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. This collection consists of contact prints made from scans of original photographs belonging to Harms descendants. Collection, 1925-1939, [1961]; 41 items + negatives. E. Taylor. Four illustrations on the front page of newspaper, plus short article. See also Special Collections #267. Copy prints of four cartes de visite of Union soldiers captured in the Battle of Galveston, January 1, 1863. Isaac The couple moved to Galveston, where he began practicing real estate in 1889. Of special interest: Broadway cemetery Complex before and after the raising in 1938. These contain photos and postcards on a variety of subjects, places, families, and events. 126 [email protected] 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. Of special interest: Jane Long. See first folder for detailed inventory. The collection includes photographs of Allen, his family and friends (none are identified), and his businesses: Gus Allens Hotel, Gus Allens Caf (includes interiors and photos of employees). The names of steamships are italicized. 1956; three items. 1952*, 11-14 People (nearly all unidentified and undated). (re: fire). ; Galveston, TX. 1994 (spring), C. Bath Avenue School and Letitia Rosenberg Womans Home, E. Brackenridge Hall at the Medical Department of the University of Texas, G. Street scene, tentatively identified as 30th & O, J. 174 Calder RD. The Sea Wall. 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. Many family photos are not identified. View of Gulf and Boulevard from Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas. Justice of the Peace 3. Janice Coggeshall is the Mayor of Galveston. Of special interest: Japanese midget submarine; 1940 snowstorm; parade for Douglas Corrigan; Fort Crockett; hurricane of 1932. Henry Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner; Adrian F. Levy. 3000 items). Miscellany (includes CSA - currency). One album including: Niagara Falls; Pittsburg, Pa.; Washington D.C., New Orleans, La. Donated by Robert L. Browning, March 1996. Glass negatives. The images appear to have belonged to Edward W. Hildebrand (1888-1974), who worked in the insurance business, and his wife Elsie Hildebrand (1890-1957). 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 collection includes various local events and events. 13 Seawall Monument, 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. 1000 items. _____ [Reinchapelain],James H. Savage, Fr. Photocopies of the albums pages are filed in the first folder. Of special interest: unloading schooners (G), U.S. Color prints and slides depicting the removal, cleaning, and putting back the Texas Heroes Monument. Enjoying the Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico, at Galveston, Texas/Come on in, the Water is Fine. Murdochs Bathhouse and beach. Of special interest, vols. Donor: Joseph A. Maffei, Jr. Of special interest: Ink Spots (group; Oleander Festival; Spike Jones and Christy Mitchell; Seawall concert (next to Buccaneer Hotel); Bob Hope and Sheriff Frank Biaggne; Larry Kane Show with Texas state surfing champion. Ask The Mayor; Business, Economy and Consumer Affairs; COVID-19; Education; Elections . Of special interest: Woollam's Lake, Olympia Pavilion, nurses' residence, parade, fort, St. Mary's Infirmary, 1900 Storm aftermath (includes 35th St and Ave S, Sacred Heart Church, Ursuline Convent, Avenue M Public School, Elevator A, Lucas Terrace, Rosenberg Free School, Ball Ave and 24th St, First Baptist Church, St. Patrick's Church, Galveston Cotton Mills, Ashbel Smith Building, and Ursuline Convent). These photographs include images of Stella as a young man, the Galveston Municipal Band in summer concerts at Menard Park band shell and snapshots of Stella in his home. [1900], 1-6 Galveston Municipal Airport (including an inventory of the images), 7-12 Residences in Hitchcock, La Marque, and Texas City, Texas. Gus Reymershoffer House, 1302 Ave E (4 views), 10. Photographs and stereoptican cards originally kept at M & M Bar, 603 24th Street. Of special interest: San Antonio River; St. Mary's Church, Ursuline Convent, Concepcion Mission, military plaza, military headquarters, Alamo, arsenal, and Mexican-Americans. Four prints in color. Stowe & Stowe was an architectural firm. May 11, 1937 -- After an 11-day fishing cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, President Franklin D. Roosevelt docks in Galveston for a brief presidential visit. [Painting of the 1900 Storm] Central Stereopticon Exchange, Battle Creek, Michigan, 18 Portrait of Henry Rosenberg. Sea Wall and Surf, Galveston, Texas. 1918), Albon Rose and Daddy [Roy Harm], Sunday, Jan. 13, 1929, 8 Mountain Speedway Facing east toward Galvez Hotel, 1925, 12 Train Roy Harris built for park in Galveston, TX, 22 Debris on top of the Seawall after Hurricane Carla; Seawall caf (background), 23 Residences along a debris-strewn street after Hurricane Carla, 24-27 Dreamland Caf during Hurricane Carla. 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). Categories include church buildings,congregations, events, groups, and individuals. Main Pavilion Dining Terrace, Boardwalk, Beach and Gulf 1944*. 146 1994 (spring), 326 Aerial view of College of the Mainland 1994 (spring), 327 Aerial view of College of the Mainland at Hwy 3 and Hwy. past mayors of galveston, tx. Photographs of Galveston, circa 1991-2009. Mayor defends Galveston on eve of crackdown. Sixty images taken by professional photographer Paul Verkin; glass plate negatives; new 5x7 prints and tone negatives were printed from the originals. Folder 47 contains an extensive family tree. There is also a portrait photograph of George E. Korst, proprietor of both hotels. 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. John 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!) Harbor scenes and sailing vessels. The library has three copies of the album, one donated by George Sealy, one by Charles Fowler, and one donor unknown. Levy Funeral Home; Hurricanes of 1915 and 1932. Researchers should consult reprints of the slides, many of which are colored. Photos taken by Morris of causeway-related scenes. This collection has been fully digitized, arranged by subject or creator. The Galveston Island Convention and Visitors Bureau. until THU 6:00 PM CST, Galveston Island. A listing of the images is included in the album, although it does not completely correspond to the arrangement of the negatives. Five wagons with dead to load on barges, 22nd & Wharf., 3. 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. For more information contact the Public Information Office at 940.761.7401 Topics include: U.S.S. 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. He would later be stationed on the U.S.S Bon Homme Richard during World War II. Photos showing members of old fishing community which has lived on the West End for several generations. Box 4: E. S. Levy & Company employees (include Afro-Americans), E. S. Levy & Company advertisements published in the Galveston Daily News and Tribune, wedding, Hurricane Carla aftermath (includes Ursuline Academy, St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Mary's Cathedral School, Robert Layton, Central Park, Kirwin Home, and First Presbyterian Church). Mayor Mayor Mayor Dedrick Johnson, Sr. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. 33 Douvrys Seawall Caf and Dodgem during the Hurricane of 1932. The images date circa 1940. 1930s-1980s. Separated from MSS# 98-0013. Eaton Chapel, First Lutheran Church, Flood & Calvert Building, Galveston (city),Galveston Island, E. S. Levy & Company building, Powhatan House, St. Mary's Cathedral, Scottish Rite Masonic Order, Leon Smith, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Williams-Tucker residence. Donated by William S. Donaldson in 1997. Houston; trip to Pinehurst, N.C.; aboard boat Kingfisher, ship Uddeholm; many family snapshots, none of the individuals are identified. Official street dedication ceremony for Furlong Way (Ave. O 1/2 between 68th and 69th St.), Dec. 27, 1992. late 1970s, early 1980s. B/w stock photos of Galvestons grade raising ca 1904; 5 folders. Also included are photographs showing the aftermath of the Texas City Disaster (April 16, 1947). Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. 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