A. Yeager 1963-65 ); Scott, Gen. Winfield; Sewell, Gen. William Joyce; Sherman, Lt. Gen. William T.; Southern Chiefs composite card (2); Stuart, James Ewell Brown "Jeb"(2); Taylor, Gen. Richard "Dick" (2); Unidentified Men (3). Calle de Juan Perez Zuniga, 20, Madrid, Madrid, 28027. 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!". 37 Roy Harm standing ay the base of the Mountain Speedway, 38 Bernice and Roy Harm at Galveston, 1925, 39 Waves flowing over the Seawall during a storm, 40 Postcards (including one of Mountain Speedway), Harm, Roy: 1, 7, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, Hurricane1961 Carla: 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Mountain Speedway: 1, 8, 9, 10, 30, 37, 40, Seawall Blvd. [1935], 161 First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank, 2202 Market St. [1935], 162 21st St. looking south from Market St. toward the Seawall [ca. Sea Wall in 1910, Galveston, Texas. Chataignon Council No. 32, 35, St. Augustine, Florida (childhood home): A1, 1 Berlocher (John) Building (5 items) 1967, 1969, Blum (Leon & H.) Building (2 items) 1894-95, Cohen (Robert I.) Hugh Kirkman Jones (1903-2001) served on the board of the Galveston Wharves for two terms. His father, Michael Charles Schadt, was photographer. 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. Terminal building (right). The Galveston and Texas History Center contains of over 100,000 photographs, prints, and postcards that date from the 1850s to the 2000s. The public workforce system in the 13-county Houston-Galveston region of Texas. The Rosenberg Library Museum displayed a miniature portrait of the first Mayor of Galveston John Melville Allen as the November 2011 Treasure of the Month. Black and white photographs and amateur snapshots. These visual collections include images of Galveston's buildings, citizens, social life, and environment. If you miss today's episode, you can catch it at 8:00 p.m. or the next morning at 8:00 a.m . Library and retains his full copyright to these prints and negatives. Photographic postcards received by members of the James Moreau Brown family. Donor: Adrian Sinclair Balch, 2005. Workmen standing on top of section of wood form. Mr. Norton was a supervisor for the local gas company and took photos during laying of new lines and repair work (see also Spec. William Thirty-two views, mostly cyanotypes, of street and harbor scenes in Europe. Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner. Four albums of photographs of construction work on the causeway and other sites in the area. H. Beheler 1958-61 General city views. November 2024. Many are Galveston Daily News images; some were donated by private individuals for the book. 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