[Photograph of Man and Hornet]

Photograph of a man wearing a suit and a hornet behind him. There is text below picture stating, "These hotels at Atlantic make you say "Stung" every few minutes. Build one at Galveston and run it on the same plan and you won't have to work any longer Lee."
Date: September 30, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Texas), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 22, 1900 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Texas), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 22, 1900

Newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners] (open access)

[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners]

Document signed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers appointing I. H. Kempner to the "Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston;" it references the original city charter which was approved on April 18, 1901.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Sayers, Joseph D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, September 12, 1900] (open access)

[Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. I. H. Kempner, September 12, 1900]

Telegram from I. H. Kempner to Mrs. H. Kempner discussing the 1900 Galveston Hurricane and giving details about the death list, friends' houses gutted, churches destroyed, no trains operation for days, and there are ample food supplies.
Date: September 12, 1900, 7:56 a.m.
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History