Of special interest: exterior and interior shots of the Quarantine Station, ANICO building and the downtown area, sunset scenes and the Bolivar ferry. Charming 2-story 1935 Victorian home in the Galveston Historical District (previously owned by Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas), walking distance to Seawall. Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner. Collection, 1908-1947, n.d.; ca. General city views. The club arose in response to a lack of organized youth groups. The City of Galveston recorded the deed to Pelican Island in the county Clerk's Office in 1872. The 9 Night Western Caribbean Cruise visits Galveston, Texas; Yucatn, Mxico; Cozumel, Mxico; Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; Roatn, Honduras and Galveston, Texas. 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. Of special interest: Galveston City Waterworks ca 1911; Galveston Brewing Company ca 1910; and a humorous card entitled "Galveston in the future" which shows an overhead train on the Seawall. S. York 1923-33 1961, 1974; 40 items (includes color snapshots). 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.) incomplete!) Four prints by Don E. Davis of Jennie Sealy Hospital, Sealy & Smith Professional Building; R. Waverly Memorial Pavilion, and John W. McCullough Outpatient Clinic. [1930], 140 St. Johns Lutheran Church [1930], 144 Market St. looking west from 20th St. before the sidewalks were narrowed to widen the street in the spring of 1930 [1920s], 145A Market St. looking east from 25th St. after the sidewalks were narrowed in order to widen the street in the spring of 1930 [1930s], 145B Purdys Book Store, 2717 Ave. D [1925] (Not listed in original inventory), 146 Drays loaded with cotton at Pier 39 [1930], 147 Fishermans Wharf Market early 1930s, 148 Texas Star Flour & Corn Mills, 2028 Ave. A [1931], 150 The new United States Public Health Service Hospital, 4400 Ave. N 1932 (fall), 154 The new Galveston Municipal Airport. Blair was superintendent for building of the causeway. 500 items, Mostly negatives and a few prints produced by Galveston photographer Mary Clayton. 9978 Collection, 1991-92; 73 items. Portrait cards of family and friends of John Woods Harris. 35mm internegatives made from the slides included in the collection. Hotel Galvez (background). "Moreau B. Sweeney, 244 Bdway, Galveston, Texas" is written inside the album. Artificial collection. I; First Methodist Episcopal Church; Sacred Heart Church (including interior), St. Marys Infirmary, Garten Verein and Ursuline Convent; Walter Gresham residence, 2 U.S. Court of Civil Appeals and Galveston County Courthouse; Steele residence; Brazos (steamship); James Moreau Brown residence, 3 Texas Heroes Monument; Bolivar lighthouse; causeway, 4 Ball High School, Galvez Hotel, Seawall; surf bathing, 5 Surf Bathhouse; Sui Jen Caf;; aerial views. The city's election is the latest example of a churn in urban politics in the pandemic's aftermath. Postcard Collection, ca. Photographs, snapshots, and negatives separated from Robert A. Nesbitt Papers, 88-0021. Darst Creek. Shows driftwood. The group lasted until the 1940s. Albums chronicle the families residence in Galveston as well as their worldwide travels. Collection, ca 1895-1901; approx. 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. Unidentified; possibly a makeshift home for a religious congregation, 1. Glass and nitrate negatives. Photographer: Joseph M. Maurer. Collection; ca. Also of note are the Focke and Kempner families. This list may not reflect recent changes . The Joseph Stanley Clark files contain photographs of damage in Aransas Pass, Texas after the 1919 hurricane. Fourteen photos from 1947 and five from 1955. 1930] (Not listed in original inventory), 139B John P. Deppens Restaurant, 3838 Seawall Blvd. Includes photographs, business advertisements, and postcard views of Galveston. 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. 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. Galveston Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. #111. Events: This series includes Mardi Gras, parades, parties, and UTMB events. Separated from Gonzales Family Papers, MSS #89-0016. This collection documents several families that lived in Galveston and other localities in southeast Texas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. 1916-1922; 3 photograph albums. A Beach Scene Galveston, Texas. See first folder for detailed inventory. The series are the same as those in the records. Of special interest: first concert at (unfinished) Sealy Pavilion (August 2, 1988); Christmas caroling at Pavilion. Of special interest: interior views of unidentified residences and Port of Texas City, Texas. Seawall, Galveston Texas. 40 b/w snapshots. Moss & Co., a grocery. Researchers must use digital prints of the photographs. Staff removed the booklets from the Rosenberg Wing Attic Cage in 2010. It also includes snapshots of the Storm of 1943. Mayors and Postmasters of Galveston, Texas, Mayors of Galveston, 1856-1955 (may be incomplete!) Cemeteries featured in the collection include: Oleander, New City, Episcopal, Old Catholic, Lakeview, Old City, Hebrew #1, Hebrew Benevolent, and Evergreen. The following books are excellent sources of historic photographs. Album #2: Meetings at La Porte, Galveston Island, and San Jacinto Battleground, 1910-1919. Many photos by Paul Verkin copied from negatives by LaLumiere. Other copies of this album have been cataloged. The album was created by Mr. Sam Tipp and given as a gift to Mrs. Effie Erwin Nevill ca 1902 before her marriage. Approx. The collection includes photographs she compiled for the book, as well as snapshots (mostly identified) of members of the churchs congregation.. Victoria Dezon (1909-1980) was a Galveston school teacher. 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. Henry Brown as of 1856-57 Approx.100 items. 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. Last folder has a list of the photos but their original order could not be duplicated. 34 John Palmer, J. R. Bowers (grandfather), and Billy Morrison, 1926. 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!) Galvestons Famous Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. Y. Cartwright, Jr. as of 1952-55 Mayor Mayor Lowell Timothy (Tim) Jayroe was born and raised in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas. Caplen moved to La Porte and served as mayor, ca. Most of these collections have not yet been digitized or cataloged online. One album of stock photographs of Galveston before and after the 1900 Storm. The images may have been from an exhibited entitled Old Galveston, prepared by library curator Lise Darst in the Harris Gallery during the late 1980s or early 1990s. People standing on Seawall looking down at beach. Photos of storm damage. Many of these images are unique and not found within other photographic collections in the archive. [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. 50 b/w snapshots (application photos? Approx. B Cover dated 1947. Photo Album #5, undated. Sea Wall East End. Galveston Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. Galveston, Texas. Collection, ca. Of special interest: salvage work and workers, storm survivors (including children), First Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Texas Heroes Monument. He graduated from Jacksonville High School in May 1966 and then attended Jacksonville Baptist College in 1968 with an Associate of Arts Degree. East End Grade Raising and Seawall Complete, Galveston, Tex. These were transferred from the Museum, 1997. 1 Italian Vault ceremony, Calvary Cemetery, Oct.11, 1992. A John M. Allen (soldier) C Jan Coggeshall K Isaac Herbert Kempner T Lyda Ann Thomas Leslie A. Thompson 1894 Grand Opera House as movie theatre. (showing Murdochs Bathhouse), 38 Balinese Room, 21st and Blvd. 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. See also Spec. Painting of Seawall by Julius Stockfleth. William Exterior and interior views of the hotel shortly after construction. Staff discovered the slides and negative in the vault in 2011 and had them printed. #14. Frank There are also some exceptions to this collection of residential properties possible dating around the 1920s/1930s. Collections are arranged into five groupings: Special Collections, Galveston Photographic Subject Files, Street Files, Name Files, and Miscellaneous. Some negatives are damaged (see Box 1). 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. A. Lyons, Jr. 1934 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. Of special interest: boxers; Omar Bradley, Tom Clark, Chester A. Nimitz, and Frank Sutton; U.S. servicemen; War Bond activities, advertisements, exhibits, parades; War Bond Tour; weapons. Mayor Pankonin did not seek re-election. Home City Government Mayor & City Council Past Mayors. 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. Most are photographs, only few colored drawings. Galveston Hand Colored (booklet with color illustrations). Album donated by the Rice University Fondren Research Center, Sept. 2000. Texas (battleship); boats; ships; Morgans Point; Houston Ship Channel; South Jetty lighthouse; fire engine; oleanders; pilot boats. The photographs and other items, including several pen-and-ink drawings by Schornstein, have been removed from the album and filed. A list of the negatives is included in the first folder. #177. The earliest views of Galveston in the library's collection. His work is featured in the seminal book The Galveston That Was (1965). Of special interest: chapel interior, organ, Rev. The firm was located on the south side of Water between 22nd Street and 23rd Street in Galveston (1884-85 city directory). [1950], 3. Photo Album #1, 1994 Item 2. This is a very good collection,however, some of the images are obscured by the damage on the original negatives. See the black notebooks with survey sheets to view each photo. 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. 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. The couple moved to Galveston, where he began practicing real estate in 1889. H. Yarbrough's resignation letter said. He is a board member 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. Donor: Michael Helfert. 54 items: Barksdale, Gen. William; Beauregard, Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant; Breckinridge, Gen. John C. (2); Confederate Picket Guard; Davis, Jefferson (3); Davis, Jefferson Mrs.; Edward VII as Prince of Wales; rincess of Wales; Ewell, Gen. Richard S. (2); Farragut, Rear Adm. David Glasgow; Forrest, Gen. Nathan Bedford; Generals of the South: Beauregard; Jackson, Stonewall; Johnston, Joe; Lee, Robert E.; Longstreet; Morgan; Stuart; Buckner; Forrest; Hardee; Hood; Lovell; Marshall; Smith (Kirby); Grant, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S.; Hampton, Gen. Wade; Hill, Gen. Ambrose P.; Hood, Gen. John Bell (3); Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" (3); Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" (2) (his grave); Johnson, Andrew; Johnson, (J.) Publication note: Published for the Benefit of the Firemens Relief Fund. Of special interest: Ashbel Smith Building. Greetings from Galveston, Texas. Approx. Photographs & Book Plates, ca. 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. This album was separated from MSS #97-0017. 1900 Storm Collection; 9 items (36 photographs). Donated by William S. Donaldson in 1997. William 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. 1898-1960, nd; 15 items. Mankey served as publicity director of the Galveston Beach Association. 1890; 41 8x10 albumin prints mounted in album. Postcard Collection, ca. Chataignon Council No. Photographs of Leona Lucille Mellen (1896-1994), owner and teacher of the Mellen School of Dance; her students in various recitals and perfomances; her physical fitness students at the Ursuline Academy. 1915), 133 Tropical Scenery (behind Garten Verein, looking north) (pm 1913), 134 Flowers and Palms (front yard of James Moreau Brown residence) (ca. The celebration of Juneteenth dates from 1865, when Texas slaves first learned the Civil War was over and they were free. Showing New $1,500 Recreation Pier. ; 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. Collection, 1920s, 1935-1969, nd; approx.125 items. Of special interest: antique doll photos. Sacred Heart Church (background). 1994 (spring), 353 La Marque The Mainland Service Center of the County Daily News at 3000 FM 1764 near Interstate 45. The Galveston County Cultural Arts Council was founded. Sheet of individual portraits of attorneys, judges, and court clerks. 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. Joseph Hendley, and various members of the Boardman and Sears families. ,The photographs are from an album entitled Rattlesnakes: The 17th Street Gang 1980 and depict the clubs reunion. Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. GALVESTON Over the past two years, Craig Brown has gone from councilman, to mayor pro tem, to acting mayor. In the past, jurisdictions from around the nation have stepped up to help Harris County when we need it the most. Photographs of UTMB alumni reunions and meetings, ca. 300 items. Listed on 2023-03-01. Testifying in front of a legislative committee on Jun. His father, Michael Charles Schadt, was photographer. In the mayor-council form, which is the oldest of the three, there is (not surprisingly) a mayor and a council consisting of a number of members, sometimes called aldermen. Mr. Reesby, sexton from 1935-70, kept this Scrapbook and took the photos. A. Yeager 1963-65 Nitrate negatives and contact prints of Mardi Gras costumes. Black and white photographs of commercial and residential areas of Galveston published by The W.H. Slide Collection, c. 1950s-1960s; approximately 200 slides. John A. Caplen: Born Galveston, ca. $87. 8; Brazos River Flood Gates (Freeport, Texas); Colorado River Conversion of Flood Gates; Freeport Harbor; and High Island. Some personal snapshots. Printed illustrations of Galveston (G), Houston (H), and Austin (A). City Manager, 1st floor, 8 am . The Special Collections contain photos that were donated as distinct collections or albums that are part of larger manuscript collections. Albums & Photographs, 1921-22, nd; 2 albums. [1900 Storm view. 1860s through 1930s. 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). Of special interest: Galveston harbor (1818), Columbia, Zavala, Harriet Lane, El Valle, Iroquois, U.S.C.G.C. Donor: Michel Schadt, 2013. J. Lyons 1940 The title page has an inscription dated Dec. 25, 1896. Loose material from this album has been separately foldered (includes Kotton Karnival Kidds ephemera). The 1929 Buccaneer Hotel, located at the corner of 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast, and a fitness center. Color slides; mostly unidentified. Many of the portraits were taken in Charlottesville, Virginia. Miscellaneous: These include unidentified photographs. Building Inspection, 2nd floor, 7:30 am - 5:30 p 972-516-6420, permits@wylietexas.gov. Historians contend that between 10,000 and 12,000 people died during the storm, at least 6,000 of them on Galveston Island. A. Yeager 1962-63 If they are available digitally, there is a link to the Archives Catalog where they can be searched. Thomas Thirty-two views, mostly cyanotypes, of street and harbor scenes in Europe. The Miscellaneous files contain photographs of Ida Zahn, Alice Brown Sweeney, the John W. Focke residence, and photographs possibly of Evergreen Cemetery and Lafitte's Grove.Photograph album #1 contains photographs of actor Robert Taylor arriving in Galveston and Governor James Allred playing baseball. A pen-and-ink /watercolor painting of the Powhatan house by Guyrene, 1968, was transferred to the Museum. The photos were transferred from G-7292. Locations include the Letitia Rosenberg Womans Home, Galveston Golf and Country Club, Fort Crockett, bathhouses, wharves, the Texas Heroes monument, Hotel Galvez, and John Sealy Hospital. Wharf and harbor scenes shot by Verkin. 126 gthc@rosenberg-library.orgGalveston and Texas History CenterRosenberg Library2310 Sealy AvenueGalveston, TX 77550 Open Tue-Sat 9-6Directions & Maps. 8), 10 Early view of the Mosquito Fleet at Pier 20 [1893], 13 Wagon bridge between Galveston Island and the Mainland [1898], 16 Hurricane 1900 State Medical College, 17 Hurricane 1900 St. Marys Infirmary, 19 Hurricane 1900 Tremont looking north from about Ave. H, 20A Hurricane 1900 20th St. looking north from Ave. H in front of the Galveston County Courthouse, 20B Architects drawing of Galveston County Courthouse [1895] (Not listed in original inventory), 21 Hurricane 1900 Barge loaded with bodies for burial at sea, 22 Seawall Construction view [1903], 32 Dickinson Three carloads of strawberries for the Katy Flyer 1909 (Apr. Offices. In the index that follows, the numbers refer to folders. Donor: Alfreda Houston. Collection, ca. Most of the original nitrate negatives have not been developed. E Convention: Of special interest: Isaac H. Kempner; Henrietta Blum Kempner; USS Texas (battleship); San Jacinto Battlefield; San Jacinto Inn, 1951; Banquet. 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. This collection contains photographs of various projects handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. Of special interest: Ave. D; Seawall and beach; Galvez Hotel; City Park; bathhouse; causeway; harbor; Confederate Heroes Monument; Bolivar Lighthouse; G. & I. 1910. An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. Business Development Representative. Mayor Tergin cannot seek another term due to term limits. Darst served as Curator of the Rosenberg Library Museum, 1978-2004. Album. 1947 (Apr. Donated by British consul, 1918. Some photos by professional photographer Tommy Rice, others are amateur snapshots. Of special interest: Jane Long. 13 Galveston Rope [and] Twine Co./Galveston Cotton and Woolen Mill/Galveston Bagging and Cordage Co. 14 Medical Department of the University of Texas, 15 Ursuline Convent/University of St. Mary/Church of the Sacred Heart/St. The images show hotels, restaurants, streets, beach, and wharf scenes. [Martin Weinzophoel]. It's true. Photographs of Capt. Aerial view looking east 1947*. See also MS# 83-0036, Betty Hartman Papers. ), 1900 Storm damage. 36 Roy Harm standing at the corner of 22nd and Seawall Boulevard. The mid 1870s to the mid 1890s was the apex of Galveston's prosperity. Donor: Frank Newnam. Fictitious view with houses. These visual collections include images of Galveston's buildings, citizens, social life, and environment. One print has been transferred to oversize. 1950s-1990s, are filed in this series. David Mason (78%). 100 items. Mayor defends Galveston on eve of crackdown. Black and white snapshots mounted on three loose album pages (both sides); dated 1910; 24 images. 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). This collection is currently being digitized. Mayors and Postmasters of Galveston, Texas Mayors of Galveston, 1856-1955 (may be incomplete!) Robert Contact prints of glass negatives in private collection. The photographs were not published in the book. Includes: churches, cemetery, water works, several residential areas, etc. Purchased and donated by Edward T. Cotham, 2009. 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.
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