Albums chronicle the families residence in Galveston as well as their worldwide travels. 1363 b/w and 19 color. 35 Crossover complete at Crystal Palace-Salt Water Park, 1925. Slides made by Albert Kirk. Snapshots include: Texas Heroes Monument, Surf Bathhouse; dredges; steamer Galveston, and Seawall. Postcard Collection, 1879, ca. 1907-1917, early 1900s; 45 items. Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. This collection consists of publicity photographs of Sea-Arama, an aquatic amusement park in Galveston (1965-1990). Hugh Kirkman Jones (1903-2001) served on the board of the Galveston Wharves for two terms. Originally kept in a black album, the photos were removed but kept in their original order. 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. . Collection, 1913-1914; one packet and three postcards. Photographs used in the Rosenberg Library's black history exhibit (displayed ca 1980) and various prints relating to black history. Transferred from Elissa Project Records. Photo backgrounds include: Hotel Galvez, Galveston beaches, and construction of the seawall extension. Custom House, Post Office & Courthouse (2 items), Dunkerley, Dorothea: 15 (P), 17 (P; as nun), Kauffman, Charles Andrew (1831-1922): 2, 10 (P), 39, 40, Kauffman, John Edward (1861-1913): 10 (P), 47, Mother St. Paul (Lydia Kauffman, 1840-1899): 26 (P), National Council of Catholic Women, Galveston: 36 (P), Stubbs, Adele: 12 (P), 13, 28 (P), 49 (P), Stubbs, Frank Spencer (1893-1926): 14 (P), Stubbs, Kate: 12 (Ph), 13 (P), 15 (Ph), 17, Stubbs, Mary Catherine Kate (1870-1928): 28 (P), Stubbs, Mary Henrietta: 12 (P), 28 (P), 30, Stubbs, Sidney: 20 (P; n uniform, ca. B. The mid 1870s to the mid 1890s was the apex of Galveston's prosperity. Negatives and duplicate prints of photos taken during survey. Stored in oversized drawers. 1930] (Not listed in original inventory), 139B John P. Deppens Restaurant, 3838 Seawall Blvd. Published in the Interest of the Firemens Relief Fund, May 1906. Illustrations include fire department units, fire stations, firemen, and City of Galveston officials. These items were separated from MSS #97-0014, Wechsler Family Papers.Three albums: Album of b/w snapshots ca 1910s-1920s. 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. Main Pavilion Dining Terrace, Boardwalk, Beach and Gulf. 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. Taken and donated by Mary Moody Northen, Inc. General city views. Houses on Ave E between 18th & 19th Streets, Downtown fires (including Washington Hotel), Schools (including old Rosenberg Elementary, Sam Houston Elementary, Central by Clayton), 5. Loose photographs, and an album with numbered pages pertaining to Margaret Jeannetta Stafford and the Mary Kate Crow family. Dec 24, 2022 - Entire home for $470. This collection was transferred to the general slide boxes into G-5926 and Spec. Photographer: Zeva B. Edworty. Donated by Bob Westerlage, May 1997. 150 items, and approx. The celebration of Juneteenth dates from 1865, when Texas slaves first learned the Civil War was over and they were free. 300 items, including oversized photos and 7 albums. 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. Identical to #30 but in color. Lantern slides illustrating Galveston's history. Collection, 1908-1947, n.d.; ca. In oversized drawers. built in 1901 still stands watch over G alveston Bay today call 281-334-3636 The Original Kemah Post Office (Seabrook is in the background) The Kemah Boardwalk Kemah is on State Highway 146 and State Highway 96 in a half-moon pocket on Galveston Bay twenty-five miles northeast of Galveston in northeastern Galveston County. 9978 Collection, 1991-92; 73 items. There are two passengers in the car with Mayor Lamb. Staff found the prints in the vault. One album entitled "Vietta", by Lionel Simms. 8), 10 Early view of the Mosquito Fleet at Pier 20 [1893], 13 Wagon bridge between Galveston Island and the Mainland [1898], 16 Hurricane 1900 State Medical College, 17 Hurricane 1900 St. Marys Infirmary, 19 Hurricane 1900 Tremont looking north from about Ave. H, 20A Hurricane 1900 20th St. looking north from Ave. H in front of the Galveston County Courthouse, 20B Architects drawing of Galveston County Courthouse [1895] (Not listed in original inventory), 21 Hurricane 1900 Barge loaded with bodies for burial at sea, 22 Seawall Construction view [1903], 32 Dickinson Three carloads of strawberries for the Katy Flyer 1909 (Apr. 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. Homes and buildings in Sugar Land, Texas, as well as of the Imperial Sugar Company facilities. Collection, ca. Collection, ca. Of special interest: beach races, hurricane of 1909, oleander parades, George Sealy residence, USS Constitution. Felix Stella was director of the Galveston Municipal Band as well as its fore-runner, The Galveston Melody Orchestra. Of special interest: salvage work and workers, storm survivors (including children), First Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, and Texas Heroes Monument. 31 Bernice and Roy Harm in bathing attire, 1925 or 1926. 1-4: construction workers; vol. Published by Fred Harvey. 27 years old (1880 federal census). Of special interest: Broadway cemetery Complex before and after the raising in 1938. . Donated by William S. Donaldson in 1997. Collection, ca. Of special interest: 1895 snowstorm. Saranac, E. H. Thornton, Jr., Doctor Lykes, and shrimp boats. Publication note: Published for the Benefit of the Firemens Relief Fund. The remaining groupings are artificial collections developed by library staff. Mostly views of the aftermath of the 1915 Storm, along with several views of the temporary railroad trestle built to connect Galveston Island to the mainland and miscellaneous views of Galveston. See a detailed inventory in the first folder within the collection. Color photographs taken by Karen Simon from a family outing to Sea-Arama Marineworld in Galveston, Texas. J. 87 near High Island 1939 (Aug.), 187 Broadway looking east from 25th St., showing the YWCA Home for Women [1940], 191 Gun battery at Fort Crockett 1941 (Sept.), 192 Anti-aircraft sound locators at Fort Crockett [1941], 193 Night firing of anti-aircraft guns with search lights at Fort Crockett [1941], 195 Ave. C looking west from 22nd St. [1942], 198 Broadway Baptist Church, 35th and Broadway [1942], 200 S. S. Galveston Hotel, 8th and Seawall 1942 (Mar. Frank 126 gthc@rosenberg-library.orgGalveston 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. Originally in an album. 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. Thomas Album #3: 1970s-1980s: numerous family and friends photos, house and garden on Avenue H. Slides (two boxes) include scenes in Galveston from 1968-1975, including Festival on the Strand in 1975. Nitrate negatives and contact prints of Mardi Gras costumes. Of special interest: Morgan family, Burrows family, Scrimgeour family, Sarah Helen Littlejohn circa 1906, Highway 35, Highway 38, Highway 75,Galveston Causeway, vacation trips to other states. Election Information Voter Information Resources Candidates & Officials Current and Upcoming Elections Election Night Results Past Election Results Poll Workers + Election Information Past Election Results Font Size: + - Share & Bookmark Feedback Print Election Results [Shows beached boat.] Thomas Galveston Beach, Texas. Collection donated by Mrs. Marylea Huff, granddaughter of Mr. Bartlett, in Sept. 2000. Showing New $1,500 Recreation Pier. 1900-2000; 82 items. Of special interest: 20th St looking from Ave P; looking northwest from 12th St and Broadway; Elevator A; 14th St and Ave K; 15th St and beach; Grand Opera House; Sol Bromberg residence (2509 Ave I; three duplicate views). Of special interest: Galveston Seawall and beaches; Texas City 1947 Explosion, its aftermath and recovery, Galveston Bay areas, industry around Texas City. GALVESTON, Texas Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough has announced he will step down as mayor, effective July 15, because of concerns related to COVID-19. Crystal Palace Building (background). F Business meeting. Donated by Mr. Paul Verkin, Jr., grandson of the photographer, 1999. CITY, MAYOR Goliad, William J. Schaefer GONZALES. Donor: L. Tuffly Ellis. Of special interest: Paul H. Naschke, Della Brison Naschke, Betty Moody, Justus Zahn Photographic Studio (23rd St--418), Paul H. Naschke Photographic Studio (Ave F--1427; later Oak--1411, La Marque), 1905 Model F Ford (scene includes Della Brison Naschke and Bertram Naschke), H. Marwitz residence (22nd St--801), Ave O 1/2--2524, and St. James Methodist Episcopal Church. The photos were transferred from G-7292. Lexington (CVT-16) in ship channel), 49 Seawolf Park (showing U.S.S. Of special interest: Oleander Festivals and parades, churches, Catholic priests and nuns, nurses, downtown parades, various larger buildings (Ball High, County Courthouse, Ursuline Academy, etc. This is an artificial collection of prints made of pen-and-ink drawings. 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