Photograph of a street sign at the intersection of Beinhorn and Kuhlman streets. Behind the sign is a wooden pole; both objects are in the foreground of dark green vegetation.

Photograph of the three (3) mast tall ship, the “Elissa” docked at the Galveston Historical Seaport in Galveston, Texas. Near the prow of the ship are three (3) individuals near the prow of the tall ship. Two (2) of these individuals standing next to each other with one wearing a green shirt and a baseball cap while the other is wearing a red shirt with white shorts. The third individual is wearing a white tee-shirt with a white baseball cap. The background of this photograph features various marine warehouses partially obscuring the base of a multi-story building with large windows.

Photograph of three (3) cargo ships floating docked near industrial warehouses. The closest of these ships features a stark white bridge with two (2) black, white, red, and yellow smokestacks. The second cargo vessel features three (3) large single arm cranes. The third cargo vessel features a gray coloring with large container cranes build into the ships hull. The background of the photograph features short waterfront warehouses.

Photograph of the John Lykes Ship near a dock, tied to multiple mooring posts. The ship is blue with a border of white at its top and has its name written in white on the side. A few cars and people are at the dock.

Photograph of a ship's figurehead. The figurehead, attached to a blue boat, is a sculpture of a woman in a dress holding an object to her chest. It is made out of what seems to be white-painted wood.

Photograph of a blue ship on a dock. A gangway connects the ship and the dock. Two people, with one almost out of frame, are walking on the dock and a few people are on the ship. Close to the edge of the dock is a table made of wood barrels and a wooden board.

Photograph of the prow view of a deep-sea ocean ship moored to the docks of a large industrial warehouse. Automobiles are parked on the dock in between the ship and the warehouse. The left side of the photograph features a white multi-story building with large windows. Behind the ocean ship are additional ocean shipping vessels of unknown origin. In the far background of the photograph there is a large bridge that spans the shipping lane.

Close-up photograph of a Texas attached to the front of a brick building. Two large, multi-pane windows are visible behind the flag.

Photograph of ocean waves taken from the edge of the waterline.

Photograph of a flock of birds in flight. The sky behind them is bright blue with scattered, puffy white clouds.

Photograph of ocean waves.

Photograph of a flock of sea birds in flight. The sky behind them is bright blue, with scattered puffy, white clouds.

Photograph of a line of rocks near the ocean. Four ships can be seen in the distance. There is grass and water on the other side of the rocks.

Photograph of a line of rocks near the ocean. Four ships and a sailboat can be seen in the distance. There is grass and water on the other side of the rocks.

Photograph of a rocky beach at Matagorda Bay. Rocks closest to the water line are larger in nature with rocks becoming progressively finer the farther away from the water. Small pieces of driftwood have been washed up along with small pieces of trash. The background of this photograph features additional beaches partially obscured by overgrown vegetation and large fluffy white clouds.

Rocks closest to the water line are larger in nature with rocks becoming progressively finer the farther away from the water before transitioning into a hard gravel road. Small pieces of driftwood have been washed up along with small pieces of trash.

Photograph of large rocks partially submerged beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay, Texas. Towards the bottom of the photograph, the water gives way to land as large rocks partially buried beneath dirt and sand, transitions into gravel. This gravel is mixed with small pieces of driftwood, trash, and unknown vegetation.

Photograph of a partially submerged wall attempting to separate the ocean from the shallow waters washing ashore of a gravel beach. A small patch of wild plants grows from the shallow waters near the middle of the photograph.

Photograph of wild plants and bright yellow flowers growing near the Gulf of Mexico in Matagorda Bay, Texas. Miscellaneous pieces of garbage are buried between the dark green portions of the plants. In the distance of the photograph, another stretch of land can be seen with unknown structures and large green trees.

Photograph of a single lane dirt road surrounded by overgrown dark green unknown vegetation. The dirt road stretches from the left side of the photograph towards the right before disappearing behind the overgrown plants. Throughout the field of green plants are small pinpricks of yellow flowers growing towards the bottom of the photograph.

Photograph of the historic Victoria Grist Windmill when it was located in Memorial Square. It has a turret-style design to move the large wooden sails and the main part of the building is covered in wooden siding. The building is surrounded by a chain-link fence and other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the historic Victoria Grist Windmill when it was located in Memorial Square. It has a turret-style design to move the large wooden sails and the main part of the building is covered in wooden siding. The building is surrounded by a chain-link fence and other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of the front and part of the south side of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, a white building with an ornamental metal bell within an arch above the entrance to the church. At the apex of the church is an intricate cross prominently displayed. The side roofs of the church feature barreled roof tiles, three (3) ornamental octagonal windows, and decorative outcroppings. The surrounding landscape of the catholic church is adored with palm trees, large shrubberies, neatly mowed lawns, and concrete sidewalks.

Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, a white Spanish-mission-style building with three (3) metal mission bells hung within arches above an ornamental glass window. Below the church’s ornamental windows is the double door entrance to Christian church. Palm trees partially obscure portions of the building along with large shrubberies. Power lines are visible in front of the church.