Also of note are the Focke and Kempner families. The Great Seawall Protecting Galveston, Texas. Birthplace: Massachusetts; 39 years old (1880 federal census). Slides made by Albert Kirk. 1905-1908, used in correspondence to Bronwood, Texas. In 1836, Michael Menard bought "one league and a labor of land" from the Republic of Texas. Stored in oversized drawers. 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. Album, 1900; 1 volume of exceptionally good images showing the storm damage. These items were separated from MSS #97-0014, Wechsler Family Papers.Three albums: Album of b/w snapshots ca 1910s-1920s. Of special interest: Spoor family; gym class; scenes along Lake Michigan; basic training at Allentown and Guths Station, Pennsylvania; gas masks; encampment at Genoa, Italy; Italian lira and llire; scenes near Verdun, France; Kaiser Wilhelm II,and General Paul von Hindenburg. Color prints and slides depicting the removal, cleaning, and putting back the Texas Heroes Monument. Mr. Reesby, sexton from 1935-70, kept this Scrapbook and took the photos. In an email from Texas Molecular to the mayor, the company says the Ohio fire "was extinguished with foam and water" then the "firefighting water" was collected to "protect people and . 400 photographs. Approx. ], 11 The Hurricanes Wide Swath in the Residence Section, 12 Scene in the West End where many bodies were found. Principle Program Manager - Commute Operations Lead. Photographs were taken all over Galveston Island, showing damage and debris caused by the storm. ; 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. 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). Albums, ca. 3000 items). The Galveston Photographic Subject Files contain photographs of Galveston arranged by subject, including Storm of 1900, churches, beach scenes, and restaurants. Also 142 color slides taken in Jan. 1976, June 1978, Dec. 1979, Aug. 1981, Oct. 1982, Jan. 1984, and Feb. 1984 showing St. Vincent's building (exterior and interior), people, and events. Misc. 2010-0014. E Convention: Of special interest: Isaac H. Kempner; Henrietta Blum Kempner; USS Texas (battleship); San Jacinto Battlefield; San Jacinto Inn, 1951; Banquet. Also photos of places in Oklahoma and Iowa. The photographs include one group photo of the Ball High School Class of 1936 50th Reunion, held at the Balinese Room on October 25, 1986, featuring Mais's mother Ethel Heuman, and two aerial photos of Galveston circa-1950s. The abbreviation P in parentheses denotes photographs. Galvestons Famous Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. : 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. Photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. ); 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). Greeting from Galveston, Texas. 1900-1970; 165 items. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. Approx. Sealy, Willis, Ladd, and Pinckard families are featured. 200 items and one album. GALVESTON, Texas Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough has announced he will step down as mayor, effective July 15, because of concerns related to COVID-19. Contact prints made from negatives loaned by Robert M. Armstrong. Custom House, Post Office & Court House, 22 John Sealy residence, First Baptist Church parsonage, synagogue (mounted in reverse), 23 Galveston, from Tremont Hotel tower looking east (aerial view), 24 City of Galveston facing north (aerial view), Box 1: Wedding; Galveston Orphans Home, and E. S. Levy & Company employees and merchandise, Box 2: Gilbert Sosa, E. S. Levy & Company employees and Teen Council, and nitrate negatives (some identifiable as Galveston), Box 3: Tres Ball, weddings, E. S. Levy & Company employees, and Harry Levy III. 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. Official street dedication ceremony for Furlong Way (Ave. O 1/2 between 68th and 69th St.), Dec. 27, 1992. More specific inventory of images will be added later. Greetings from Galveston, Texas. Photographer: Susan Shaw. The Galveston and Texas History Center contains of over 100,000 photographs, prints, and postcards that date from the 1850s to the 2000s. 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. Collection; ca. Photographer(s) unknown. or (L.); Johnston, Albert Sidney; Johnston, Joseph E. (3); Lee, Robert E. (Gen.) & Staff; Polk, Rev. GTHC staff found this collection in a wooden map case drawer in April 1992. 1 Ave. D; 25th St. and Ave. J; 19th St. and Ave. Collection donated by Mr. Reid in 1973. This collection contains approx. Slides are now stored in slide boxes. Events: This series includes Mardi Gras, parades, parties, and UTMB events. Transferred from MSS #91-0008. Staff discovered the slides and negative in the vault in 2011 and had them printed. Photographs removed from Clarke & Courts records, Manuscript Collection No. _____ Greyenbuehl (St. Joseph's Church), John Hourigan, Fr. Title: Souvenir of the Galveston Fire Department 1897. Includes article "The Jetty Works of Galveston Harbor, Texas" with illustrative line drawings, p. 245. 13 Seawall Monument, 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. Avenue L Baptist Church is one of Galvestons oldest churches (1840), as well as a distinguished African American religious institution. (Unable to find all items 8/26/94). Mary Taken in France; show camp and combat scenes; war hospitals; parades and Allied dignitaries including Gen. Jack Pershing. The May McLemore Matthews files contain photographs of the Ursuline Academy Class of 1932 and the Oleander Duchesses. Photos of storm damage. (Galveston: H.H. Donor: Jean Mills. Blair was superintendent for building of the causeway. This collection has been separated from MSS #2012-0004, Oppe/Hildebrand/Echols Papers. Photos of grade raising, as well as general city views. The recipients were Guinevere Graham and C. J. Sweeney, both of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Cotton Pajama Parade on Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, G-9125.4_FF1_11, Galveston Photographic Subject Files: Parades. See detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. Photographer: Witwer Studio. This booklet includes photographs of street scenes, wharves, businesses, U.S. Army, and farming. 1903*. Alexander 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. Photos of storm damage and railroad interurban cars.Of special interest: causeway, waterfront, beached ships, Seawall, wrecked homes and industries, sternwheelers, and streetcar lines and equipment. Taken by Robert L. Browning, 1946-1953. Stoller (1915-2004) is recognized as the leading American architectural photographer of the twentieth century. [1935], 161 First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank, 2202 Market St. [1935], 162 21st St. looking south from Market St. toward the Seawall [ca. Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner; Adrian F. Levy. late 1970s, early 1980s. Title: History of the Galveston Fire Department, 1843-1906. K and L. between 21st and 22nd Sts. 35 Crossover complete at Crystal Palace-Salt Water Park, 1925. 7. This is a collection of black and white snapshots, approx. South San Francisco, California, United States. On the 140th anniversary, historical sites in several states are offering a more realistic portrayal of slavery and plantation life. 1890; 41 8x10 albumin prints mounted in album. Vessels: U.S. dredges, including Galveston. H. Leonard 1879 In the index that follows, the numbers refer to folders. John S. Murphy, pastor of St. Patrick's Church (1931) (see oversize Special Collections drawer). Married Nancy J. Nicholson (1861-1938) near Clear Lake, 1881. Donated by Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Lanham, 2001. 12002 State Hwy 6 | PO Box 950 | Santa Fe, Texas | (409) 925-6412 Photographs of Galveston, circa 1991-2009. Maurer's photos of Galveston residents and events (such as beauty contests, automobile accidents),as well as out-of-town meetings of various organizations and companies. The collection also includes photo-postcards of U.S. Battleships Florida and Utah in Galveston. One album of general city views. Levy Funeral Home; Hurricanes of 1915 and 1932. 1900 Storm Collection; 9 items (36 photographs). 400 items. A complete inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. 40 b/w snapshots. Manyare inscribed University of Virginia on their backs. Black and white mounted photographs showing the aftermath of the 1900 storm, including downtown and residential vies, Texas Star Flour Mill, St. Marys Church, barge carrying bodies into Gulf of Mexico, survivors on board the boat Shadow looking for debris. 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. 125 Email us museum@rosenberg-library.org Rosenberg Library Museum 2310 Sealy Avenue, 4th Floor Galveston, TX 77550 The Great Storm of 1900 exhibition is located on the 4th floor in the Harris Gallery. 3 [Aerial view of grounds taken from Hotel Galvez.] This collection consists of materials removed from an album compiled very likely by a member of the Stubbs family. Four folders of loose family photos, most are unidentified and taken in Europe at the turn of the century. Photo Album #2, 1994-2000 Item 3. Of special interest: Seawall (original, east end), Ball High School, Ave J, Galveston Boat Club House and Concho (steamer), Ashbel Smith Building and John Sealy Hospital, and panorama of Galveston looking west from the County Courthouse. 6. lithograph of the interior and exterior of Star Drug Store. The contents include copies of newspaper articles, obituaries, family records (including a family tree for the Kauffman/Stubbs families), photographs of individuals and groups, and postcards. Frank The album includes images of Admiral Dewey's victory parade in New York City, children in Galveston, Ashton Villa, bathhouses, wharves, and circus animals marching through Galveston's downtown. 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. An asterisk denotes a print donated by Westminster Presbyterian Church in 2007. The collection includes Eva Pelham with friends and family. Photograph Collection, ca. This collection is arranged in four series: People, Projects, Vessels, and Miscellaneous. Of special interest: Electric Park; several shots of the grade raising; Galveston Boat & Yacht Club; several interesting shots of boats and ships. 20 b/w prints, most are also in the G-1771. Of special interest: James M. Brown residence, Walter Gresham residence, Trinity Episcopal Church. 1916-1922; 3 photograph albums. Probably the best photos of Galveston during its heyday. Galvestonians listened to the live broadcast returns of the Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier boxing match in Jersey City, New Jersey. David Mason (78%). Mayor Jenkins will not be seeking re-election. 34 John Palmer, J. R. Bowers (grandfather), and Billy Morrison, 1926. Galveston Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. Photo by Kevin M. Cox As featured on Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history The 1900 Storm album includes: views of Hildenbrand (C.) & Co. mill; Elevator A; morgue; removal of debris at 21st St and Ave R 1/2; loading barge with dead; railroad cars; Ritter's Cafe; Marx & Blum; looking for dead at Ave P and 23rd St; Dulitz (Ernest) Furniture; Grand Opera House; debris at Ave M and 15th St; Purcell (James C.) residence; Grand Hotel; burning dead; First Baptist Church; beach looking north; Sacred Heart Church; Post Office St looking east from 22nd St;15th St and Ave K; 24th St and Ave O; 19th St and Ave O; burying dead; Kory residence; St. Joseph Church; Galveston Orphans Home; wharf; 27th St and Ave L; St. Patrick's Church; Elevator B; Galveston City Company railway powerhouse; Jockusch & Davidson elevator; Pier 24; 23rd St and Ave P; Galveston Cotton Mills; Spencer (Stanley G.) residence; 35th St between Ave N 1/2 and O; Spanish steamer at Pier 20; [Bath Ave] Public School and [Letitia Rosenberg] Women's Home; Lucas Terrace; St. John's Church; 17th St and Ave L. 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