13 Seawall Monument, 23rd St. and Seawall Blvd. B. These photographs are descendants of Edward Holman Williamson (1936-2006), who donated them. Photographic Collection, 1965-1990; 183 photos; 49 slides; 8 items. 100 items. Also included are a contract for John Egert to raise Sealy Hutchings' residence at 2805 Avenue O in 1906 and a certified list of registered voters in Election Precinct No. One postcard, two school compositions, and two composition books inscribed "Jennette S. Radford," whom Galveston city directories list, 1921-1958. James Theodore Dudley Wilson, Houston mayor, banker, and soldier, son of Margaret (Pendergrast) and Robert Wilson, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 4, 1820. Donor: Wesley Perren. Jun 2022 - Present9 months. Of special interest: outdoor mass service, 40th anniversary of ordination of Rev. F Business meeting. Asterisks denote oversized postcards that are kept in folders. Brewer W. Key residence, 2525 Broadway [1930], 2. Donor: Alfreda Houston. 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. The papers were found in the old attic in the Rosenberg Library by Anna Peebler in March 1996. Mayor Curry cannot seek another term due to term limits. Projects: Various projects performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, along the Texas coast. 1898-1960, nd; 15 items. Willis & Co./Breakers Bathhouse and Seawall Boulevard), 71 Structures, including International Creosoting & Construction Company, 73 Temporary railroad trestle under construction next to destroyed causeway, 75 Destroyed causeway (left); temporary railroad trestle (right background), 77 Work train with pile driver in operation atop temporary railroad trestle, 78 Four views, including derailed freight cars (2); wrecked houses; 52nd Street extreme West End Ocean steamer blown up by storm, 86 Murdochs Bathhouse during the Hurricane of 1919, 87 Waves pounding against the Seawall during the Hurricane of 1919, 88 Seawall, showing Crab Pavilion (left background), Casino (middle left background), Galvez Hotel (middle background), and walkways to Breakers and Murdochs Bathhouses (right), 92 Seawall Boulevard, showing bathhouses, 94 Intersection of Broadway and 25th Street, showing Texas Heroes Monument and George Sealy residence, 95 U.S. Court of Civil Appeals and Galveston County Courthouse, 97 Railroad yard, freight cars, and sheds along waterfront, 98-100 Unidentified Congregational church, 101 Concrete bridge span (unidentified location), 10-12 Appreciation Service 4th Cummins, Ralph J. Cummins (1983), 13-14 Commemorative Services Historical Marker dedication (1983), Named (including Dr. Morgan, Abner W. McDonald, Gloria Delores Anderson), Galveston Harbor, 1818, then the Stronghold of Jean Laffite, Moonlight on East Beach/Moonlight on Galveston Beach (2), Spring is Here and Better Times are AComin, Ursuline Convent, 1854- , Chapel, 1871-1961, and Academy, 1891-1961, 11 Unidentified residences and scenes (15), 12 Galveston - Port, Playground and Medical Center (2), 19 Postcards (with reproductions of Bunjes drawings), 6 Galvez Hotel Sun parlor (interior view) (pm 1913), 8 Jack Tar Court Hotel (bridge over swimming -pool), 10 Jack Tar Court Hotel swimming (pool view), 11 Jack Tar Court Hotel (swimming pool view), 13 Gaidos Motor Hotel and Restaurant (aerial view), 19 Gulf Terrace Hotel (showing Seawall Bouelvard), 20 Murdoch Bath House (showing sign for Gaidos Seafood Restaurant) (ca. 386 color photographs taken by Galveston resident Viola Quiroga from September to December 2008 following Hurricane Ike. One album (containing snapshots, professionally made photographs, and postcards) loose photographs, and newspaper clippings, ca. She had one son, who lived in Washington, DC, at the time of her death. Color slides; mostly unidentified. Calle de Juan Perez Zuniga, 20, Madrid, Madrid, 28027. Photos by John C. Garner Jr.; approx. Cuban authorities have accused the U.S. government of being "complicit in piracy" for granting political asylum to a pilot who fled to Florida on a small "kidnapped" plane last October. Stereoptican photos of storm damage. Of special interest: Loading & unloading cotton, Texas Heroes Monument, City Park, Ball High School (with students), Broadway west of 24th St., Broadway, Rosenberg Library, Broadway and 15th St. looking east, Broadway west of 23rd St., Rosenberg Free School, 19th St. and Ave I looking east, Tremont St. and Ave. M, Garten Verein, Ursuline Convent, Ashbel Smith Building, John Sealy Hospital, St. Mary's Infirmary, Boulevard and Seawall, and panorama of Galveston. & Co.(exterior and interior views), 11-15 Photograph Album (belonged to Mrs. Arthur Lee Davis; includes sport fishing, beach and snow scenes, and residences), 1 Building exterior views following Hurricane Carla (1961), 3 Church window in memory of Anne V. Trueheart by her son Henry M. Trueheart; Ralph Phillips upon retirement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 4 Redman organ (1978); Bolivar lighthouse (1980s); Ida Austin Bible Class; historical marker mentioning John McCullough), FF5-13, Unidentified (including children and pets). This collection was also published in a book form, see: F 394 .G2H A7 in GTHCs book collection. A. A. Lyons, Jr. 1934 No one has been identified. I, promotes business interests of San Leon, Bacliff, and Bayview. Thomas J. Harper and his brother in law Jessie C. Bartlett were the primary photographers in the firm. An audio-visual program prepared for the U.S. Galveston, TX 77553-0779 (409) 797-3500 (409) 797-3511 Subscribe or Login to View Emails www.galvestontx.gov. Donated by Mr. Bowerman and Mr. Lanham, 2001. Fictitious view with houses. Includes article "The Jetty Works of Galveston Harbor, Texas" with illustrative line drawings, p. 245. Photographs & Book Plates, ca. Looking down from Hotel Galvez. The softcover booklets are fragile, please use the book. Photograph Collection, ca. Julius Stockfleth painting. Color and black and white slides used by Maury Darst in his history classes at Galveston College; includes three notebooks with additional information on the slides; approx. Also: a group photo of women taken by L. Tobler at Breakers Bathhouse, 5-6 Other Named Individuals (including Estelle Trube Hay, Bertha Trube (d. Denver, Colorado, 1917), and W.F. Family photographs of the Goggan, Copley, and Biehl families, ca. These materials were housed together in a metal box. The Sea Wall. 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. 100 items. [1911], 51 Gulf Lumber Company, 32nd St. and Ave. C [1915], 68A Federal Courthouse at 20th and Post Office; northeast view 1917 (Oct. 31), 70 St. Josephs School, 2208 Ave. K [1918], 73 Texas City Artesian Ice & Cold Storage Company, 912 11th Ave. N. [1919], 75 Looking north on 22nd St. from Ave. E [1920], 77 Old and new Santa Fe Railroad depots at 25th St. and Strand [1921], 78 Original Mount Olive Baptist Church, 3600 block of Ave. Many are glass negatives; some have been printed.Of special interest: 25th St., Crystal Palace Bathhouse, Maurer studio (Victorian interior), St.Mary's University, beauty contest, portraits, shrimp boats, Beth Jacob Synagogue, loading & unloading, U. S. Public Health Service Hospital, sailing ship's crew, UTMB Laboratory Building, Clark Thompson residence, Sacred Heart Church, Mardi Gras, and Murdoch's Bathhouse. Msgr. Blair was superintendent for building of the causeway. 32 Seawall and Seawall Boulevard; Crystal Palace Bathhouse (background). Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough is resigning from his position effective July 15, saying he believes the city needs a leader that can be there in person through the rest of the year. This collection was transferred into general slide. One album of general city views. Co. Second School. Thomas See first folder in the collection for a complete inventory. General city views. 1-4: construction workers; vol. 50 items. See also Special Collections #267. 150 items. Coll. Black and white photographs and amateur snapshots. People: Individuals and groups. Includes: churches, cemetery, water works, several residential areas, etc. B/w stock photos of Galvestons grade raising ca 1904; 5 folders. Originally in an album. Lewis Janice Coggeshall is the Mayor of Galveston. 1903*. The Strand area became the Wall Street of the Southwest. per night. Greeting from Galveston. Slide copies of miscellaneous prints in the Rosenberg Library's custody. I; First Methodist Episcopal Church; Sacred Heart Church (including interior), St. Marys Infirmary, Garten Verein and Ursuline Convent; Walter Gresham residence, 2 U.S. Court of Civil Appeals and Galveston County Courthouse; Steele residence; Brazos (steamship); James Moreau Brown residence, 3 Texas Heroes Monument; Bolivar lighthouse; causeway, 4 Ball High School, Galvez Hotel, Seawall; surf bathing, 5 Surf Bathhouse; Sui Jen Caf;; aerial views. There is also a portrait photograph of George E. Korst, proprietor of both hotels. Manyare inscribed University of Virginia on their backs. Brief History of the Strand Theatre (includes loose album page of photos), 2007-2008 Item 1. 10,000 photos). This wonderful piece of Galveston's . The Great Seawall Protecting Galveston, Texas. The collection includes photographs of historic Galveston buildings; children's activities; the remains of the Ufford Building after it burned down in 1978; a mariachi performance outside St. Mary's Cathedral; and other events. See first folder for detailed inventory. Same view as #47 but at a higher angle. Collection, 1979-1980; ca. As the storm hit the island city of Galveston, Texas, it was a category 4 hurricane, the second strongest designation on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale. Also includes photos of Augusta, Maine, a few Galveston residences (unidentified), Seawall Baseball Club, Pagoda Bathing Company, and an interior view of the SS Lusitania lounge. Collection, 1864, 1902-1932; 1975, nd; approximately 55 items. John Official street dedication ceremony for Furlong Way (Ave. O 1/2 between 68th and 69th St.), Dec. 27, 1992. General city views. Postcards of Galveston ca. 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