In 1914, the Houston Ship Channel was deepened, which took much of Galveston's trade. 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. 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. Contains hand colored postcards from his trip to New York City, Boston, and Europe). Thomas View of the back of Lasker Home with the site of Clark House just demolished. William 16 After the Flood, Galveston, Texas. Raymond Scrapbooks. Card-mounted portraits of unidentified men, women, and children taken by notable local photographers such as Joseph Maurer, Henry H. Morris, Paul Naschke, and Justus Zahn. Donor: Adrian Sinclair Balch, 2005. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, matched with House Bill 2127 from Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, would "return the historic . The Great Seawall Protecting Galveston, Texas. Photographer: Zeva B. Edworty. Church, South/First Presbyterian Church/St. Darst Creek. ), Ball High School, including construction (6 photos), Fine Arts & Physical Education Center (4 photos), Guaranty Federal Savings & Loan Association, Lovenberg Elementary School, including construction (6 photos), National Maritime Union of America (6 photos), Sears, Roebuck & Co., including construction (5 photos), Sheraton University Hotel & Harbor Place Condominiums (2 photos), UTMB Administration Building (3 photos), William B. Travis Elementary School (2 photos), Adeline Armstrong: Wife of James Armstrong of Galveston. 2010-0014. In 1836, Michael Menard bought "one league and a labor of land" from the Republic of Texas. Main Pavilion Dining Terrace, Boardwalk, Beach and Gulf 1944*. Contact prints made from negatives loaned by Robert M. Armstrong. Msgr. Quick Links Public Meetings and Agendas GC Watch Live Extreme Weather & Disaster Outreach Careers. Produced in 1979. The role of Galveston as the principal port and gateway to the Southwest during the 19th Century has placed the entire city in a unique position in relation to the history of Texas. Donor: L. Tuffly Ellis. Separated from MSS # 98-0023. Box 3 contains two folders of nitrate negatives. ), jetty construction, 1875 Storm damage, 1900 Storm damage, Battle of Galveston, Harriett Lane. Of special interest: Stanley E. Kempner. This collection has been separated from MSS #2012-0004, Oppe/Hildebrand/Echols Papers. late 1970s, early 1980s. 300 items, including oversized photos and 7 albums. Emil Bunjes (1902-1974) was a Galveston artist. Principal economic support is provided by the Port of Galveston and related interest, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and other health institutions, financial institutions, tourism, shrimping, and fishing. 26 Galveston & Interstate ferry bringing train across bay from Bolivar to Galveston. Also included are nine autographed photographs of entertainers from the Grotto and Sui Jen clubs (later known as the Balinese Room) that were collected by Mais's paternal grandmother Louise V. Schooley, who worked at the clubs as a hat check girl in the 1920s. Glass negatives. 25), 33 Dickinson Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad station [1910], 35 Dickinson F.M. Heading names were taken from the envelopes in which the negatives were housed. Of special interest: chapel interior, organ, Rev. See first folder for detailed inventory. Photograph postcards of European royalty from the Reymershoffer family. Cavalla; federal quarantine station (background), 53 Garten Verein; Ursuline Convent (background) (pm 1912), 55 Church Street, showing St. Marys Cathedral and Jean Laffite Hotel (pm 1958), 58 Tabernacle of the 33rd Street Methodist Church (Central Methodist Church) (ca. Mayor Sussman will not be seeking re-election. Of special interest: Tremont St., Davie (J.P.) residence, cane jetties harbor improvement experiment, McLean (revenue cutter), 1890 bird's eye view, life-saving station (south Jetty ? 200 postcards and one photograph). Transferred from Elissa Project Records. Also included are an American Red Cross Woman's Bureau Surgical Dressings war manual, a Red Cross Motor Corps ID card issued to Marguerite Guldmann, and Christmas cards to the Guldmann family by the Zerbee and Grills families. Glass negatives of various city scenes. The collection includes negatives, positive copies made from scans, loose photographs, and three slides. The firm was located on the south side of Water between 22nd Street and 23rd Street in Galveston (1884-85 city directory). Photographs & Book Plates, ca. Of special interest: Heidenheimer Castle, Ursuline Convent, Darragh home. Stored in oversized drawers. See also Special Collection #28. Coll. 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). Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas. 1909. Keystone View Co. 17 Blown Out into the Gulf. 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. James Gately was a local businessman and an amateur photographer. Further information is provided by the links below. 24, Galveston County, Texas for 1968-1969. Sea Wall in 1910, Galveston, Texas. Printed illustrations of Galveston (G), Houston (H), and Austin (A). 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. Texas' secession from the Union and the Civil War halted development temporarily. Of special interest: Wolfson & Robinson, Tramonte residence (1211 Ave. D), Sam Tramonte, and Knights of Columbus. 13 Seawall Monument, 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. 23 Moss, W. Bruce Grocery Store, Galveston, TX, [1885], 25-29 Miscellaneous (including Marcus Exline, William Plunkett Harris, Octavia Hutchings, Dabney Tabb, and Herman Zander), Alta Loma, Texas Caplen Family Residence, 5-9 La Porte, Texas, 1895 (including barbecues, plum tree, YMCA Excursion, andCedar Point), 11-13 Sylvan Beach\ Miscellaneous (including waterspout, June 1920), American National Insurance Company Annex, 6-8 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School (8 items), U.S. Mrs. E. Pamer Giles (Edith Scrimgeour) Galveston postcards, ca. 14 Galveston Tidal Wave. 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. 13 Galveston Rope [and] Twine Co./Galveston Cotton and Woolen Mill/Galveston Bagging and Cordage Co. 14 Medical Department of the University of Texas, 15 Ursuline Convent/University of St. Mary/Church of the Sacred Heart/St. Slides made by Albert Kirk. He would later be stationed on the U.S.S Bon Homme Richard during World War II. Glass and nitrate negatives. Harry Several items were subsequently merged into the collection. The names of steamships are italicized. John S. Murphy, pastor of St. Patrick's Church (1931) (see oversize Special Collections drawer). Includes the exterior and interior views; many photos focus on the specific architectural detail. Stored in the oversized drawers. Both of them finished ahead of Mayor Lori Lightfoot 34% for Vallas, 20% for Johnson and 17% for Lightfoot, who was criticized for her response to the increased crime and will depart as the first one-term mayor in Chicago in 40 years. These items were separated from MSS #97-0014, Wechsler Family Papers.Three albums: Album of b/w snapshots ca 1910s-1920s. Fourteen photos from 1947 and five from 1955. Thomas J. Harper and his brother in law Jessie C. Bartlett were the primary photographers in the firm. Donated by Linda Garcia in memory of Beulah Lewis, the owner of the photos. The Galveston Photographic Subject Files contain photographs of Galveston arranged by subject, including Storm of 1900, churches, beach scenes, and restaurants. Joseph Hendley, and various members of the Boardman and Sears families. 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. Two photograph albums contain personal snapshots. The most prominent individual depicted, Edward Bennett Holman, served as County Judge of Galveston County, 1920-1942. Photos taken by Morris of causeway-related scenes. ANDERSON COUNTY. Also a cash book with recipes. Railroad ferry; Tremont St.; Texas Heroes Monument; Brazos (steamer); U.S. Life Saving Station and Federal Immigration Station; oleanders; cotton. #111. Justice of the Peace 4. Also photos of places in Oklahoma and Iowa. Photo by Kevin M. Cox As featured on Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history See first folder for detailed inventory. Donated by William S. Donaldson in 1997. Two copies. This collection consists of photographs and illustrated book plates that depict the Michel B. Menard residence. 34 John Palmer, J. R. Bowers (grandfather), and Billy Morrison, 1926. Photographers include Blessing & Co., Dean, P.H. Many family photos are not identified. On the 140th anniversary, historical sites in several states are offering a more realistic portrayal of slavery and plantation life. (Galveston: H.H. Winner/Notes. Tokio Dance Hall (background). Albums chronicle the families residence in Galveston as well as their worldwide travels. COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS. Clemente Nicolini, his family, friends, businesses, and home. Stored in oversized drawers. Photographer: Susan Shaw. Moss & Co., a grocery. Raphael M. Ray Schornstein (1894-1995) was a son of Jacob Schornstein, a clothing store proprietor. A collection of 17 color photographs taken by Gary Jackson, featuring the Texas Heroes Monument, Mardi Gras 1991, West Galveston Island, the Seawall, fishing piers, residences on Avenue H/Ball Street, and the Flagship Hotel. Photographs, photocopies, news clippings, and ephemera. 400 items. Mankey served as publicity director of the Galveston Beach Association. Some photographs predate 1940.Most photographs taken by Paul Murphy of the Houston Chronicle. Markers prepared by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. During World War II, the island had an air base where B-17's received their final briefing before leaving for the Pacific. 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. This booklet includes photographs of street scenes, wharves, businesses, U.S. Army, and farming. Storm of 1909. An undated tintype photograph of the Hughes family house, a typescript of the 1900 Storm account dictated and signed by Carrie McAlpine Hughes, newspaper clipping and transcript of a 1937 article from the Dallas Morning News that includes recollections of the storm by Mattie Mae Hughes, and a newsclipping of a September 8, 1957 article from the Palestine (Texas) Herald-Press chronicling Irby Bennett Hughess memories of the storm. (showing Murdochs Bathhouse), 38 Balinese Room, 21st and Blvd. Photographs taken by The Maurers photograph studio, Houston, Texas. The softcover booklets are fragile, please use the book. H. Sinclair 1889-93 448. These materials were housed together in a metal box. 1907-1917, early 1900s; 45 items. 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. 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