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Some images have been developed. Fortunes were made in cotton, mercantile house, banks, publishing and printing, flour and grain mills, railroads, land development, and shipping. The photographs and other items, including several pen-and-ink drawings by Schornstein, have been removed from the album and filed. Yarbrough's resignation letter said. Official British photographs of World War I. A complete inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. These are snapshots of buildings and city directory advertisements and lithographs of business buildings. A pen-and-ink /watercolor painting of the Powhatan house by Guyrene, 1968, was transferred to the Museum. The images show hotels, restaurants, streets, beach, and wharf scenes. Photographs, snapshots, negatives, and postcards separated from MSS #89-0017, Anne Ammons Brindley & Walter E. Grover Papers. Projects involved the architectural firm of Rapp Partners. Comprised of photographs taken in the late 1970s to the early 1990s, this collection has a variety of subjects such as: Architecture, Business & Commercial, Ceremonies/Awards, Ribbon Cutting, Culture, Education, Events, Flora and Fauna, Fundraising, Government, Medicine, Organization, Other Cities and Places, People, Social Science, Sports & Recreation, Tourism, Transportation, and many other subjects. During World War II, the island had an air base where B-17's received their final briefing before leaving for the Pacific. 16, 1915, 14 Steamship Harlesden aground at Texas City, 16 Wrecked street car tracks (foreground); 2100 block of Ave. P (background), Including Vinson Hotel (2120 Ave. P 1/2), 17 Wrecked residences along Seawall Boulevard, 18 Wrecked houses; utility pole laying in street (right), 19 Wreck of Schooner in Side of Sea Wall, Aug. 16, 1915 (remnants of Alison Doura), 20 Piles of debris, including wrecked carousel; Crab Pavilion (background), 21 Horse standing amid wrecked structures, 22 Workers and wagon moving past demolished building near waterfront, 24 Workers standing on Seawall Boulevard; wrecked carousel (left) and Crab Pavilion (background), 25 Old City Hall (right), with people standing in flooded street, 26 Fishing boat Eleanor tied up at debris-covered pier, 29 Derailed freight cars (foreground); same steamship aground as in #27 and #28, 30 Wrecked causeway and interurban car; temporary trestle (background), 32 A Bad Wreck, Galv., Aug. 16, 1915 (showing collapsed two-story houses), 33 Partially covered streetcar track (foreground); wrecked houses (background), 34 Street scene (showing dislodged brick pavement and wrecked houses), 35 Pile driver inserting pilings to extend the temporary railroad trestle, 36 Wrecked causeway (foreground); temporary railroad trestle (background), 37 Cotton Sheds, Ave. C (showing railroad tracks and debris), 39 U.S. Army soldiers carrying trash can on top of Seawall; Fort Crockett (left background), 42 East End Boat in front residence/Scenes in East End, 43 East End Boat in front of residence (near duplicate of #42), 44 Woman standing next to streetcar track; sand drifts and palm trees (background), 45 Fence half-buried in sand drifts; houses (background), 46 People observing ruins after a downtown fire; see also #52, 49 Heavily damaged two-story building; see also #55, 51 Wreckage of schooner Alison Doura, which crashed in the Seawall, 52 Group of people observing the remnants of a downtown building after a fire; see also #46/Sunday on the Beach Boulevard, 54 Frame of shed being covered with lumber, 55 Heavily damaged two-story building; see also #49, 56 Boy (Frank Newnam?) Yet these historic homes also reflect a city whose peak was over a century ago. Get in Touch (409) 763-8854 ext. COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS. We can't make these things up. Misc. Of special interest: Darragh residence; several downtown buildings and businesses; James Michener in Galveston; Princess Annes visit; Towler-Shelton wedding; Nicholas Clayton Day. The snapshots of the 1943 hurricane possibly show the interior of the Stewart Title Building. 300 items, including oversized photos and 7 albums. Workmen standing on top of section of wood form. The slides were taken by Rose (1848-1926), a Galveston photographer who was later active in Providence, Rhode Island, and New York City. Collection of color and black and white snapshots showing people and activities of the St. Vincent's Episcopal House and its director Alfreda Houston. Texas Governor James Allred, then Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson, and Galveston Mayor Adrian Levy led a large reception committee to properly welcome the president to the Oleander City. The Name Files contain photographs of individuals and families from Galveston. . Zion Lutheran Church was founded as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1892. Approx. Miscellaneous Subjects Album: 1915 Storm, trip to Austin, Rice Institute, Texas Heroes Monument, a battleship, and Cotton Carnival. Of special interest: Scull and Fedford family,black schools in Galveston, prominent Galvestonians, parades and funerals. Stereopticon photos of storm damage. - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. 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. Harbor and city scenes shot or copied by Morris. 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. Most of the negatives have not been developed; the more specific inventory is included in the first folder in the collection. The photographs include one group photo of the Ball High School Class of 1936 50th Reunion, held at the Balinese Room on October 25, 1986, featuring Mais's mother Ethel Heuman, and two aerial photos of Galveston circa-1950s. Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico/In the Surf, Showing Murdochs Bath House at Galveston, Texas, New Municipal Free Fishing Pier, Galveston, Texas. Of special interest: FDRs visit to Galveston; 50th anniversary of Buccaneer Hotel; Todd Shipbuilding Corp.; Douglas Corrigans visit to Galveston. Subjects: Anchor Mill - Fire (ca 1920); 2816 Ave O - decorations for H. W. Hildebrand's 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1921; Flowers at Conklin Funeral; Mayflower (sailing vessel) - visit to Galveston; Railroad scenes & locomotive wreck; Storm - 1930s; Transportation; World War I - U.S. Marines, Wharf scenes. Tokio Dance Hall (background). Shows Garden of Tokio and Buccaneer Hotel. After Tuesday's runoff election, Brown is mayor-elect. It's a three-and-a-half mile extension of the Hardy Toll between the 610-North Loop and . It also includes snapshots of the Storm of 1943. Donor: Adrian Sinclair Balch, 2005. Same as #34. This collection has been fully digitized, arranged by subject or creator. [Painting of the 1900 Storm] Central Stereopticon Exchange, Battle Creek, Michigan, 18 Portrait of Henry Rosenberg. GTHC staff found this collection in a wooden map case drawer in April 1992. Photographer: Joseph M. Maurer. He arrived in the United States in 1915. 1900-2000; 82 items. Behind it, 2,200 structures were raised an average of five feet. None of the people are identified but are believed to be the family and friends of Charlotte Cornell (1895-1963). April 15, 1876. The May McLemore Matthews files contain photographs of the Ursuline Academy Class of 1932 and the Oleander Duchesses. Photographers include Blessing & Co., Dean, P.H. H. Leonard 1879 In 1914, the Houston Ship Channel was deepened, which took much of Galveston's trade. Published by Fred Harvey. 27 years old (1880 federal census). William Kept in Mary Moody Northen Maritime History Collection on the 2nd floor. Includes photographs, business advertisements, and postcard views of Galveston. 500 items, Mostly negatives and a few prints produced by Galveston photographer Mary Clayton. Also includes photo of "Snake" Ewell, Howard University football star, 1926-1927. Collection donated by Mrs. Marylea Huff, granddaughter of Mr. Bartlett, in Sept. 2000. Of special interest: photos from World War I, during which Stewart served as Marine Aviator. Saranac, E. H. Thornton, Jr., Doctor Lykes, and shrimp boats. If they are available digitally, there is a link to the Archives Catalog where they can be searched. 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. 12th St. and Broadway. Joe Jaworski recall, Galveston, Texas (2011) An effort to recall Joe Jaworski from his position as mayor of Galveston, Texas began in May 2011. Chars. (The collection includes a number of images of La Porte from 1895.) Rough Sea, Galveston, Texas. Of special interest: wagon bridge, (including construction), La Porte drawbridge causeway construction, completed causeway (including interurban trains), Galvez Hotel, and beach activities. Nobbe & Co., a Galveston jewelry firm, and served as its vice president and general manager. The Strand area became the Wall Street of the Southwest. This booklet includes photographs of street scenes, wharves, businesses, U.S. Army, and farming. Artificial collection. See detailed inventory in the first folder within the collection. Also included are photographs showing the aftermath of the Texas City Disaster (April 16, 1947). 1898-1960, nd; 15 items. Three March of Dimes posters have been transferred to the Posters File, and a National Negro Health Week broadside has been transferred to Miscellaneous Posters. John S. Murphy, pastor of St. Patrick's Church (1931) (see oversize Special Collections drawer). Donated by Thornton & Maxwell. First Lutheran Church Choir (including Elsie Hildebrand and her sister-in-law Greta Oppe) (oversized), 3-6 Our Home and Our Family (photographs separated from album), 3 Galveston Bay/Galveston Maniland Bridge, 4 The Press. Galveston News Office./Cotton Exchange, 8 Surf View at Beach Hotel (Pagodas Bath House), 10 Galveston Wharf Ships Loading Cotton, 11 Gulf, Col. And Santa Fe General Offices/Tremont House and Tremont St./Mechanic Street. Collection, late 19th century-1949; 48 items + 1 photograph album. 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. See first folder for detailed inventory. Album #3: Meetings at Dickinson, 1920-1932. One album entitled "Vietta", by Lionel Simms. Just over 12 percent of the mayors in Texas are women. Donor: Lou Cecelia Stubbs Frost, 2006. People: Photographs of Robertson, her family, friends, and alumni, staff, and faculty of UTMB. 31 Scene on Market St. (shows Daferners Book Store), 36 Snow in Galveston March 10, 1932 (shows snowman), 38 Greetings from Galveston, Texas (shows Murdochs Bathhouse), 39 Galveston Island (aerial view of Galveston), 41 Greeting from Galveston, Texas (packet, with images of Texas Heroes Monument, grade raising, Electric Park, and Rosenberg Library), Business activities: FF2, FF14, FF15, FF16, FF17, Central High School (Houston, Texas): FF9, FF10, Pen-and-ink drawings (by R. H. Schornstein): FF17, Surf bathing, FF1, FF2, FF3, FF6, FF8, FF9, 6th St. Clara Simmons and her little sister Nellie, 2 6th St. looking toward Ave. J (showing motorcycle), 17 Near 25th and Blvd. Coll. These photographs are descendants of Edward Holman Williamson (1936-2006), who donated them. black and white photos and newspaper clippings; 1940s. Original negatives included. List of Texas Mayors Supporting Baylor's Proposal For The George W. Bush Library March 25, 2004. Also two albums: one of the Kameyer and Mattei families and the other of Chinese soldiers ca 1930s. $87. Of special note: John Focke residence (1228 Ave. D), Austin-Fox residence, James Moreau Brown residence, Hendrix residence, Heye residence, Pelican Island, Sacred Heart Church, and UTMB. Black and white contact sheets and original negatives, approx. Separated from MSS #98-0010. Enjoying the Bathing in the Gulf of Mexico, at Galveston, Texas/Come on in, the Water is Fine. Murdochs Bathhouse and beach. The collection includes Eva Pelham with friends and family. Shows Seawall during Storm of 1909. They have been removed from #114. Donor: Alfreda Houston. If you miss today's episode, you can catch it at 8:00 p.m. or the next morning at 8:00 a.m . The earliest views of Galveston in the library's collection. Album owned by Charles Fowler. It's true. on February 24, 2023 at 8:04 am said: Florida Student Knocks Out, Pounds Unconscious Teacher Into Floor Over Nintendo Switch (Video) A 17-year-old student at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida was arrested Tuesday after he shoved a teacher's aide so hard she flew in the air several feet. Men, women and children posed, ca early 1900s, none are identified. Items include a Fort Crockett souvenir book titled "Harbor Defenses of Galveston," photographs of James Westerfield and other servicemen, and a photograph dated circa 1940 of children playing outside a Galveston school. Also, photos from ceremonies, featuring local dignitaries. Slides of Rosenberg Library photos.Subjects include Sealy, Wolfe, Trueheart, Rosenberg, James Moreau Brown, Hanna, Gresham, and Willis-Moody residences. 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. Donated by Sanders Cazedessus. GALVESTON, Texas Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough has announced he will step down as mayor, effective July 15, because of concerns related to COVID-19. Several images also have color 11x15 prints. With all the hoopla about the Presidential primary, it's hard to remember that all six of Galveston Island's City Council seats plus the Mayor's office are up for election this coming May 7th. _____ [Reinchapelain],James H. Savage, Fr. Blair was superintendent for building of the causeway. Donated by Admiral John Thiel in 1995. All are copies of prints in the Rosenberg Library's custody. Julius Stockfleth painting. Mayor Mayor Mayor Dedrick Johnson, Sr. The Great Seawall, Galveston, Tex. This collection features various Galveston buildings and scenes. The series are the same as those in the records. 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. Packet, ca. Galveston Hand Colored (booklet with color illustrations). 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. See a detailed inventory in the first folder in the collection. 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). This collection contains photographs of various projects handled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. B. Sabin 1874-83 200 items and one album. Painting by Julius Stocklfeth. Dyer. Painting of Seawall by Julius Stockfleth. Galvestonians listened to the live broadcast returns of the Jack Dempsey vs. Georges Carpentier boxing match in Jersey City, New Jersey. There are also negatives and proof sheets, a Grand Opera House booklet, and a small amount of correspondence. 1 Ducks, Texas. The Galveston County Cultural Arts Council was founded. 13 In the Heart of Galveston after Hurricane, great pools of stagnant water endangered the health of survivors. The album includes portraits of Hyacinth Moser (1861-1881), Fr. Of special interest: Album #1: aerial views, city officials, typical Japanese food; Album #2: Niigata in winter, festivals and celebrations, detailed map of the city; Album #3: dramatic photos of Niigata following the June 16, 1964 earthquake, and the city after reconstruction; Album #4: various school activities (Niigata High School?). Buffard, Fr. 1994 (spring), 353 La Marque The Mainland Service Center of the County Daily News at 3000 FM 1764 near Interstate 45. Janice Coggeshall is the Mayor of Galveston. All Past; All; Event Date/Time Agenda; Bolivar Heavy Trash Day: 03/03/2023 - 03/04/2023: Not Included: Other: Bolivar Trash Day 2023 : Good Friday: . The earliest views of Galveston in the library's collection. Color snapshots. 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. Fifty-two 5x7 b/w prints and 256 2.5x2.5 negatives showing various scenes in Galveston during the late 1930s. Postmarked 1949. Color photographs taken by Karen Simon from a family outing to Sea-Arama Marineworld in Galveston, Texas. 8 Palms across street from 1012 33rd St. 10 Union Depot and Kopperl Memorial Park (1910), 11 Union Depot and Panama Hotel (shows, left, construction area of new Union Depot, ca. Of special interest: commercial, churches, hospitals, hotels, residences, monuments, recreation, and transportation in Galveston. Slide show of Galveston features 1900 Storm and grade raising. Dunlap had a State of Texas Commission as a Branch Pilot for the Galveston Bar and Houston Ship Channel. Includes children's portraits of Jane Burton and [J.] 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. Transferred from MSS #91-0008. Heading names were taken from the envelopes in which the negatives were housed. Moss & Co., a grocery. A. M. Truchard, Fr. 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!) Shows completed section and riprap. The 17th Street Rattlesnakes were an informal neighborhood youth athletic group formed in the early to mid 1930s. The images were separated by Casey Greene from MSS #88-0019, Maco Stewart, III, Papers in November 2011. Color snapshots. Four albums of photographs of construction work on the causeway and other sites in the area. Mr. Norton was a supervisor for the local gas company and took photos during laying of new lines and repair work (see also Spec. Donor: Vinnie Nesbitt. Donated by Danny Allen (son of Gus Allen and Galveston City Councilman) in 1995. Photograph Collection, ca. Quick Links Public Meetings and Agendas GC Watch Live Extreme Weather & Disaster Outreach Careers. Approx.100 items. Staff found the prints in the vault. A few years ago at a family dinner, Johnson-Kunz noticed a major injury on his leg. REP. 4 Years. The collection also includes photo-postcards of U.S. Battleships Florida and Utah in Galveston. Photos showing members of old fishing community which has lived on the West End for several generations. William Where no heading name was given by donor, one was imposed by the processor. Significant individuals include Truman Graves Blocker, Cartier Bresson, Herbert Y. Cartwright, Jr., E. Burke Evans, M.D., Chauncey D. Leake, Thomas Geale Rice, and Mollie M. Rosenberg. See a detailed inventory to the collection in the first folder. The donor of these negatives is unknown, and the prints were made by the library. E. Taylor. Four illustrations on the front page of newspaper, plus short article. 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). 27 Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Galveston. #65, Album #9. Greetings from Galveston, Texas. Brown defeated Roger "Bo" Quiroga, 3,726 to 3,182 votes in the runoff election, capturing almost 54 percent of the ballots, according to complete but unofficial results. A subject index is available in the Reading Room. Of special interest: Patrick H. Underwood, Greta Oppe, William A. James. Almost all photos in these collections may be ordered for publications, research, or personal use. Color snapshots and negatives. September 14, 2021, 8:21 AM Tropical storm Nicholas made landfall in Texas as a category one hurricane, bringing heavy rain and life-threatening flash flooding. John A. Caplen: Born Galveston, ca. Prints and glass negatives. General city views. 1905), 61 Broadway looking east from 24th St. (shows James Moreau Brown residence), 62 Greetings from Galveston, Texas Broadway and 15th St. looking east (1907). I [1910] (Number assigned to another photo in original inventory), 88A Crowd gathered outside the Galveston Daily News building. The original is an album still in family custody. B/w snapshots of the building at 2127 Strand in late 1969 and early 1970 before its remodeling. 37 Roy Harm standing ay the base of the Mountain Speedway, 38 Bernice and Roy Harm at Galveston, 1925, 39 Waves flowing over the Seawall during a storm, 40 Postcards (including one of Mountain Speedway), Harm, Roy: 1, 7, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, Hurricane1961 Carla: 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Mountain Speedway: 1, 8, 9, 10, 30, 37, 40, Seawall Blvd. Brief History of the Strand Theatre (includes loose album page of photos), 2007-2008 Item 1. The Special Collections contain photos that were donated as distinct collections or albums that are part of larger manuscript collections. Hundred of bodies being cremated. On beach\, 1. Stereo Card Collection, 1900, 1909; 35 cards (includes duplicates). Of particular interest: surf bathing; Fort Crockett; Seawall; Hotel Galvez; excursion boat. Accompanying these albums is a superintendent's record book, 1929-1930, owned by Wallace N. Norton, who was superintendent of distribution of the Texas Cities Gas Co. [1929], 134 Texas Sugar Refining Company plant in southeast Texas City [1930], 138 Ferry boat Jefferson crossing from Galveston to Port Bolivar. See the first folder within the collection for the detailed inventory of photos. Postcard Collection, ca. 350 items (includes oversized); 1850s - 1970s. Photographs, ephemera, and newspaper clippings. Taken and donated by Mary Moody Northen, Inc. Rosenberg Library was expanded. K and L. between 21st and 22nd Sts. J. Lyons 1940 Approx. Fishing Grounds, Galveston, Tex. 150 photographs of Henry Rosenberg, his wife Mollie Macgill Rosenberg, their trip to Switzerland, Mr. Rosenbergs birthplace, and the family grave plot in Boston. Mint condition. Collection, 1979-1980; ca. This collection has been fully digitized and is available in the Archives Catalog, arranged by subject or creator. 1920; one packet with 12 prints. Of special interest: Hotel Galvez, 23rd St and Broadway, 27th St & Broadway looking east, 23rd St and Ball looking east, Broadway and 18th St, 23rd St and Market looking south, panorama of Galveston, Seawall, and interurban trains on causeway. Collection, [1830s]-1982, nd; approx. Rose, Rose and Schmedling, Rose & Zahn, and Justus Zahn. ), 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. 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. Edmund 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. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff . Theodore Sacred Heart Church (background). Thomas J. Harper and his brother in law Jessie C. Bartlett were the primary photographers in the firm. Two years have rolled around already and it's time for another City election. Similar to Album #7. A more detailed sketch of his life and work record is located in the Subject File. Also a cash book with recipes. Photo by Kevin M. Cox As featured on Past mayors reflect on Texas City's history See also Spec. Storm of 1909. Loose items in front include brochure of Texas Prudential Insurance Co., a Christmas card, and an unidentified portrait. The Treasure Island of America. Includes Galveston history slide show (historic architecture and significant persons). 8. Glass and nitrate negatives. Jun 2022 - Present9 months. Darst served as Curator of the Rosenberg Library Museum, 1978-2004. Photographs of Leona Lucille Mellen (1896-1994), owner and teacher of the Mellen School of Dance; her students in various recitals and perfomances; her physical fitness students at the Ursuline Academy. Get in Touch (409) 763-8854 ext. 1994 (spring), 344 League City Aerial view of new homes in the South Shore Harbour subdivision, Galveston Countys newest master planned community 1994 (spring), 345 Texas City Aerial view of Mall of Mainland along FM 1764 off Interstate 45 1994 (spring), 346 La Marque Aerial view of Gulf Greyhound Park on FM 2004 just west of Interstate 45 1994 (spring), 347 View of Market St. looking northeast from 23rd St. 1994 (spring), 348 1894 Grand Opera House 1994 (spring), 350 Entrance to Galveston County Courthouse (erected 1967) 1994 (spring), 351 League City Galveston County Gateway Visitors Center at 1849 South Gulf Freeway 1994 (spring), 352 The Galveston County Daily News building, 8522 Teichman Rd. Lawder (1916-1991) worked 42 years for Todd Shipyard Co. on Pelican Island. Stored in oversized drawers. Of special interest: Galveston harbor (1818), Columbia, Zavala, Harriet Lane, El Valle, Iroquois, U.S.C.G.C. 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