See also Special Collections #280. There are, broadly speaking, three forms of it: the mayor-council form the commission form and the city or council-manager form. The Galveston Photographic Subject Files contain photographs of Galveston arranged by subject, including Storm of 1900, churches, beach scenes, and restaurants. Seawall Wall Caf and Hotel (background). Color slides; mostly unidentified. Portraits of family members and friends,including Stephen Moylan Bird, Victoria W. Campbell,Robert Dabney Johnson, Martin H. Royston, Raimundo de Ovies, and Joseph Weldon Bailey. busted mugshots galveston countydoes keegan allen have a child 26th February 2023 . Slide show of Galveston features 1900 Storm and grade raising. Slides made by Albert Kirk. Donated by Admiral John Thiel in 1995. Approx. 200 items. Photographers include Blessing & Co., Dean, P.H. Albums, snapshots, unidentified portrait photos, school compositions, and composition books. Includes two photographs of Forman and two group images of the First Annual Safety Conference, Galveston Engineers District, District Boat Yard, 1940. On Sunday, June 19, there will be a family barbeque in the historic Hillcrest Neighborhood. Jaworski, who served three terms on Galveston City. These contain photos and postcards on a variety of subjects, places, families, and events. . Caplen moved to La Porte and served as mayor, ca. Demolished freight cars, 29th & A. Showing in background smoke w[h]ere cremating the dead., 2. The Rosenberg Library Museum displayed a miniature portrait of the first Mayor of Galveston John Melville Allen as the November 2011 Treasure of the Month. These were transferred from the Museum, 1997. Prints and glass negatives. submission guidelines. Seawall, Beach and Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, Sea Wall by Moonlight,Galveston, Texas 1906*, Sea Wall, Galveston, Tex. General city views taken by Maurer. Parish Publishing Co. in 1894. 1 Ducks, Texas. Photographer(s) unknown. See a detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. 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. ]; 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. The City of Galveston was chartered in 1839. Fishing Grounds, Galveston, Tex. I [1921], 79A Original Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church, 412 -18th St. [1921], 79B Central Presbyterian Church, 2120 Winnie [1920], 80 Galveston Ice & Cold Storage Company [1921], 81 Galveston Brewing Company bottling works [1921], 86 Scandinavian Methodist Church, 302-17th St. [1910] (Item having this number in original inventory not in file), 87 Congregation Ahavas Israel, 2618 Ave. Glass negatives only (no prints available). Photos of an experiment using woven cane to construct jetties for the harbor entrance. Hundred of bodies being cremated. On beach\, 1. ); ca. 6 1980 (Feb.), 311 Texas City Frank Davison residence, 109 3rd Ave. N [1980], 314 St. Pauls Methodist Church, 1425 Broadway [1980], 315 La Marque Pauls Union Church, 1709 Oak St. [1982], 316 Reedy Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal Church [1984], 317 Holiday Innl, 5002 Seawall Blvd. Many are duplicates from G-5926. after storm. Weber was co-author with Gayle Weber Strange, her daughter, of Lively Stones: A History of the People Who Built First Presbyterian Church Galveston Texas 1840-1990 (1993). Of special interest: Scull and Fedford family,black schools in Galveston, prominent Galvestonians, parades and funerals. Color snapshots. Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history Photo by Kevin M. Cox Sep 17, 2011 0 Centennial Chairman Emken Linton speaks about the four living Texas City mayors Matthew T. Doyle Carlos Garza Charles Doyle and D.D. Shows Seawall during Storm of 1909. Coll. Showing Seawall. Stored in oversized drawers. There are also some exceptions to this collection of residential properties possible dating around the 1920s/1930s. See first folder for detailed inventory. 13 Seawall Monument, 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. 1908-1911, used for correspondence between Galveston and La Marque. Separated from MSS #98-0010. 25), 33 Dickinson Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad station [1910], 35 Dickinson F.M. Sheet of individual portraits of attorneys, judges, and court clerks. 31 Bernice and Roy Harm in bathing attire, 1925 or 1926. Justice of the Peace 4. Slides and accompanying text for five lectures regarding Galveston and oleanders: Approx. These visual collections include images of Galveston's buildings, citizens, social life, and environment. Black and white photographs and amateur snapshots. Photographs of early airplanes/biplanes mostly taken at Aviation Park in Galveston. Color slides taken in 1964 and 1983; 62 items. Bicentennial by the Viewfinders camera club. Photographer: Joseph M. Maurer. 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. A complete inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. Contains hand colored postcards from his trip to New York City, Boston, and Europe). 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. ), 224 New homes in Texas City built in the year following the Texas City Disaster [1948], 233 C.P. More than 3,600 homes were destroyed on Galveston Island and the added toll on commercial structures created a monetary loss of $30 million, about $700 million in today's dollars. Dates are supplied where given, such as postmarks (denoted by pm) or message dates. These are snapshots of buildings and city directory advertisements and lithographs of business buildings. Also a cash book with recipes. 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. 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. F Business meeting. (The collection includes a number of images of La Porte from 1895.) 100 items. The original is an album still in family custody. Collection, 1864, 1902-1932; 1975, nd; approximately 55 items. 30 Roy Harm, Houston, Texas, ca. This collection has been fully digitized, arranged by subject or creator. Donor: Wesley Perren. Coll. Of special interest: George Sealy residence, Ursuline Convent, U.S. Court House, Heidenheimer Castle, Ballinger residence, Tipton Walker residence, Cherry residence, Sealy Hutchings residence, Ashbel Smith Building, Bartlett residence, John Sealy residence, Seinsheimer residence, James M. Brown residence, Williams-Tucker residence, "Cradle", Sidney Sherman Monument, Peach Point Plantation, Trinity Episcopal Church (includes interior), U.S. B Cover dated 1947. Of particular importance are photos of President Franklin D. Roosevelts visit to Galveston in 1937. Stratton, c1913), 1913; 1 album. Of special interest: stranded vessels at wharf, looter, looking north from Ursuline Academy showing wrecked Negro high school (duplicate),Galveston Orphans Home, 33rd St and Ave M (two duplicates), searching for dead, survivors on Mallory Line wharf, St. Patrick's Church, looking up 20th St. (city hall in background), Grand Opera House (duplicate), Galveston City Railway Company power house, sunken schooners, schoolhouse, burning bodies at 14th St and Ave J (Sacred Heart Church in background), Seawall (one duplicate), searching for dead, Sacred Heart Church, recovering bodies (one duplicate), Ursuline Academy, seeking valuables, First Baptist Church, and looking east from 13th St and Ave J. Of special interest: salvage work and workers, storm survivors (including children), First Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Texas Heroes Monument. Color snapshots. Originally stored in the Name File. The May McLemore Matthews files contain photographs of the Ursuline Academy Class of 1932 and the Oleander Duchesses. Transferred from Elissa Project Records. Of special interest: wagon bridge, (including construction), La Porte drawbridge causeway construction, completed causeway (including interurban trains), Galvez Hotel, and beach activities. This album was separated from MSS #97-0017. The library has three copies of the album, one donated by George Sealy, one by Charles Fowler, and one donor unknown. Album found in the old attic of the Rosenberg Library, August 1989. One album of stock photographs of Galveston before and after the 1900 Storm. He oversaw construction of the East End Extension of the Seawall (1918-1925). Of special interest: James M. Brown residence, Walter Gresham residence, Trinity Episcopal Church. ), 1900 Storm damage. 40 items, some stored in oversized. Y. Cartwright, Jr. as of 1952-55 Donated by Shirley Bradley, niece of Ms. Mellen. Galveston Wharf Company. Donor: Erik C. Loeff. Also, nine views of Paris, France, and Paris Exposition of 1867. The harbor and the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railway. See first folder for detailed inventory. Photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. Galveston, TX 77551. See also Special Collection #136. Photos by John C. Garner Jr.; approx. Collection, 1915 mostly; 1914-26, nd. Shows Murdochs and Breakers. 4 Texas Rail Depots: Southern Pacific, cont. Alexander Dezon belonged to Holy Rosary Catholic Church. B. Root 1853-57 April 15, 1876. 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. Of special interest: Galveston Seawall and beaches; Texas City 1947 Explosion, its aftermath and recovery, Galveston Bay areas, industry around Texas City. The recipients were Guinevere Graham and C. J. Sweeney, both of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sea Wall and Surf, Galveston, Texas. Snapshots. H. Leonard 1879 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. H. They were separated from his papers (see MSS # 88-0006). Mayor Sussman will not be seeking re-election. The following books are excellent sources of historic photographs. Photos of Charles Fowler residence (Ave J--2508). Aerial view looking east 1947*. Exterior and interior views of the auditorium. The club arose in response to a lack of organized youth groups. 1949-1959; 29 photographs. Broadway Beauties (re: James Moreau Brown, Walter Gresham, Michel B. The Rosenberg Library has photocopies only; location of the originals is unknown. One postcard, two school compositions, and two composition books inscribed "Jennette S. Radford," whom Galveston city directories list, 1921-1958. Album donated by the Rice University Fondren Research Center, Sept. 2000. Fictitious view with houses. 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. 1920), 21* Breakers Bath House and Seawall (panorama), 25 Crystal Palace Bathhouse (aerial view) (pm 1918), 26 Early Morning Bathers at The Breakers (1907), 29 Greetings from Galveston Texas (pm 1941), 30 Come on, the Water is Fine in Galveston, Tex. (1921), 31 Beach scene; Balinese Room (background), 35 Crowds enjoying Stewart Beach (showing umbrellas), 36 Corner of 23rd and Seawall Blvd; Casino (background) (pm 1912), 38 Galveston Sea Wall (painting by Julius Stockfleth), 39 Aerial view of Galveston from Gulf of Mexico (showing Buccaneer Hotel, Murdochs Bathhouse, and Hotel Galvez), 41 Galveston, Texas (view of Seawall with tourists), 42 World War I Memorial at Menard Park at sunset (showing 2 cannons), 45 Central Park (showing arbor) (pm 1909), 47 Seawolf Park (showing U.S.S. 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. Lantern slides illustrating Galveston's history. or (L.); Johnston, Albert Sidney; Johnston, Joseph E. (3); Lee, Robert E. (Gen.) & Staff; Polk, Rev. 1913), Seahorse Motel (shows swimming pool) (1959), 12 Seahorse Motel on Seawall (shows swimming pool) (1958), 16 Three women seated or standing at Mermaid Bar, 22 Exhibit of pilot boat Ima Hogg, Cotton Palace, 1909, 23 Flying High in Galveston (shows tourist in hot air balloon), 24 Miss Cleburne, beauty pageant (postcard from Spain), 25 Galveston Regatta June 3 to 10th 1905. 500 items. The images are cross-referenced in the records. Includes the exterior and interior views; many photos focus on the specific architectural detail. Martin Weinzophoel (St.Joseph's Church), old Ursuline Convent parlor, Bishop [Claude Marie] Dubuis, Fr. Same view as #47 but at a higher angle. Coll. Committee for the Humanities Reports, 3 Beach; Pagoda Bathing Company (background), 9 Galveston Cotton Exchange (interior view), 10 Galveston Daily News and Galveston Cotton Exchange, 11-12 Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway General offices, 15 Galveston County Courthouse and public square, 20th and Ave. H, 16 Galveston Court House and Jail; U.S. Post Office, 17 U.S. Tip: Press Ctrl+F to search for photos of a specific person, place, or event. The postcards date from circa 1874 to 1929, with the bulk of the postcards dating from 1905 to 1920. Of special interest: Gaido's Restaurant and Moody Compress fire (1930). People standing on Seawall looking down at beach. This is a very good collection,however, some of the images are obscured by the damage on the original negatives. Also filed with this collection is one copy of Galveston, The Sea Wall City. Originally kept in a black album, the photos were removed but kept in their original order. 1956; three items. Approx. J. Fellman Seinsheimer [Jr.]. Texas' secession from the Union and the Civil War halted development temporarily. A more detailed inventory is in the first folder within the collection, Collection, 1914-1977; approx. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County is seeking your opinion about a major transportation project. Photographs and Negatives, circa 1947-1948; 20 photos; 3 negatives. Photographs by G. Sommer (Napoli) portraying Swiss scenery. The abbreviation P in parentheses denotes photographs. [1930], 139A Ciucci Grocery Store, 3901 Ave. O [ca. Several items were subsequently merged into the collection. Fishing and Crabbing off the South Jetties, on East Beach at Galveston, Texas. The Miscellaneous Files (M-Files) contain photographs of areas outside of Galveston and Texas, including a rare photo of the Texas Infantry at Camp Quantico. Rosenberg Library was expanded. Shows Seawall railing. Cotton Pajama Parade on Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, G-9125.4_FF1_11, Galveston Photographic Subject Files: Parades. See first folder for detailed inventory. Collection, 1913-1914; one packet and three postcards. Of special interest: fire engine (horse drawn), Old City Hall--rebuilt as a fire station, and 1900 Storm damage. In 1914, the Houston Ship Channel was deepened, which took much of Galveston's trade. Painting by Julius Stockfleth. 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