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[Invitation to the Wedding of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Photograph of an invitation to the wedding of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. A note in the top left corner reads "To Ma & Pa." The invitation reads: "Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Parker Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Sallie, to Thos. M. Willis, Wednesday Evening, June 16th, at 8:30 o'clock. First Presbyterian Church. Reception at 9 o'clock. At home. Abilene, Texas. 1886."

Date: June 16, 1886

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Exterior View of a Mission Church and a Cannon]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel in the Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, with a cannon in front of it. The building has mesquite trees and cactus around it.

Date: May 16, 1952

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Mission Espiritu Santo]

Photograph of an exterior view of a mission church building. There is a garden of plants outside the church building, including plants, bushes, and trees.

Date: May 16, 1952

Creator: Mears, Dewey G.

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Broken window in a church after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Seen from inside a church, a man is standing on a window sill of a tall window on the right. He is reaching up removing jagged pieces of the glass remaining in the window. On the left, a statue depicting Jesus Christ stands on a shelf above a small altar. A candle in a candleholder, two small votive candles and a dish of flowers sit on the altar which is near the front of the Church, behind the wooden communion rail gates. Hanging on the wall on the right is a depiction of the 14th Station … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged building after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A building shows damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The building has wide double entry doors and a long addition at a 90 degree angle to the rear of the building. Damage to the front facade and window above the entrance doors is visible, and damage to the stone or stucco on the right front corner can be seen. A ladder leads up to the roof on the left rear, and debris is visible along that side of the building. On the reverse side of the photograph is written: "Possible could be St. … more

Date: April 16, 1947

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[A damaged church after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

A church shows noticeable damage after the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The left wall has partially detached from the framework, and windows have been blown out. Debris lies in front of the church. The building to the left has sustained damage to windows and some damage is visible on the facing wall. On the back of the photograph is written :"Church on Texas Ave - front view".

Date: April 16, 1947

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Grandcamp survivors at a memorial service at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Galveston after the 1947 Texas City Disaster]

Five crewmen of the Grandcamp stand on the lowest sanctuary step at the Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Cathedral in Galveston behind a draped coffin. Behind the crewmen, flowers line the altar railing and the top sanctuary step in front of the main altar, which is laid with funeral cloths. On the back of the photograph is written: "The five survivors of the Grand Camp explosion - Texas City - April 1947 - Guy Sancey - Dulong - Gueril, Labbe, most of them from LeHavre, and their boss...[unreadabl… more

Date: April 16, 1947

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library