126 gthc@rosenberg-library.orgGalveston and Texas History CenterRosenberg Library2310 Sealy AvenueGalveston, TX 77550 Open Tue-Sat 9-6Directions & Maps. Other views of aftermath at Seabrook, Deepwater, Virginia Point, and Pasadena. 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. Robert John Mihovil donated the prints (2 b/w 8x10 and 21 color snapshots) and the color negatives for research purposes only. Album #2: 1967-71, of special interest: ground breaking ceremony for the ANICO Tower, ships in port, two photos of exterior of the Balinese Room. Topics include: Contains 19 pages with rotogravures. Stubbs 1960, Events and Candidates (may be incomplete! Glass negatives. 1 17th Street Fishing Pier facing Gulf of Mexico. Approx. Donated by Fay Sappington. Galveston Photographic Subject Files (G-Files), Galveston Photographic Subject Files (G-Files) Inventory, Photo Albums & Special Collections Inventory, Search the Archives Catalog to find photographs and manuscript collections. Lantern slides used to illustrate Raimundo de Ovies' lectures on civic art, American sculpture, and American mural painting. Crystal Palace Building (background). Photographs and Negatives, circa 1947-1948; 20 photos; 3 negatives. E. Taylor. Four illustrations on the front page of newspaper, plus short article. Contains hand colored postcards from his trip to New York City, Boston, and Europe). Cavalla (SS-244); U.S.S. ]; 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. Provides high level oversight for the day to day operation of the . 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. Includes article "The Jetty Works of Galveston Harbor, Texas" with illustrative line drawings, p. 245. Also, a photo of FDRs visit to Galveston in 1937. The photos were taken by Micha Bowerman of Houston, while the subjects were interviewed by Sam Lanham, ca. Of special interest: Sampson-Maurer residence (24th St--1021); Ursuline Convent; St. Joseph's Church; St. Mary's Cathedral; Hurricane Carla damage. Get in Touch (409) 763-8854 ext. #111. 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. _____ Amsted (St. Joseph's Church), Fr. Of special interest: soldiers, state capitol in Austin. Mayors and Postmasters of Galveston, Texas, Mayors of Galveston, 1856-1955 (may be incomplete!) He arrived in the United States in 1915. Oliver Collection donated by Mr. Reid in 1973. Photographs taken or collected by Emily Whiteside, founder and executive director of the Galveston County Cultural Arts Council. Album, ca. Copyright by Ferdinand Ohlendorf, Galveston, Texas. In 1891, the University of Texas Medical Branch was established. They have been removed from #114. 24, Galveston County, Texas for 1968-1969. Donor: Elizabeth Head. 1961, 1974; 40 items (includes color snapshots). 16, 1915, 14 Steamship Harlesden aground at Texas City, 16 Wrecked street car tracks (foreground); 2100 block of Ave. P (background), Including Vinson Hotel (2120 Ave. P 1/2), 17 Wrecked residences along Seawall Boulevard, 18 Wrecked houses; utility pole laying in street (right), 19 Wreck of Schooner in Side of Sea Wall, Aug. 16, 1915 (remnants of Alison Doura), 20 Piles of debris, including wrecked carousel; Crab Pavilion (background), 21 Horse standing amid wrecked structures, 22 Workers and wagon moving past demolished building near waterfront, 24 Workers standing on Seawall Boulevard; wrecked carousel (left) and Crab Pavilion (background), 25 Old City Hall (right), with people standing in flooded street, 26 Fishing boat Eleanor tied up at debris-covered pier, 29 Derailed freight cars (foreground); same steamship aground as in #27 and #28, 30 Wrecked causeway and interurban car; temporary trestle (background), 32 A Bad Wreck, Galv., Aug. 16, 1915 (showing collapsed two-story houses), 33 Partially covered streetcar track (foreground); wrecked houses (background), 34 Street scene (showing dislodged brick pavement and wrecked houses), 35 Pile driver inserting pilings to extend the temporary railroad trestle, 36 Wrecked causeway (foreground); temporary railroad trestle (background), 37 Cotton Sheds, Ave. C (showing railroad tracks and debris), 39 U.S. Army soldiers carrying trash can on top of Seawall; Fort Crockett (left background), 42 East End Boat in front residence/Scenes in East End, 43 East End Boat in front of residence (near duplicate of #42), 44 Woman standing next to streetcar track; sand drifts and palm trees (background), 45 Fence half-buried in sand drifts; houses (background), 46 People observing ruins after a downtown fire; see also #52, 49 Heavily damaged two-story building; see also #55, 51 Wreckage of schooner Alison Doura, which crashed in the Seawall, 52 Group of people observing the remnants of a downtown building after a fire; see also #46/Sunday on the Beach Boulevard, 54 Frame of shed being covered with lumber, 55 Heavily damaged two-story building; see also #49, 56 Boy (Frank Newnam?) Storm of 1909, showing Surf Bathhouse (background), Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. See also the inventory to the photos in the Photo Collection index notebook. H. There are, broadly speaking, three forms of it: the mayor-council form the commission form and the city or council-manager form. For a detailed inventory, see the first folder in the collection. Collection donated by Mrs. Marylea Huff, granddaughter of Mr. Bartlett, in Sept. 2000. Rose, Rose and Schmedling, Rose & Zahn, and Justus Zahn. Custom House, Postoffice & Courthouse, Sacred Heart Church, residence, W. L. Moody, Jr., residence, Jones (Anson) residence, Valery Austin residence, Frosh residence (later Conklin residence), George Flood residence, Henry Rosenberg residence, Chambers residence, Sappington residence, Dyer residence, Walter Gresham residence, St. Mary's Cathedral, Michel B. Menard residence, and Lafitte's Grove. Adrian Joseph Hendley, and various members of the Boardman and Sears families. Albums, snapshots, unidentified portrait photos, school compositions, and composition books. Marys Cathedral, 17 St. Johns M.E. You can watch Houston Life live at 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Julius Stockfleth painting. Main Pavilion Dining Terrace, Boardwalk, Beach and Gulf 1944*. Donated by Sanders Cazedessus. Galveston Wharf Company. Taken by Robert L. Browning, 1946-1953. 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. Principle Program Manager - Commute Operations Lead. This list may not reflect recent changes . Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. Mankey served as publicity director of the Galveston Beach Association. It's true. Part of the "Town vs. Metropolis: The Galveston Story" project funded by the Texas Committee for the Humanities and the Moody Foundation. Transferred from Gonzales Family Papers,MSS # 87-0035 + oversize. This wonderful piece of Galveston's . Printed illustrations of Galveston (G), Houston (H), and Austin (A). Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. 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. 1932, 160 Fort Crockett officers housing, 4400 block of Seawall Blvd. An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. A Loose items: Stanley E. Kempners obituary, Galveston Tribune, Dec. 24, 1954; photo entitled T.P.I. GALVESTON. [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. Miscellany (includes CSA - currency). These photographs were published in Discovering Galveston Countys Past, written by Harrold K. Henck, Jr., and published by The Galveston County Daily News. 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. Collection, 1908-1986, nd; approx. 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). Snapshots include: Texas Heroes Monument, Surf Bathhouse; dredges; steamer Galveston, and Seawall. See first folder for more specific inventory. Publication note: Published for the Benefit of the Firemens Relief Fund. Album, 1875; 1 volume (and one duplicate). Nichols residence, 5000 Park Ave. [1910], 41 Gill Building, southeast corner of 21st St. and Ave. D [1910], 46 The Crossroads (store) at 61st Street and Stewart Rd. Donor: Wesley Perren. The date (late 1930s) is taken from the date of the Splash Day negatives. County of Galveston 722 Moody Avenue, Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 762-8621. Photographs of early airplanes/biplanes mostly taken at Aviation Park in Galveston. Donors: Galveston Playground Association and Knights of Columbus. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Commemorating the Port of Galveston's 150th anniversary. 9.6/5 (573 reviews) "We were blown away by this hotel and think it was worth being a bit out of . The Galveston and Texas History Center contains of over 100,000 photographs, prints, and postcards that date from the 1850s to the 2000s. Mr. Norton was a supervisor for the local gas company and took photos during laying of new lines and repair work (see also Spec. Mayor Jenkins will not be seeking re-election. GALVESTON, Texas Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough has announced he will step down as mayor, effective July 15, because of concerns related to COVID-19. 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. 35 Crossover complete at Crystal Palace-Salt Water Park, 1925. The public workforce system in the 13-county Houston-Galveston region of Texas. Collection, ca. Photos of grade raising, as well as general city views. The images were separated by Casey Greene from MSS #88-0019, Maco Stewart, III, Papers in November 2011. Workforce Solutions helps employers meet their human resource needs, and individuals build careers, so both can . Sealy, Willis, Ladd, and Pinckard families are featured. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. Chicago Transparency Co.. 2 Sacred Heart Church, Galveston, Texas. 1890(? Photograph Collection, ca. Mayor defends Galveston on eve of crackdown. Of special interest: Heidenheimer Castle, Ursuline Convent, Darragh home. See a detailed inventory in the first folder within the collection. 2010-0014. Theodore On the 140th anniversary, historical sites in several states are offering a more realistic portrayal of slavery and plantation life. Msgr. Four albums with color and b/w photos from the city of Niigata, Japan, one of Galvestons sister cities. They show employees, wildlife, fishes, and activities. A. 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