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Partner
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Harris and Eliza Kempner
325
Texas History Collection
22
T. B. Willis Collection
15
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
10
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
8
Fort Bend Museum Collection
6
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Files
5
Rescuing Texas History, 2021
5
George Pendexter Postcard Collection
3
George Ranch Museum Collection
3
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Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
305
Caroline Atkinson D'Etchegoyen Collection
6
Lekisch Collection
6
Independence Heritage Region
5
Fire Stations 1909-1912
3
Kempner Family Papers and Business Records (MS 86-0008)
3
Business Papers (MS 80-0003)
1
Helen Hall Library Collection
1
John V. Webel Collection
1
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[Postcard of the Excursion Boat "Galvez"]
Postcard of an image of the excursion boat "Galvez". The image shows passengers inside the boat and on top there is an American flag and a white flag with the word "Galvez" on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Galveston Court House]
The image in front of the postcard shows a section of Galveston from a bird's eye view. On the right corner is a city park. To the left of the park is a road and along the road are houses. On the top right corner is printed: "Greeting from Galveston Texas." Underneath the image is printed: "General View Looking West from Court House." Credit is given to Chas Daferner for being the publisher. The handwritten text along the image says, "Dear Mamie, Hope you are not mad at me for not writing to you. We are going to come around a week. Tell all the kids hello, L.P." The postcard is addressed to Miss Mamie in Beaumont, Texas.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Sealy Residence]
Postcard of George Sealy's mansion taken from outside the front gate. Text Text on the upper left-hand margin reads: "*Where Mr Joe Wren lives." Text toward the bottom of the photograph reads "Sealy Residence, 25th & Broadway. Galveston." Text on the bottom margin reads "Please take note that there is a 'sidewalk' here, not steps. Many thanks for the postals." Text on the right margin reads "Give my best to tall. S.C.F. 11-30-08." Text on the back of the card reads "It's 'a good thing,' I was not in Waco when 'my friend' was 'put out of the way,' what a time there would have been!" This text is accompanied by a drawing of an older woman with glasses, a tight bun and a long dark dress. The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard.
Date:
November 30, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Three Cherub Angels Holding a Basket of Hearts]
Postcard of three winged children with blonde curled hair and pastel robes. One angel holds a basket of red hearts and holds one aloft in their hand. Below the picture, "My offering to thee" is typed. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin McFaddin Ave. City."
Date:
February 13, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Jimmy and Mert Colgin, 1923]
Postcard with a photograph of Jimmy and Mert Colgin at Murdock's Pier in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing Harry and Mayme Bahl in Swim Suits at the Beach]
Postcard showing John Philip Herlin Bahl (Harry) and Mary Florence Bahl (Mamie) sitting at the beach in their bathing suits, there is a sail boat in the distance behind the couple.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing Harry Bahl with a Group of Friends at Galveston,
Postcard to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with a photograph of Harry Bahl posing with a group of friends in bathing suits at Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas, Bahl is the second person from the right; the note on the front of the card says: "Baby, Ever seen this likeness before? Having a time here but am very careful."
Date:
190u-08-05
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing the Galveston Fire Station]
Postcard showing the back side of the Galveston fire department; the front side has the title "Fire Station" on it. The garage door is open with a chain going across the opening, and the fire truck is inside the building; also an American flag hangs over the open garage.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Picture of a Galveston Fire Station]
Postcard with a photograph of one of the Galveston fire stations making up the whole Galveston Fire Department. The fire truck is sticking out of the garage and another car is parked on the side off to the side of the building.
Date:
[1909..1912]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosenberg Monument]
Postcard image of the Rosenberg Monument in Galveston, Texas. Within the image the Rosenberg Monument is enclosed by an iron fence with a sidewalk all around. The Rosenberg Monument honors those who served in the Texas Revolution. Towards to top portion of the monument the word "Honor" is engraved into the column. Bronze statues are built within the monument with the largest one on top.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
["Shriners bound for New York"]
Postcard image titled "Shriners bound for New York Maurer Photo". The image shows the upper and lower decks filled with passengers of a ship. There are three men on the dock in the bottom left corner of the photograph. A banner attached to the rail of the upper deck can partially be read as: "Texas Shriner, Gal".
Date:
[1900..1920]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thomas Walter Davis and two other men at Galveston Beach]
Postcard image of Thomas Walter Davis and two other men. The photograph is titled "3 of a Kind Beats Two Pair in Poker" and this title is written vertically on the left side of the postcard (blank area). Man in front is seated in the sand and is wearing a dark colored bathing suit. Man on left seated on driftwood is wearing a dark bathing suit and the man seated next to him is wearing a white shirt, suspenders, and a light colored felt hat. A seascape backdrop in background. Back of postcard in black print reads: "Taken at GALVESTON BEACH, Under MURDOCK'S BATH HOUSE L. TOBLER, PHOTOGRAPHER" and in ink " Mrs. Zillah Myers 603 Olive St, Texarkana, Tx-Ark. The postcard is postmarked in Booth, Texas with a date of August 25 (?) 1906.
Date:
August 25, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church Photograph #1]
Postcard of the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church Photograph #5]
Postcard of the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Two young women with bob haircuts sitting on a driftwood log]
Postcard image of two young women with bob haircuts sitting on a driftwood log in front of an ocean backdrop. Women are wearing dark swimsuits with a white "M" on the chest. Photo taken at Murdoch's Bath House in Galveston. Residue of back of photo suggests it was removed from a scrapbook (see 1998.025.043)
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[United States Marine Hospital]
Postcard of the United States Marine Hospital in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration of a wide building with an open plaza in front of it. The text printed on the front reads, "United States Marine Hospital, Galveston, Texas." There is handwriting on the back of the postcard, but no address or post mark.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History