Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Kemah Historical Societyhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/KHSY/browse/2007-02-20T10:48:27-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Kemah Historical SocietyAerial View of Kemah2007-02-20T10:48:27-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21945/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21945/"><img alt="Aerial View of Kemah" title="Aerial View of Kemah" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21945/small/"/></a></p><p>None</p>Texas Ave at high tide2007-02-20T09:50:09-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21928/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21928/"><img alt="Texas Ave at high tide" title="Texas Ave at high tide" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21928/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a portion of the business area in Kemah, Texas along Clear Creek during a typical high tide. Several cars are parked in the lot of a lounge and pharmacy on Texas Ave. The water from Clear Creek has filled the parking lot and has reached the street.</p>Texas Ave2007-02-20T09:38:34-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21929/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21929/"><img alt="Texas Ave" title="Texas Ave" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21929/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a portion of the business area in Kemah, Texas along Clear Creek during a typical high tide. Water from Clear Creek has filled several parking lots and has crossed the street in areas. Several cars are parked at various businesses. A motel, seafood restaurant, tire shop, grocery store, and auto parts store are pictured.</p>6th St and Hwy 146, FM 20942007-02-20T09:36:15-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21930/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21930/"><img alt="6th St and Hwy 146, FM 2094" title="6th St and Hwy 146, FM 2094" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21930/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of 6th Street, Highway 146, FM 2094, and the surrounding area of Kemah, Texas from an aerial viewpoint. Many automobiles, businesses, and residences are visible.</p>Sylvia D Lounge2007-02-20T09:32:31-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21931/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21931/"><img alt="Sylvia D Lounge" title="Sylvia D Lounge" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21931/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Sylvia D Lounge. A covered walkway leads to the entrance of the two-story wooden building. A few lawn chairs, and two tables are located around a swimming pool in front of the lounge. Some cars are parked in the parking lot next to the lounge, and other businesses are partially visible in the background.</p>Joe Lee's Restaurant2007-02-20T09:30:39-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21932/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21932/"><img alt="Joe Lee's Restaurant" title="Joe Lee's Restaurant" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21932/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Joe Lee's Seafood Restaurant in Kemah, Texas. The restaurant is on stilts, and the sign above the restaurant shows signs of damage. Several buildings in the background also show signs of damage. The ground beneath the restaurant is covered by shallow brown water and debris. A boat is also partially visible in the background.</p>Sportsman's Restaurant2007-02-20T09:26:27-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21933/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21933/"><img alt="Sportsman's Restaurant" title="Sportsman's Restaurant" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21933/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Sportsman's Restaurant in Kemah, Texas. Water has risen to the door of the one-story brick building. A sign advertising "Fine Foods" is affixed above the entrance. An American flag is visible in the background.</p>Rocket Lounge2007-02-20T09:22:42-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21934/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21934/"><img alt="Rocket Lounge" title="Rocket Lounge" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21934/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of four unidentified people and the interior of Rocket Lounge of Kemah, Texas. A smiling man stands behind the bar counter, and a man faces the rear of the lounge with a cigar in his hand. In the background, a man with a hat plays a bowling arcade game. Another unidentified person sits at a table with two pitchers and an ash tray. Several stools are places in front of the bar counter, and tables and chairs are placed throughout the rest of the room. Restrooms and jukeboxes are also visible in the background.</p>Rocket Lounge, Ben Blackledge, Mayor for 27 years2007-02-20T09:21:47-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21935/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21935/"><img alt="Rocket Lounge, Ben Blackledge, Mayor for 27 years" title="Rocket Lounge, Ben Blackledge, Mayor for 27 years" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21935/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Ben Blackledge, the mayor of Kemah, Texas for 27 years, and the interior of Rocket Lounge. Three men sit on stools at the bar counter, and a man stands behind the bar. Cigars and beer are vended behind the bar, and several tables, chairs, and booths are placed throughout the lounge. A table shuffleboard is also visible.</p>Single Draw Bridge2007-02-20T09:20:59-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21936/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21936/"><img alt="Single Draw Bridge" title="Single Draw Bridge" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21936/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a few cars on a single draw bridge in Kemah, Texas. A body of water is visible beneath the bridge.</p>Kemah city officials2007-02-20T09:20:31-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21937/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21937/"><img alt="Kemah city officials" title="Kemah city officials" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21937/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of six unidentified men and three unidentified women who are Kemah city officials. The man on the far left of the group has a badge clipped to his shirt and a revolver on his hip.</p>Louise Giddens and school kids2007-02-20T09:18:59-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21938/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21938/"><img alt="Louise Giddens and school kids" title="Louise Giddens and school kids" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21938/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Rose Kipp, Ella Rentz, Emma Gordon, Dorothy White, and several unidentified children. This is a picture of the school children at the school that John Henry Kipp, Sr. started.
The teacher, Louise Giddens, is the tallest woman in the picture.
The girl next to the teacher is Ella Kipp the oldest of John Henry Kipp, Jr's children and the boy on the other side of the teacher is Henry Kipp. The girl next to Henry is Elva or Elvie Kipp. The girl in front of Elvie and Henry is Leota Kipp. The girl in the back next to Elvie is Rose Kipp and the boy next to her is John Lee (called Lee) Kipp. All of the children named were the children of John Henry Kipp, Jr.</p>School fence2007-02-20T09:18:34-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21939/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21939/"><img alt="School fence" title="School fence" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21939/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of nine unidentified children sitting on a wooden fence in front of a white wooden school building in Kemah, Texas.</p>Ms. Rice and class2007-02-20T09:18:12-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21940/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21940/"><img alt="Ms. Rice and class" title="Ms. Rice and class" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21940/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Ms. Rice and her class in 1946 in Kemah, Texas. Ms. Rice and 21 unidentified children pose on the steps of a wooden building.</p>Miss Sellar's Class2007-02-20T09:17:19-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21941/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21941/"><img alt="Miss Sellar's Class" title="Miss Sellar's Class" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21941/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Miss Sellar and her class. Miss Sellar stands to the right of the unidentified children whom are sitting and standing on a bench outside of the schoolhouse in Kemah, Texas.</p>Kemah motel, Sylvia D2007-02-20T09:16:24-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21942/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21942/"><img alt="Kemah motel, Sylvia D" title="Kemah motel, Sylvia D" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21942/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of high waters covering part of Kemah, Texas. The water covers a street in the foreground, and covers the lots in front of some buildings and the Sylvia D Motel and Restaurant in the background.</p>601 Kipp2007-02-20T09:14:56-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21943/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21943/"><img alt="601 Kipp" title="601 Kipp" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21943/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a house at 601 Kipp in Kemah, Texas. The wooden house is constructed with stilts in preparation for high tidal waters. Some flowers are planted to the right of a walkway leading to the porch entrance. A shed is partially visible in the background.</p>Pauline and Frank Scholt2007-02-20T09:14:23-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21944/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21944/"><img alt="Pauline and Frank Scholt" title="Pauline and Frank Scholt" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21944/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Pauline and Frank Scholt in a horse-drawn carriage crossing a bridge. Three unidentified people are also pictured.</p>