Resource Type

[City Hall on Sixth Street in Texas City]

A photograph of the City Hall of Texas City, which was located at 519 N 6th St. in Texas City. The two story building is decorated with flags and banners. A large number of people are gathered in front of the building, and many automobiles are parked on both sides of the street in front of the building.
Date: [1920..1925]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[League City School Fourth Grade Class, 1920]

Photograph of the 1920 fourth grade class of League City School, also known as the big school. The building, which is partially visible behind the class, has a brick exterior. The class is arranged in three rows; the first two rows are seated while the third row is standing. According to writing on the back, the name of the sixth girl from the left on the middle row is Flora Atkinson.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Moore family home]

A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard. Two automobiles are parked along the curb in front.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Moore family home]

A view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City from the front, far-right side. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge surrounds the front and sides of the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard. A smaller two-story building, possibly a garage, is visible in the rear of the house to the right.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pierce-Fordyce Refinery in Texas City]

A view of part of the Pierce-Fordyce Refinery. A one story brick building stands at the far left. Two horizontal cylindrical storage tanks and a raised pipeline are to the right of the building. In the rear middle of the picture, a number of men gather near a large smokestack near a two story building.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A portrait of Helen Edmunds Moore]

A portrait of a middle-aged Helen Edmunds Moore. Her hair is cut short and is softly curled. She wears a blouse with a white lace shawl collar. Mrs. Moore is not wearing glasses.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A portrait of Mark Anizan]

A formal portrait of Mark V. Anizan, wearing a black three-piece suit, a white shirt with a high collar and a dark bow tie. Mr. Anizan wears his hair combed straight back off his forehead. On the back of the photograph is written: "Mark V. Anizan. Tony Anizan's brother."
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown People in Front of House]

Photograph of a group of unidentified people posing on a front lawn in front of a house; the men are wearing suits and ties, several holding hats, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: Palmer Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[William R. Blocker Portrait]

A portrait of William R. Blocker, dressed in a dark, three-piece suit with a white shirt and tie. In the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph is raised lettering reading "Bartlett Clarendon Tex". On the bottom of the portrait, written in cursive writing is "Bill Blocker." The photograph is accompanied by an envelope on which is written "When Will was at Clarendon College, 1922-23, 1923-24."
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At the Texas City dock in 1921]

A group of three women and two men, posed on the Texas City Dock. Two men wearing dark suits and hats sit or crouch on top of the pilings to the right of the picture. The three ladies, dressed in stoles or jackets, hats and long dresses stand on the dock. On the back of the photograph is written: "Terry, Morton, Gustavos, Walker T.C. Docks." William R. Blocker is also in the photograph.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[At the Texas City Sulphur Dock in 1921]

Three women and two men, stand posing at the foot of a large pile on the docks near the SeaTrain loading crane in Texas City. The men are dressed in dark suits, ties and hats and the women are dressed in formal or dressy clothes and hats. On the back of the photograph is written: "Morton, Terry, Gustavos, Walker and Co. Sulfur Dock. T.C." William R. Blocker is also in the photograph.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[League City School]

Photograph of League City School, a two-story brick building that served as a grade school. A group of students are gathered by the wooden fence just outside the school.
Date: [1921..1922]
Creator: Schlueter, F. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Jones around age of one, wearing a white dress]

Photographic print of Mary Jones, taken by H.H. Morris, Galveston, Tex. Jones is wearing a white dress and appears to be approximately one year old. Surface of print shows evidence of foxing. 11 cm. tear along crease of folder to left of photograph. Photograph is in a gray folder with a rectangular gray matte in center.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snowy Christmas Scene]

Photograph of a snowy field in League City where a group of playing. A large tree branch hangs low in the foreground. A handwritten note in pencil is scrawled across the top of the photo.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[On a train car in Texas City in 1921]

A group of three women and two men pose at the end of a railroad car in Texas City in 1921. The three women and one man (evidently Wlliam R. Blocker) are standing on the balcony or observation platform at the end of the railroad car. One man (evidently Dee Walker) stands on the ground in front of the balcony and the other individuals. The car's sides are unpainted and weathered wood and two windows are boarded up. All five persons are dressed in dark clothes and are wearing hats. In the background on the far right can be seen a long wooden building with a sign reading [unknown word] "House." On the back of the photograph is written:" Texas City Feb. 1921 Miss Gustavos, [Miss] Terry, [Miss] Martou, Dee Walker."
Date: February 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry C. Henck, Jr. House Photograph #2]

Photograph of the Henry C. Henck, Jr. House in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of University Hall at UT Medical School in Galveston]

Photograph of University Hall on the campus of UT Medical School in Galveston, Texas. According to the note on the back of the photo this was the "only medical school in the world with a dormitory exclusively for women," and was "built and given by George W. Brackenridge."
Date: [1922..1927]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Young Brothers in a Field]

Photograph of a pair of brothers standing in a field behind a place known as the Calder House. They are both holding rifles balanced against the back of their necks. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as Ullmann and Joseph Kilgore, the sons of Theodore and Zonnie Kilgore.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[University of Texas School of Medicine Freshmen Class of 1922]

Photograph of the freshmen Class of 1922 at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas. The group is standing on the steps of "Old Red," all wearing formal attire; Edith Bonnet is standing in the center of the front row.
Date: 1922
Creator: White
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Edmunds Moore at the driving of the first pile for the Texas Sugar Refinery in 1923]

A woman, who appears to be Helen Edmunds Moore, stands with her arms around two other young women near a large beam. In the background is a tower structure and a long, one-story commercial building. On the back of the photograph is written: "Taken when first pile was driven for the Texas Sugar Refinery - March 13, '23." In the lower right hand corner of the photograph is written the number "17.".
Date: March 13, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. A group of people stand along the sidewalk looking at a large lot with a pile driver on the plot. Wood structures and logs are piled on the left side of the photograph and established buildings fill in the background.
Date: October 2, 1923
Creator: Verkin Photo
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction, #2]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with people walking along the street. Wood structures and logs are piled on the left side of the photograph and established buildings fill in the background.
Date: October 13, 1923
Creator: Westlake Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction, #3]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the construction site with people walking along the street and a trolley traveling by. Wood structures and logs are piled on the left side of the photograph and established buildings fill in the background.
Date: October 27, 1923
Creator: Westlake Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of United States National Bank Building Construction, #4]

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with people walking along the street. Wood structures and logs are piled on the left side of the photograph and established buildings fill in the background.
Date: November 24, 1923
Creator: Westlake Construction Company
System: The Portal to Texas History