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"Galveston Entrance, Texas"

"Galveston Entrance, Texas"

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Navigation chart of the entrance to Galveston Bay and showing a plat map of the city of Galveston
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Bible

Bible

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Front cover of a book (identified as a Bible). There is handwriting in ink on the cover that is partially legible.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[A young man wearing a striped three-piece suit.]

[A young man wearing a striped three-piece suit.]

Date: 1872
Creator: Blessing and Co.
Description: Photograph of a young man wearing a striped three-piece suit. He has on a white shirt with a short tie of dark and white design. He has curly hair, parted on his left side. He has a short, thin mustache and short, trimmed beard. Photograph is mounted on tan cardboard substrata with red trim around edge. Bottom of photo reads in red: Blessing & Co. Galveston. Back of photo: B&C interwoven, Blessing & Co. 174 Tremont Street (written on drawn banner), Galveston. Vine in background. Top, right corner of photo is worn away.
Holding Partner: Fort Bend Museum
Galveston in Texas

Galveston in Texas

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Steel engraving print of Galveston, Texas from Meyer's Universum
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Photo of Leon B. Wallace]

[Photo of Leon B. Wallace]

Date: unknown
Creator: Tobler, L.
Description: From the Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. A photo postcard of Leon Blum Wallace, b. 6-10-87; d. 2-18-1956. Taken at the Murdock Bath House in Galveston.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Date: unknown
Creator: Rose, P.H.
Description: Photograph of George Bancroft Sr. as a young man. He is wearing a jacket with a dark collar with brass buttons, a white shirt and a bow tie. His hair is light and slicked back. On the bottom of the photograph are the words, "Rose, Galveston".
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Galveston, Texas After Storm in 1915

Galveston, Texas After Storm in 1915

Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Galveston, Texas after a storm. In the foreground on the right is a large pile of debris, mostly wooden beams. On the left side of the frame is a man walking beside a building with a covered sidewalk. On the awning it reads, "Cafe Hotel, Seawall Cafe". Further down the sidewalk are more buildings and a few people on the wet sidewalk. On the right side in the background are parked cars.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Crushed Garage After Galveston, Texas Storm, 1915

Crushed Garage After Galveston, Texas Storm, 1915

Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of two men and a crushed car amongst piles of debris after a storm in Galveston, Texas. The car is underneath piles of brick and a man in a newsboy cap is leaning on it. On the car are the numbers, "1507". In the background is a large pile of bricks and a man in suspenders, all within tin walls.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
Building on Fire, Galveston, Texas

Building on Fire, Galveston, Texas

Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a large building on fire and crumbling after a large storm in Galveston, Texas. The back half of the building is gone and the roof in the center of the frame is falling. There are piles of debris surrounding the building. Two men with fire hoses are spraying the building. In the foreground are train or trolley tracks and a truck bed.
Holding Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Libraries
The G.H. & H. Track in Galveston After a Flood in 1900

The G.H. & H. Track in Galveston After a Flood in 1900

Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of raised railroad tracks after the Galveston Flood in 1900. In the foreground are normal railroad tracks.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
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