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[Historic Property, Photograph 4455-12]

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.
Date: 1894
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Woman With a Bicycle]

Photograph of a woman wearing a flat hat and dark suit with large, puffed sleeves and decorative buttons. She is standing next to, and holding the handlebars of, a black bicycle.
Date: 1894~/1896~
Creator: Willyerd
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rosenberg Ave Public School]

Photograph of the Rosenberg Ave Public School in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1894
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bickler Family Portrait]

Formal studio portrait of seven children in the Bickler Family. Handwritten note on the back reads, "To Mr.s [illegible] Cherry and Children with love from the BIckler, Family, Austin Texas, Dec. 22 92."
Date: 1892
Creator: Zahn, Justus
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney at three years of age; the text on the back of the photo says that he was three years old when this was taken. Charles is resting his hand against a small stone wall and is wearing a large hat on his head.
Date: February 1891
Creator: Zahn, Justus
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ashbel Smith Building]

Photograph of the Ashbel Smith Building at the University of Texas Medical Branch, also known as Old Red. The front facade of the sandstone building is pictured with its high stairs, its arched curved entrance, and its cylindrical pillars.
Date: [1891..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. The portrait is encased in a pale gray folder. The photograph is mounted directly on a tan matte with embossed border. In gray print near bottom of portrait: "H. H. Morris, Galveston, Texas." Front closure of folder an embossed "M" in top left corner. A tissue paper page is part of the folder and serves as protection for the photograph when folder is closed. On the back of the folder in the top left corner written vertically: "10988 [line] 2". Written in pencil at top right of inside cover: "T. W. (Bud) Davis". Image dimensions are: 13.2 cm x 18.2 cm. Same pose as . The photograph is adhered to the folder and is therefore accessioned as a unit.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis wearing a dark suit, tie, and hat]

Photograph of Thomas Walter (Bud) Davis. In the portrait, Davis is wearing a dark suit, dark tie with white striping, and a light colored felt hat with a flat, squared crown. The photograph ends just below the waist. The portrait is encased in a pale gray folder. The photograph is mounted directly on a tan matte with embossed border. In gray print near bottom of portrait: "H. H. Morris, Galveston, Texas." Front closure of folder an embossed "M" in top left corner. A tissue paper page is part of the folder and serves as protection for the photograph when folder is closed. On the back of the folder in the top left corner written vertically: "10988 [line] 2". Written in pencil at top right of inside cover: "T. W. (Bud) Davis". Image dimensions are: 13.2 cm x 18.2 cm. The photograph is adhered to the folder and is therefore accessioned as a unit.
Date: [1890..1900]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of the Gresham Family Circa 1887]

Family portrait of the Gresham family dated around 1887; the names of the family members are encircled on the protective paper posted on top.
Date: 1887~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's Bedroom]

Photograph of the dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's bedroom at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. This dresser has a large mirror mounted on it and approximately five drawers; there is a table runner along the top.
Date: [1885..1900]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Studio portrait of two young men in dark suits]

Photograph enclosed behind Funeral Notice of R. J. Calder. In this studio portrait, two young men are present. The one on the left is sitting in a chair with fabric draped over it. His left leg is crossed over his left with his left hand resting on his thigh and his right arm resting on the top of the chair. He is wearing a dark three piece suit, large dark print tie and a white collared shirt. His dark hair is parted on the left side. The next gentleman is standing to the right of the seated man. His right arm is touching the back of the seated man while his left hand is placed behind his back. He is wearing a dark three piece suit with the first button of the long coat buttoned. A watch fob can be seen on his vest. He is also wearing a white collared shirt and a dark tie. His hair is parted on the left side. At bottom of matte, photographer's mark: "Rose GALVESTON" Attached to a cardboard substrate.
Date: January 1, 1885
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Certificate of Citizenship to Charles William Sloman]

Certificate of Citizenship presented to Charles William Sloman in 1884. This certificate says that Charles has "appeared in open Court in the District Court of Galveston County...and applied to said Court to be admitted to become a Citizen of the United States of America."
Date: February 13, 1884
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Certificate of Declaration for Charles William Sloman]

Certificate of Declaration for Charles William Sloman as he was gaining citizenship to the United States. The opening line of the document declares that he "solemnly swear[s], that it is bonafide my intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any Foreign Prince..."
Date: February 4, 1882
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gideon Gooch, J.P. Allen, N.W. Hunter and an Unidentified Man]

The man sitting left was Mr. N.W. Hunter, the son of the pioneer, Dr. James Hunter, who came to Texas in 1838 and lived in Ft. Houston. Mr. N.W. Hunter was the father of Miss Kate Hunter, Mrs. J.L. Carson, and Miss Pauline Hunter. He was also the great grandfather of Malcolm Hunter. Mr. Gideon Gooch stands on the left and Mr. J.P. Allen stands on the right. The man sitting on the right is unidentified.
Date: 1880~
Creator: Rose, Philip H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Photo of Survivors of Battle of San Jacinto

Photograph of the Survivors of the Battle of San Jacinto, at a meeting of the Texas Veterans' Association at Galveston c. 1880. Center row, third from left: Valentine Ignatius Burch of Tyler County, Texas. Center row, second from left: Valentine Burch. Front row, second from right: George Petty of Washington County. Center row, far right: John W. McHorse.
Date: 1880
Creator: Naschke
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William Henry Beaumont]

Portrait of William Henry Beaumont wearing a dark suit and bow tie with a thick, dark beard.
Date: 1876
Creator: Galveston Photography Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A young man wearing a striped three-piece suit.]

Photograph of a young man wearing a striped three-piece suit. He has on a white shirt with a short tie of dark and white design. He has curly hair, parted on his left side. He has a short, thin mustache and short, trimmed beard. Photograph is mounted on tan cardboard substrata with red trim around edge. Bottom of photo reads in red: Blessing & Co. Galveston. Back of photo: B&C interwoven, Blessing & Co. 174 Tremont Street (written on drawn banner), Galveston. Vine in background. Top, right corner of photo is worn away.
Date: 1872
Creator: Blessing and Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Man]

Photo of an undentified man taken at the Naschke Studio, Galveston Texas. Back of photo reads: "1870 - came to Palestine 1885"
Date: 1870~
Creator: Naschke
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Membership Certificate for the Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No.1]

Membership certificate to Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1 presented to James Moreau Brown. The certificate, in reference to his membership, reads: "James M. Brown was elected a member of Galveston Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1."
Date: October 3, 1843
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Diana Campbell Parr]

A photograph of Diana Campbell Parr, daughter of privateer James Campbell and wife of Solomon Parr. Mrs. Campbell is wearing a long-sleeved, full-length dark dress with a bow at the neck and gloves.
Date: 1840~/1850
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Henry Wilcox]

A photograph of a sketch of Henry Wilcox, an early settler of Shoal Point. In the sketch, Mr. Wilcox is wearing a dark suit coat, a white shirt and black bow tie.
Date: [1840..1853]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History