[Portrait of Mag Parker]

Photograph of a professional portrait of Margaret Field Cox, née Parker. She was known by her nickname "Mag" to some. She is a frizzy-haired woman wearing a high-collared ensemble with a sizable floral boutonniere pinned to her chest. On the back of the photograph's mat are handwritten notes which reads, "This belongs to Mrs. Geo W. McDaniel. Aunt Mag Parker (Mrs. Sam Field, later Mrs. Sam Cox)."
Date: unknown
Creator: Zahn, Justus
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roy Elmer Beck and Friends]

Photograph of Roy Elmer Beck with a group of his friends at the Galveston Island beach. There are six young men, including Roy, and seven young women. They are all wearing swimsuits indicative of the era.
Date: August 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Blessing Family]

Photograph of the Blessing family. Callie C. and Solomon Thomas Blessing are both seated. Solomon T. Blessing holds their son, John T., on his lap, and their daughter, Anna, stands next to her mother, Callie Blessing. Solomon Thomas Blessing and his brother were noted Galveston photographers. Blessing & Co. was located at 174 Tremont Street in Galveston.
Date: 18XX
Creator: Blessing & Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Blessing Family]

Photograph of the Blessing family. Callie C. and Solomon Thomas Blessing are both seated. Solomon T. Blessing holds their son, John T., on his lap, and their daughter, Anna, stands next to her mother, Callie Blessing. Solomon Thomas Blessing and his brother were noted Galveston photographers. Blessing & Co. was located at 174 Tremont Street in Galveston.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Blessing & Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing]

Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing. Callie E. Campbell Blessing, wife of Solomon Thomas Blessing, is seated, with a hat in her lap, and a hall tree beside her. Many objects can be seen on the hall tree. Solomon T. Blessing was a noted Galveston photographer.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Blessing & Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing]

Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing. She stands behind a chair, resting her arm on its back. There is a fireplace behind her. Callie E. Campbell Blessing was the wife of Solomon Thomas Blessing, a noted Galveston photographer.
Date: 18uu
Creator: F. W. Kersting's Photo and Art Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Carrie Will Howell]

Photograph of Carrie Will Howell. She sits on the arm of a chair with her feet on the seat and one hand on the back. She is wearing a white dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: Zahn, Justus
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Galveston Island Hurricane]

Photograph of the Galveston Island hurricane. The Ursuline Convent and Ursuline School, built by Nicholas Clayton in Galveston, can be seen with wreckage in the foreground. It stood on the block bounded by 25th Street and 27th Streets, between Avenue's N and O.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Unidentified Boy]

Photograph of an unidentified boy posed standing with his left hand supported against a wicker chair. He wears a dark-colored double-breasted coat with an accessory that comes from his pocket and hooks onto a button, tights, and boots. Behind the boy is a barely visible curtain with tassels.
Date: unknown
Creator: Willyerd
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of R. O. Dixon House]

Photograph of the R. O. Dixon house in Galveston, Texas. Two people sit on the porch, behind a fence. The building is two stories, and the left half of the house is covered in ivy or a similar plant.
Date: November 27, 1904
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Galveston Island During Hurricane]

Photograph of the Galveston Island during the 1900 hurricane. Several buildings can be seen on the road, as well as someone driving a wagon.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tintype Portrait of Joseph Ball]

Tintype portrait of Joseph Ball wearing a suit. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Brother Joseph Ball, Brother Jack Beroth, and Emma Cornell, Galveston."
Date: unknown
Creator: Fetter's Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rosenberg Library]

Postcard of a library in Galveston, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says: "Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas, Designed by Eames & Young, St. Louis, Dedicated June 22, 1904."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Ball High School]

Photograph of an elaborate building on a street corner. A handwritten note below the photo identifies it as Ball High School in Galveston, Texas.
Date: August 11, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis Sr., 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis Sr., 1925]

Letter from Lillian Evans Settegast to Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. in 1925. She congratulates them on the birth of their daughter, asks what they have named her, and suggests they come down to see her and her family whenever they can.
Date: 1925
Creator: Settegast, Lillian Evans
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Passenger's Check Ticket] (open access)

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Passenger's Check Ticket] (open access)

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas and the large group of tents lined up in rows on the left side; on the right side there is an open field possibly used for training and parading. The title of the photograph reads: "Home Again! Our Victory Greetings"
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Women]

Portrait of two women posing together wearing pearl necklaces and lace dresses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Zahn, Justus
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Baby]

Portrait of a baby wearing a white gown and sitting in a chair. A handwritten note on the back of the photos says "To her dear Aunt Julia."
Date: unknown
Creator: Blessing & Bro.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Phi Rho Sigma House]

Photograph of a two-story house with tall columns. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Phi Rho Sigma House, 1939, Galveston, Texas." This medical fraternity was associated with The University of Texas Medical Branch. The house is located at 523 10th St., Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Young Man in a Bow Tie]

Portrait of a young man wearing a dark coat and a bow tie looking to his right. The text on the back reads: "B. K. Goree."
Date: unknown
Creator: Morris
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History