Contact prints made from negatives loaned by Robert M. Armstrong. The softcover booklets are fragile, please use the book. 20 original negatives. B/w and color snapshots, commercial photographs, illustrations, color slides, approx. Martin Weinzophoel (St.Joseph's Church), old Ursuline Convent parlor, Bishop [Claude Marie] Dubuis, Fr. The negatives provide images of Galveston, Boston, New York City, and rural areas of the northeastern United States. Several snapshots. For a detailed inventory, see the first folder in the collection. Company business meeting held in the Grecian Room, [Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas]. Photos of grade raising, as well as general city views. Of special interest: first air mail, first postal meter, King Vidor film festival, hurricane of 1933, Hollywood Dinner Club, snowstorm of 1973, Mardi Gras of 1931 and 1985, also photos of notable Galvestonians. Asterisks denote oversized postcards that are kept in folders. The city furnished shipping, goods, money, and transportation necessary to settle the state, nurture its trade, and help accomplish its independence. 5 Ave. D. facing 25th St.; Vics Jewelry & Loans (left). The council-manager form of government was adopted in 1961. 100 items. 1909. Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. Photographers include Blessing & Co., Dean, P.H. Mayor Tergin cannot seek another term due to term limits. James F. Smith of Arkansas took these photographs during his visit to Galveston during July 1937. Rosenberg Library was expanded. 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. Robert John Mihovil donated the prints (2 b/w 8x10 and 21 color snapshots) and the color negatives for research purposes only. The collection contains images of the Clark family before and after they emigrated from England, the exterior and interior of their homes in Galveston, as well as photographs of Galveston beaches, other Texas cities, and Washington, D.C. Of special interest: soldiers, state capitol in Austin. Folder 47 contains an extensive family tree. 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). These include: Galveston Islands North and South Jetties, 1938, (17 images); construction of the East End Extension of the Seawall, 1918-1925 (15 images). [1926], 115 Gill Building, as seen from 21st St. looking north towards Market St. [1927], 116 Silbermann Flats Building, 23rd St. and Ave. N [1927], 117 American National Insurance Company, northeast corner of 21st St. and Ave. D [1927], 118 Crystal Palace and Murdochs Bathhouse [1927], 124 U.S. Army Air Corps planes at Fort Crockett [1927], 129 League City Pavilion at Galveston County Park [1929], 130 Miramar Tourist Courts, 3402 Seawall Blvd. Four folders of photographs of June P. Ross, who was Ms. Dezons friend, were transferred to the Name File. They mostly concern the vessels restoration. Also includes photos of the Dutch East Indies. The city's election is the latest example of a churn in urban politics in the pandemic's aftermath. Rose. Taken of various Galveston structures during research for A Guide to Historic Galveston, co-authored by Douglas A. Zwiener and Elisabeth F. Darst. The 1929 Buccaneer Hotel, located at the corner of 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. 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. Fraser arrived in the United States in 1909 and designed the Hotel Jean Laffite (1927), Buccaneer Hotel (1929), and other local buildings. H. Leonard 1879 One album including: Niagara Falls; Pittsburg, Pa.; Washington D.C., New Orleans, La. Wharf and harbor scenes shot by Verkin. This collection consists of materials removed from an album compiled very likely by a member of the Stubbs family. Of special interest: chapel interior, organ, Rev. We talk with the director of an acclaimed new movie shot on location in the refinery environments of Texas City, Galveston, Port Arthur, and San Leon. Albums, ca. Kathleen McCumber. 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. See also Spec. The date (late 1930s) is taken from the date of the Splash Day negatives. Sea Wall and Surf, Galveston, Texas. Album #3: Meetings at Dickinson, 1920-1932. Workforce Solutions helps employers meet their human resource needs, and individuals build careers, so both can . Color slides taken in 1964 and 1983; 62 items. Staff discovered the slides and negative in the vault in 2011 and had them printed. Birthplace: Massachusetts; 39 years old (1880 federal census). Glass negatives only (no prints available). Stereopticon photos of storm damage. Alaska Cruises. Hundred of bodies being cremated. On beach\, 1. [1935], 161 First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank, 2202 Market St. [1935], 162 21st St. looking south from Market St. toward the Seawall [ca. 1890; 41 8x10 albumin prints mounted in album. County of Galveston 722 Moody Avenue, Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 762-8621. Mayor Jenkins will not be seeking re-election. Approx.100 items. Of special interest: Ashbel Smith Building. [1925], 107 Dickinson Charles Fowler residence, 1722 Oleander Dr. [1925], 108 Dickinson Hans Guldmanns Place, 1300 Pine Dr. [1925] 109 Port Bolivar Loading watermelons for shipment [1925], 110 Texas City Colonel H.B. Pleasure Pier (background), 16 Union Station Santa Fe train, 6:50 am to Chicago, Ronald A. Strunk, 1 View from 20th and Strand, looking south 1861, 6 View of Tremont Street looking south from Church St. 1887, 8 Visit of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison to Galveston 1891 (Apr. 1860s through 1930s. Similar to Album #7. late 1970s, early 1980s. Seawall, Beach and Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, Sea Wall by Moonlight,Galveston, Texas 1906*, Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. ); 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). Slide Collection, c. 1950s-1960s; approximately 200 slides. Official British photographs of World War I. Snapshots. Identical to #30 but in color. Co. Second School. H. Beheler 1958-61 1363 b/w and 19 color. 9978 Collection, 1991-92; 73 items. ], 11 The Hurricanes Wide Swath in the Residence Section, 12 Scene in the West End where many bodies were found. Chicago Transparency Co.. 4 [Hotel Galvez interior view, showing main lobby]. The series are the same as those in the records. Black and white snapshots mounted on three loose album pages (both sides); dated 1910; 24 images. D. Johnson 1846-53 This collection was originally stored at the end of the Morgan family papers (MSS #83-0057). For detailed inventory, see the first folder in the collection. Three teachers are unidentified. I).A panoramic photograph of the engineer department of the Galveston-Houston Breweries, 1937, has been transferred to oversize Photo Albums & Special Collections (also as #107). People standing on Seawall looking down at beach. Also Junior Mardi Gras celebrations. 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. Of special interest: James M. Brown residence, Walter Gresham residence, Trinity Episcopal Church. Topics include: Contains 19 pages with rotogravures. Features Buccaneer Hotel. General city views. 8 Mosquito Fleet; Grasso & Son, Inc. (background). Collection, ca 1880s-1970s; approx. Also included are a contract for John Egert to raise Sealy Hutchings' residence at 2805 Avenue O in 1906 and a certified list of registered voters in Election Precinct No. 1994 (spring), 329 The former Hitchcock railroad depot, now sited at 12550 Hwy. Locations include Galveston, Texas City,and Houston. Photographic Collection, 1965-1990; 183 photos; 49 slides; 8 items. Donated by Mrs. Buford C. Crossland; transferred from MSS #77-0026. built in 1901 still stands watch over G alveston Bay today call 281-334-3636 The Original Kemah Post Office (Seabrook is in the background) The Kemah Boardwalk Kemah is on State Highway 146 and State Highway 96 in a half-moon pocket on Galveston Bay twenty-five miles northeast of Galveston in northeastern Galveston County. Its president was Stanley E. Kempner. See also Spec. Isaac The Photo Albums and Special Collections contain photos on a variety of subjects, families, and events. John A. Caplen: Born Galveston, ca. PoliticalGraveyard.com South San Francisco, California, United States. Photographs, 1991; 29 prints of the June 19, 1991, parade. Broadway Beauties (re: James Moreau Brown, Walter Gresham, Michel B. 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. Collection, 1895-[1943], n.d.; 125 prints. Darst served as Curator of the Rosenberg Library Museum, 1978-2004. This is a very good collection,however, some of the images are obscured by the damage on the original negatives. People: Individuals and groups. Of special interest: Ashbel Smith Building. 35mm internegatives made from the slides included in the collection. Harbor scenes and sailing vessels. 33 Douvrys Seawall Caf and Dodgem during the Hurricane of 1932. Unidentified; possibly a makeshift home for a religious congregation, 1. Henry Of special interest: Gaido's Restaurant and Moody Compress fire (1930). 25), 33 Dickinson Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad station [1910], 35 Dickinson F.M. Items include a Fort Crockett souvenir book titled "Harbor Defenses of Galveston," photographs of James Westerfield and other servicemen, and a photograph dated circa 1940 of children playing outside a Galveston school. The library has three copies of the album, one donated by George Sealy, one by Charles Fowler, and one donor unknown. See a detailed inventory to the collection in the first folder. 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. From 1840 to 1870, the city was a major immigration port for over a quarter million Europeans. ), 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. Photos from John Hanna's daughter, Martha Henslee. Sea Wall in 1910, Galveston, Texas. The Great Sea Wall at Galveston, on the Gulf of Mexico, near Houston, Texas. Mayors and Postmasters of Galveston, Texas Mayors of Galveston, 1856-1955 (may be incomplete!) 1910), 136 Souvenir folder (miscellaneous views of Galveston), 137* Souvenir Folder Galveston: The Playground of the South (exceptionally pristine views), 139 Galveston Island/Gulf of Mexico Mini Album, 140 Souvenir of Galveston, Texas (foldout). Also featured are UTMB Alumni Tours Flying Medics in 1972 and 1973. Harbor view. Projects include: Aransas Pass; Bolivar Anchorage; Brazos Island Harbor, Brazos-Santiago Pass; Brazos River, Lock & Dam No. Copies of the pages of the album are available for public use. Nobbe & Co., a Galveston jewelry firm, and served as its vice president and general manager. Researchers should consult reprints of the slides, many of which are colored. Approx. 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. 1905), 61 Broadway looking east from 24th St. (shows James Moreau Brown residence), 62 Greetings from Galveston, Texas Broadway and 15th St. looking east (1907). Most of the negatives have been printed into 5x7 prints. 31 Bernice and Roy Harm in bathing attire, 1925 or 1926. The slides are stored separately in a box as part of this collection.. The Yellow Fever Panic at GalvestonFrom Sketches by our Special Artist, Jas. Henry Brown as of 1856-57 Snapshots include: Texas Heroes Monument, Surf Bathhouse; dredges; steamer Galveston, and Seawall. ; Galveston, TX. Mayor of Galveston, Texas,. William Five wagons with dead to load on barges, 22nd & Wharf., 3. (1823-1896): 5, 20, 21 (P), 30, Stubbs, Theodore B.: 56 (P; (in uniform, ca. 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. B/w photos ca 1870s-1920s, approx. GALVESTON, Texas Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough has announced he will step down as mayor, effective July 15, because of concerns related to COVID-19. Of special interest: cultivation of cane fields; "sugar boiling;" convict workers; Sugar Land, Texas (includes aerial views); Cunnigham Sugar Mill; Texas Sugar Refining Corporation (Texas City); Edward H. Cunnigham; W. T. Eldridge; Daniel W. Kempner; Harris L. Kempner; Isaac Herbert Kempner; Isaac Herbert Kempner III; G. D. "Gus" Ulrich; commemorative coins; raw sugar handling facilities at Galveston. Donated by Danny Allen (son of Gus Allen and Galveston City Councilman) in 1995. 1 Italian Vault ceremony, Calvary Cemetery, Oct.11, 1992. Gus Reymershoffer House, 1302 Ave E (4 views), 10. A. Stewart 1940-58 A. Boulmay 1966 Of particular interest: U.S. See first folder for detailed inventory. 1916-1922; 3 photograph albums. Of special interest: unloading schooners (G), U.S. 1910. Family photos. The Great Sea Wall, at Galveston, on the Gulf of Mexico, near Houston, Texas, Moonlight View of Beach Boulevard and Seawall from the Air 1945*. Of special note: John Focke residence (1228 Ave. D), Austin-Fox residence, James Moreau Brown residence, Hendrix residence, Heye residence, Pelican Island, Sacred Heart Church, and UTMB. The May McLemore Matthews files contain photographs of the Ursuline Academy Class of 1932 and the Oleander Duchesses. A choice to be free from rising energy costs and enjoy peace of mind from clean, sustainable energy. She founded the Galveston chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and served a president of the Federal Credit Union of Holy Rosary. Two portraits by John E. Palmer, black Galveston photographic studio proprietor. The earliest views of Galveston in the library's collection. & Co.(exterior and interior views), 11-15 Photograph Album (belonged to Mrs. Arthur Lee Davis; includes sport fishing, beach and snow scenes, and residences), 1 Building exterior views following Hurricane Carla (1961), 3 Church window in memory of Anne V. Trueheart by her son Henry M. Trueheart; Ralph Phillips upon retirement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 4 Redman organ (1978); Bolivar lighthouse (1980s); Ida Austin Bible Class; historical marker mentioning John McCullough), FF5-13, Unidentified (including children and pets). Some photos by professional photographer Tommy Rice, others are amateur snapshots. General city views taken by Maurer. Accompanying these albums is a superintendent's record book, 1929-1930, owned by Wallace N. Norton, who was superintendent of distribution of the Texas Cities Gas Co. Fishing and Crabbing off the South Jetties, on East Beach at Galveston, Texas. : 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. David Mason (78%). Photograph Album, 1915, 1919, ca. They show employees, wildlife, fishes, and activities. Of special interest: Photo album with 1900 Storm images; also: grade raising; Trube residence; John F. Smith residence. Galveston Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. Handcolored postcards include: Rosenberg Library; Seawall, oleanders, Garten Verein, Galveston County Courthouse, City Park, Ball High School, Texas Heroes Monument, Ave. Lantern slides used to illustrate Raimundo de Ovies' lectures on civic art, American sculpture, and American mural painting. This collection consists of 16 cartes de visites from the Confederate Signal Corps Blockade Runner Album kept by Lt. Albert Lindsay who was stationed in Houston. Galveston Beach, Texas. Photographs used in the Rosenberg Library's black history exhibit (displayed ca 1980) and various prints relating to black history. 500 items. Many are glass negatives; some have been printed.Of special interest: 25th St., Crystal Palace Bathhouse, Maurer studio (Victorian interior), St.Mary's University, beauty contest, portraits, shrimp boats, Beth Jacob Synagogue, loading & unloading, U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, sailing ship's crew, UTMB Laboratory Building, Clark Thompson residence, Sacred Heart Church, Mardi Gras, and Murdoch's Bathhouse. 200 items. Of special interest: steam tug. 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. She earned an undergraduate degree at Wilberforce University in Xenia, Ohio, and a Masters degree in photography at Columbia University. ), Postmasters at Galveston, 1846-1970 (may be The snapshots of the 1943 hurricane possibly show the interior of the Stewart Title Building. Blair was superintendent for building of the causeway. Of special interest: Ursuline Academy Illustrated Prospectus (1897), 1961 Storm damage, music class, grade raising around Ursuline (1907), Ursuline Academy students and graduates (1930s-1967), and Kirwin High School students. These photographs concern activities of the U.S. Treasury Department, War Finance Committee, Galveston, which Darst headed. Of special interest: Darragh residence; several downtown buildings and businesses; James Michener in Galveston; Princess Annes visit; Towler-Shelton wedding; Nicholas Clayton Day. Approx. Artificial collection. They have been separated from the Committees Research Index (MSS #2002-0039). Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, matched with House Bill 2127 from Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, would "return the historic . Painting by Julius Stockfleth. #177. A detailed inventory is kept with the collection. Married Nancy J. Nicholson (1861-1938) near Clear Lake, 1881. His work is featured in the seminal book The Galveston That Was (1965). Also, a photo of FDRs visit to Galveston in 1937. 220 items. Taken and donated by Mary Moody Northen, Inc. The donor of these negatives is unknown, and the prints were made by the library. People: Photographs of Robertson, her family, friends, and alumni, staff, and faculty of UTMB. Horse-and-buggy driving along beach below Seawall. 1930s-1970s; ca. Photographs of various Galveston locations in early September 1911, taken by James Alty Crocker, USN, who received the camera used to take the photos for his fourteenth birthday on September 6, 1911. Dates are supplied where given, such as postmarks (denoted by pm) or message dates. C. Galveston, United States Costa Maya, Mexico Cozumel, Mexico Galveston, United States Itinerary details 84% off $1,889 $289 inside cabin per traveler 4 night Caribbean Royal Caribbean Intl Voyager of the Seas Aug 31, 2023 Sep 4, 2023 Galveston, United States Cozumel, Mexico Galveston, United States Itinerary details $290 This collection contains photographs of various projects handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. They have been removed from #114. School activities, parties for students and teachers, including a birthday party for Principal Wilson. Homes and buildings in Sugar Land, Texas, as well as of the Imperial Sugar Company facilities. Other views of aftermath at Seabrook, Deepwater, Virginia Point, and Pasadena. 32 folders with snapshots and two albums of color slides all taken by John Glowczski of UTMB in 1991. $87. Album, 1900; 1 volume of exceptionally good images showing the storm damage. 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. The images show hotels, restaurants, streets, beach, and wharf scenes. 1903*. The images date circa 1940. Justice of the Peace 3. Galveston photographers include Fred W. Bartlett, Blessing & Bro., and Philip.H. Of special interest: salvage work and workers, storm survivors (including children), First Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Texas Heroes Monument. Loose snapshots, three albums of color and b/w photos, and approx. Hugh Kirkman Jones (1903-2001) served on the board of the Galveston Wharves for two terms. A portrait of an unidentified girl has been transferred to oversize. Nicole (Nikki) Johnson-Kunz, famously known as the "Texas Shrimp Diva", and her father-in-law, Captain Jerome "Pops" Kunz, have been shrimping together on Galveston Bay since 2018. Winner/Notes. Photos by John C. Garner Jr.; approx. Copy prints and negatives of photos in family custody. Also a few later prints (ca 1920s)of beauty pageants and parades on the beach. Two copies. Approx. 3000 items). The images date from approximately 1898 to 1900, when Sweeney was a young teenager. The photo album includes waterfront and aerial views of Galveston, Texas Star Flour Mills (in a small wooden building), early bathhouses, and sailing vessels, circa 1880s. Donor: Margaret Schlankey. Taken by Thomas G. Rice, donated by Dr. E. Burke Evans. The Pelican Island Quarantine Station can be seen in the background. Photos taken by Morris of causeway-related scenes. Miscellany (includes CSA - currency). Fisher 1909-17 Three March of Dimes posters have been transferred to the Posters File, and a National Negro Health Week broadside has been transferred to Miscellaneous Posters. The last American Indian group on Clear Creek was the Akokisa (or Orcoquiza) who occupied the region from Galveston Bay north to present-day Conroe, Texas. Mildred Maury Robertson (1907-1999) graduated from Ball High School and attended the University of Texas. General city views. 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. 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. Mary Batterson: Wife of William J. Batterson of Galveston (1870 federal census). Loose material from this album has been separately foldered (includes Kotton Karnival Kidds ephemera). Of special interest:Loading & unloading cotton; Elevator A; Elevator B; cargo pier(interior); switch engines; Mallory Line docks;tractors and trailers; loading & unloading--flour;sulphur; Pier 9; Piers 41 to 27. Collection, ca 1895-1901; approx. Three folders and one album (rehoused but kept in original order). Donor: Jimmy Kessler. Researchers must use digital prints of the photographs. Donor: Lou Cecelia Stubbs Frost, 2006. The prints are arranged in folders by subject (see below). Of special interest: outdoor mass service, 40th anniversary of ordination of Rev. Mint condition. 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. 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!) Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. He helped organize the Galveston City Company in 1838. (The collection includes a number of images of La Porte from 1895.) CITY, MAYOR Elkhart, Joe B. Burris ANGELINA. He served under 2 mayors (Carlos Garza and Matthew Doyle) for 16 consecutive years until he stepped away from city government in 2016. Collection, ca. Y. Cartwright, Jr. as of 1952-55 Marys Cathedral, 17 St. Johns M.E. Includes article "The Jetty Works of Galveston Harbor, Texas" with illustrative line drawings, p. 245. ; portraits of members (include Valery E. Austin, Thomas H. Phillips, John S. Fordtran, Henry Wilkens, Fred Schneider, Julius W. Jockusch, Clinton M. Wolston, Frederick W. Erhard, Victor H. Davison, J. Stanley Clark, Maurice L. Ujffy, Gentry Waldo, H. S. Cooper, John W. Campbell, John W. Focke, Maury M. Spencer.Also individual portraits of Henry J.Runge, William J. Hughes, Edward T. Elmendorf, and two unidentified persons. Collection, 1949-55, 1964-69; approximately 2000 items, Prints and negatives of various persons, groups, events, and subjects connected with the Galveston Wharves. You can watch Houston Life live at 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 1860(?)-1920(? Of special interest: aerial swing at Joyland Park (amusement park) on Seawall, Crystal Palace, diving board, and 1915 Storm damage. Unidentified portrait of girl. Rough Sea, Galveston, Texas. Of special interest, vols. Slides of storm damage and grade raising. Main Pavilion Dining Terrace, Boardwalk, Beach and Gulf 1944*. Small collection of b/w snapshots, stock photos, and few professional portraits of Maco Stewart Jr., his family and friends (none are identified). Of special interest: FDRs visit to Galveston; 50th anniversary of Buccaneer Hotel; Todd Shipbuilding Corp.; Douglas Corrigans visit to Galveston. Photo backgrounds include: Hotel Galvez, Galveston beaches, and construction of the seawall extension. The complete list of images is included in the first folder within the collection. Mayor Sussman will not be seeking re-election. The title page has an inscription dated Dec. 25, 1896. Galveston, TX 77553-0779 (409) 797-3500 (409) 797-3511 Subscribe or Login to View Emails www.galvestontx.gov. Large collection of photographs and negatives separated from the Porter Family papers (MS# 2016-0028). Store on Postoffice Street both at its opening in 1947 and after the store's remodeling in 1955. Black and white photographs and amateur snapshots. See also oversize Special Collections. FM 3004 1994 (spring), 334 Aerial view of Moody Gardens and Hope Arena 1994 (spring), 335 The Strand looking west from 21st St. 1994 (spring), 336 The Strand Harborside Center in the 2100 block of Water St. Home to the Harbor House Hotel, Willie Gs Restaurant, and other small specialty shops 1994 (spring), 337 Star of Texas cruise ship based at Pier 21, offering casino gambling and Las Vegas-style entertainment 1 1994 (spring), 338 Tremont House Hotel 1994 (spring), 339 View of Galveston Colleges main campus at the southeast corner of 41st St. and Ave. Q 1994 (spring), 340 The former federal Customs House at 1700 Strand 1994 (spring), 342 Aerial view of Fort Point on the eastern tip of Galveston Island 1994 (spring), 343 League City Aerial view of South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center, 2500 South Shore Blvd. 1 Ducks, Texas. 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