Of special interest: Galveston Seawall and beaches; Texas City 1947 Explosion, its aftermath and recovery, Galveston Bay areas, industry around Texas City. Notable persons are: These photographs have been separated from the Galveston Historical Foundation. Quick Links Public Meetings and Agendas GC Watch Live Extreme Weather & Disaster Outreach Careers. Stored in oversized drawers. Of special interest: official sanctioning of the City of Galveston and Galveston County; Victory Capital Picnic at the Center for Transportation & Commerce; dedication of the restoration of the Texas Heroes Monument; Victory Capital 1836 Parade (includes Katharine Helmond, Marilyn Maye, and Phil Harris); dedication of Texas Heroes Monument restoration at Citizens Bank. Of special interest: Darragh residence; several downtown buildings and businesses; James Michener in Galveston; Princess Annes visit; Towler-Shelton wedding; Nicholas Clayton Day. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. 142* Hurricane Carla, September 1961 (Galveston scenes), 143 Somebody is waiting for you in Galveston/Theres a Reason, 144 Souvenir postcard Shell; surf bathing scene (inset), 145 Cotton Scene (cotton bales being loaded onto railroad cars), 147 Wreck of US Aeroplane No.11 at mobilization camp, Texas City, Texas (1913), 148 Galveston Flood Exhibition at Coney Island (1906), 150 Interurban-Queen Cigar and News Stand, birthplace of Douglas Corrigan, 21st St. and D Street (with inset of his infant photograph), 151 Galveston (scenes): John Sealy Hospital, Scene on the Wharves, and City Hall (old), 152 Greetings from Galveston (scenes) Residence of Mrs. H. Rosenberg, Texas Heroes Monument, Rosenberg Free School, and YMCA Building (gift of the late H. Rosenberg) (1899), 153-157 Acknowledgement cards from Texas banks received by S. Heidenheimer Bros., Galveston, (1879), Msgr. (re: fire). Some of these images are duplicated in Spec. Galveston, Texas. [Shows beached boat.] Topics include: Contains 19 pages with rotogravures. after storm. Humans inhabited Clear Creek and the Galveston Bay area possibly as far back as 9,000 B.C. A petition of the same name has garnered more than 39,000 signatures in the past week. This collection is arranged in four series: People, Projects, Vessels, and Miscellaneous. These were discovered in a transfer box in the rear of the vault in December 1989. Projects involved the architectural firm of Rapp Partners. Gus Heye House, 1228 Ave E (two views), 9. Color and black and white slides used by Maury Darst in his history classes at Galveston College; includes three notebooks with additional information on the slides; approx. Special Collection #276, the Clark and McLemore families photographs, contains photographs of Jeff McLemore, his wife May Clark McLemore, their daughter May McLemore Matthews, as well as photographs of the Clark family and friends of May McLemore Matthews. Collection donated by Mr. Reid in 1973. "The Dyer Family, Oleander and Dermatology by Elizabeth Head, Women and Gardens: An Aspect of the Historical Cultural Plant Geography of Galveston Island by Darrell L. McDonald, Reflection of the Oleander Legacy: Social Gardening in Galveston by Darrell L. McDonald, Galveston: The City of Dreams (written by Margaret Sealy Burton) narrated by Elizabeth Head, And We Loved Her Well: A Tribute to Maureen Kewpie Gaido by Elizabeth Head and Chris Hoffman, 5 Wives of P. C. Tucker Jr. (Mary Cecilia and Isabella), 14 Places: Miscellaneous and unidentified. Tokio Dance Hall (background). Photos taken by Morris of causeway-related scenes. Photographs taken of the interior features of the Buccaneer Hotel before being demolished in 1999. 12th St. and Broadway. Some images have been developed. See first folder in the collection for a complete inventory. G. K. Jorgensen, owner of Palace. Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Madrid. 126 gthc@rosenberg-library.orgGalveston 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. This collection was transferred to the general slide boxes into G-5926 and Spec. Glass plate negatives discovered after Hurricane Alicia, 1983; owner and photographer unknown. The recipients were Guinevere Graham and C. J. Sweeney, both of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sea Wall East End. 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. 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. Photograph of the Seawall enclosed by a crab. A complete inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. In the index, dates of photographs are recorded in parentheses. 31 and 79, although Verkin is not credited. 150 items. Approx. Thirty-two views, mostly cyanotypes, of street and harbor scenes in Europe. Donors will provide more information in the future. #93). 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. A subject index is available in the Reading Room. Collection, 1979-1980; ca. Color snapshots. Most are photographs, only few colored drawings. The Texas Maritime Academy, Galveston College, and the Marine Biomedical Institute were established. Prints and glass negatives. See detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. Shelved in oversized drawers. A portrait of an unidentified girl has been transferred to oversize. Miscellaneous Subjects Album: 1915 Storm, trip to Austin, Rice Institute, Texas Heroes Monument, a battleship, and Cotton Carnival. _____ Schaumba- (St. Mary's Cathedral), Sr. Gregoria Scholasticus, Fr. Albums chronicle the families residence in Galveston as well as their worldwide travels. One album entitled "Vietta", by Lionel Simms. Rough Sea, Galveston, Texas. 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. Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough is resigning from his position effective July 15, saying he believes the city needs a leader that can be there in person through the rest of the year. ); ca. Mostly views of the aftermath of the 1915 Storm, along with several views of the temporary railroad trestle built to connect Galveston Island to the mainland and miscellaneous views of Galveston. The island was wide-open decades before Sam and Rose . Transferred from MSS #91-0008. Snapshots taken by Joseph L. Schlankey. Seawall Wall Caf and Hotel (background). Jun 2022 - Present9 months. Galvestonians listened to the live broadcast returns of the Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier boxing match in Jersey City, New Jersey. See detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. Mayor Turner has referred to the petition and other statements made by 4 Families representatives as a "smear . The collection includes photographs, postcards, and original drawings. Greeting from Galveston, Texas. See also MS# 83-0036, Betty Hartman Papers. Maurer photos. 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. Donor: Jean Mills. Lantern slides used to illustrate Raimundo de Ovies' lectures on civic art, American sculpture, and American mural painting. Collection, 1895-[1943], n.d.; 125 prints. Photographs taken circa 1930 of the Galveston Seawall, a swimming pool, a pier, and an unidentified building. See first folder for a detailed inventory. 1984 (May), 318 Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May) Parade down Broadway 1986 (May), 319 Aerial view of one of west Galveston Islands beach pocket parks during Spring Break [1990], 324 Aerial view of 61st St. from the Seawall north to Stewart Rd. The library has three copies of the album, one donated by George Sealy, one by Charles Fowler, and one donor unknown. 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. 12002 State Hwy 6 | PO Box 950 | Santa Fe, Texas | (409) 925-6412 Also includes photos of the Dutch East Indies. Galveston Airport and Army Air Corp Field, 6 Sacred Heart Church: installation of the statue on top of the church, 8 Misc., including: city views, 1900 Storm, Ft. Crockett, Texas Heroes Monument, 9 Misc., including: Ball High School football team, fire near the Mountain Speedway, Oleander Festival parade, 5 Downtown area (night shots, interior of a building - Henry's Bookstore on Ave D?, damaged building at 3302 Broadway), 6 construction barge near the causeway; grain elevator being demolished in 1969, 8 Pleasure Pier and Municipal Pier; downtown views, 3. train depot at Virginia Point (3 prints). W. Grahn 1865-68 Seawall, Galveston Texas. 2010-0014. B. Root 1860-65 1 Ave. D; 25th St. and Ave. J; 19th St. and Ave. Julius Stockfleth painting. Heading names were taken from the envelopes in which the negatives were housed. A. Lyons, Jr. 1934 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. [1900 Storm view. A sign posted on the driver-side door emphasizes his identity. 1915 Storm Album: Photos of storm damage and construction of trestle bridge.Of special interest: Ribston (steamer), causeway, Seawall, railroads, Pier A, interurban railways, Virginia Point, Texas City, Seabrook, Sylvan Beach Park, and Pasadena. Contact prints of glass negatives in private collection. 35mm negatives have been made of certain views for which there are no corresponding glass negatives. This collection consists of publicity photographs of Sea-Arama, an aquatic amusement park in Galveston (1965-1990). April 15, 1876. 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. Two copies. 7. In the 1960s and early 1970s, there were forward looking innovations in Galveston. Approx. They were separated from his papers (see MSS # 88-0006). Of special interest: Jean Laffite, harbor views, Galveston Bagging & Cordage Company, streetcars, Magnolia Ice & Cold Storage Company, Texas Star Flour Mills, John Sealy hospital, Ball High School, waterworks, causeway, Galvez Hotel, a radio station (interior), Broadway esplanade, and wharf scenes. Loose items found at the back of the album and filed in a separate folder include 1924 season's greetings from Henry Cohen; a photograph of a painting of ducks; 10 pen-and-ink drawing by Boyer Gonzales, Jr. The album was created by Mr. Sam Tipp and given as a gift to Mrs. Effie Erwin Nevill ca 1902 before her marriage. Approx. Includes views of people aboard Galveston boat/ship The Propeller; Roy McConnell Painting Automobile Repair; vacation in Boerne, TX; aboard ship Ruth Lykes; U.S.S. Young men met to play baseball, football, basketball, hockey, stickball and marbles. Views of Galveston circa 1860 originally shot by Sache & Potter (see enclosed newspaper articles). 20 b/w prints, most are also in the G-1771. Fishing and Crabbing off the South Jetties, on East Beach at Galveston, Texas. ), jetty construction, 1875 Storm damage, 1900 Storm damage, Battle of Galveston, Harriett Lane. [1929], 134 Texas Sugar Refining Company plant in southeast Texas City [1930], 138 Ferry boat Jefferson crossing from Galveston to Port Bolivar. . There are also negatives and proof sheets, a Grand Opera House booklet, and a small amount of correspondence. 400 photographs. Includes view of Houston with mountains in the background. 1 Ducks, Texas. #177. One album of general city views. 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