[Street in Front of Old Strand Emporium]

Photograph of the buildings lining the south side of Avenue B ("The Strand") in Galveston, taken near a building with a sign for the Old Strand Emporium. On the right side of the photograph people are walking under a blue canopy in front of the Emporium building. Cars are parked on either side of the street and a bus decorated to look like a trolley is passing on the street.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street-View of Galveston Buildings]

Photograph looking southwest down The Strand toward the intersection at Moody Avenue. Near the center of the image, a four-story white building with blue trim is on the opposite corner of the intersection and has the text "Commerce Building" along the top. Other buildings are partially visible along the sides and at the end of the street. On the right side of the image there is a parking lot lined with trees and people are seated on benches along the sidewalk and walking along the street; other cars are parked along either side of The Strand.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Multi-Colored Building Façades in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of a variety of multi-colored building façades with ornate columns constructed neatly along the Strand in Galveston, Texas. Cars and vans line the street parked along the curb this Texan town. Above the door frame of the bright blue building on the left-hand portion of the photograph is a sign that reads, “Estrada’s Inc. Wholesale Liquor Dealer”. The buildings from the left to the corner have been identified as the Clara Lang Bldg. (2109 Strand), J.S. Brown & Co. Bldg. (2111 Strand), Opperman Bldg. (2115 Strand), Marx & Kempner Bldg (2117-2119 Strand), Mrs. Clara Lang Bldg (2121 Strand), and the First National Bank Bldg. (2127 Strand). The two Clara Lang Buildings are different.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tall Ship “Elissa”]

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.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Three Cargo Ships]

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.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Docked Ocean Ship]

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.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Multi-Story Building in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of a white multi-story building on the corner of four-way intersection. This building features black decorative accents above the tall windows that line the second and third floor of this corner building. A decorative cornice is prominently featured at the top of the building with pointed accents. The base of this building features large windows framed with large decorative black columns. On either side of the building’s faces are additional multi-story buildings with vastly different architectural stylings. Cars of different colors have been parked along the curb of this commercial area.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southeast Corner of Kempner St. & The Strand]

Photograph of the south 2100 block of The Strand, looking east from the intersection at Kempner Street. There are several multi-story commercial buildings along both streets, most of which are dark-colored brick with lighter stone accents and decorative elements; a taller skyscraper is also visible above the buildings in the background. Cars are parked along the side of the street and people are crossing at the intersection.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Southwest Corner of Hendley Market]

Photograph of faded red brick building recognized as Hendley Market in Galveston, Texas. This building features concrete columns at the base of the photograph along with concrete inlaid as decoration throughout the building’s façade. An American flag wrapped around a pole, an unfurled Texas flag, and an unknown red-and-white sign hang near the second floor of the building. A white sign with black text that reads, “Hendley Market” hangs above a set of doors on the first floor.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hendley Market in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of faded red brick building recognized as Hendley Market in Galveston, Texas. This building features concrete columns at the base of the photograph along with concrete inlaid as decoration throughout the building’s façade. An American flag wrapped around a pole, an unfurled Texas flag, and an unknown red-and-white sign hang near the second floor of the building. A white sign with black text that reads, “Hendley Market” hangs above a set of doors on the first floor. The asphalt street and concrete sidewalk are visible at the bottom of the photograph along with two (2) cars: a baby blue coupe and a gray panel van. Road signs have been placed on metal poles along with a streetlamp.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Red and White Brick Building in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of a red brick multi-story building with white decorative accents adorned thought the front façade of the building. The building has been identified as the Stewart Title Building on 222 Kempner St. In the foreground of the photograph are power lines, miscellaneous cables, and a gas streetlamp that has been converted to electricity. The left side of the photograph features a dark brown building with a sign that reads “Fine Latin American Imports 212 Kempner” in blue font. It has been identified as Trueheart-Adriance Building.
Date: June 1983
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1716 Avenue K, Southwest Corner]

Photograph of the front of a two-story white home with a hipped roof that extends over a full-length front balcony and porch, largely obscured by threes and bushes planted along the edge of the house and in the yard. The porch and balcony both have plain railings and columns with Ionic capitals and soffits are visible along the underside of the extended eaves. The yard is enclosed by a short metal fence and the gable end of a neighboring house is visible at the right side of the image. A four-door red car parked at the cub is visible on the left.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of 16th Street from Avenue K]

Photograph from the corner of Avenue K, looking southeast down 16th Street, which has houses and telephone poles along both sides of the street as well as cars parked along the curb. Part of the front and east side of a single-story side-gabled house on the corner of Avenue K is visible at right. The house is painted light brown with dark blue trim and has a raised main story with an attached garage at ground level; the front door is in the center of the main part of the building and is at the top of several steps, with an overhang above.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1601 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story side-gabled house painted light brown with dark blue trim. The front door is in the center of the building covered by an overhang and at the top of a short flight of steps to the raised main floor; a garage at ground level is attached to the left side of the house. Bushes are planted along the edge of the house and a tree is growing on the right side of the yard. A light-colored two-door car is parked in front of the house and part of the neighboring home is visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1605 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story home painted white with butterscotch trim that is largely obscured by bushes in front of the house and a large tree at left. There is a short flight of stairs at the center of the building leading to a porch that extends toward the right side of the house and has plain railings; at left, there appears to be a cut-out bay window with a pedimented gable end. The yard is enclosed by a low chain-link fence covered in vines and there are bushed planted along the edge of the street. There is a utility pole at the right side of the image and part of a neighboring house.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1609 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a two-story white house with black shutters that has a front-facing pedimented gable end with decorative scalloped woodwork and extended eaves. There is a flight of stairs on the right side of the building, leading to the entry porch that has decorative brackets at the top of the posts and along the bottom of the frieze boards. At left, there is a garage on the ground floor with windows on the level above; the left side of the building has a "cut-out" corner with decorative brackets under the eaves. There are bushes planted along the edge of the street and the back of a parked van is visible at the far left, as well as neighboring houses on either side.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1613 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story white side-gabled house with mansard-style extensions along the edge of the roof and a front-facing dormer window with a hipped roof that has extended eaves and exposed rafters. There is a partial-width raised front porch extended out from the center of the building, with square brick pillars topped by multiple columns on the front corners. The yard is enclosed by a low chain-link fence and there are plants growing along the fence as well as trees planted at the edge of the street. Neighboring houses are partially visible on either side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Building at 1614 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a two-story stucco building with a flat roof that has decorative arched crowns with keystones over the windows on the upper floor and the entrances below. There is a front entrance on the left side of the first floor, with a garage door in the center. A dark-colored red four-door car is parked in the driveway near the entrance and a neighboring house is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1619 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story side-gabled home with a flat roof extended over a partial-width front porch that has brick pillars topped by columns on the front corners and latticework railings. The yard is enclosed by a low chain-link fence and there are a many plants growing in the yard, including shaped bushes partially obscuring the house. Bushes and trees are also planted along the edge of the street and the front of a parked car is visible at right.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1620 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story, side-gabled home painted blue with white trim, which is slightly raised on blocks. The partial-width front porch has plain railings and decorative brackets at the top of spindle posts, with spindlework below the frieze boards. The yard is enclosed by a low, chain-link fence and there are two cars parked at the curb. Neighboring houses are partially visible on either side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1623 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a single-story home that is slightly raised on brick pillars, largely obscured by a bush planted near the right side of the house and a tree at left. There is a front porch extending from the entrance in the center of the building to the right side of the house with plain railings and spindle posts. The yard is enclosed by a low chain-link fence and a basketball hoop is posted near the edge of the street on the right side of the image. Neighboring house are partially visible on either side.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1624 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front of a two-story house with a hipped roof painted white with blue trim, largely obscured by bushes and trees planted in the yard. It has a partial-width raised front porch below an open second-story balcony, both with plain railings. There are two dark, four-door cars parked at the curb and a neighboring house is partially visible on the right side of the image.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House at 1628 Avenue K]

Photograph of the front and west side of a two-story white house with a hipped roof, on the northeast corner of Avenue K and 17th Street. The main floor is raised and the lower part of the house is covered by boards painted green; a short flight of stairs on the right side of the building leads to the porch, which has decorative brackets at the top of the posts, below an open second-floor balcony. There is a cut-out bay window extension to the left of the entrance with a pedimented roof. Palm trees are planted along the edges of both streets and there are cars parked in the yard on the left side of the image, and at the curb on the right.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1600 South Avenue K from 16th Street]

Photograph from the northeast corner of 16th Street looking west toward the south side of the 1600 block of Avenue K. The homes are partially obscured by trees and bushes, but a number of features are visible including gabled roofs and front porch elements. There is a stop sign on the corner and utility poles posted along the street, as well as several cars parked in driveways and along the curb.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History