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[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]
A view of one of the slips at the Texas City port. To the left a large cargo ship is anchored, with another ship directly behind it. On the right of the photograph, in the lower right corner, is the tugboat named J. W. Terry of Galveston. Behind it can be seen a dock and dock warehouse, with several dock workers visible. Behind it, at the end of the dock is a barge and another ship. In the lower right hand corner, embossed lettering reads "Naschke Galveston." Underneath the photograph, written in longhand, is "Texas City - Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm".
Date:
August 19, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]
A large cargo ship is anchored along a dock in Texas City. To the right of the ship, on the dock, several railroad freight cars are pulled up alongside the ship. In the right foreground, the railroad car bears the markings "STILMAS 18217". Four groups of two men each are gathered along the dock, talking or observing. The grain elevator is visible behind the ship. In the lower right hand corner in raised lettering is "Naschke Galveston." Underneath the photograph in longhand is written: "Texas City Aug. 19th-1915 - Two day [corr: days] after the storm."
Date:
August 17, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]
An aerial view of part of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane. The Oklahoma Hotel is in the foreground of the picture. A building in back of the hotel has been demolished and lies in ruins on the ground. Other buildings in the photograph, including houses and other larger buildings, do not show visible structural damage. An automobile is driving on a wide road, across from the hotel, at the lower left of the photograph. In the lower right hand corner, the following information has been written on the photograph : Texas City Texas 9-28- Photo copyrighted 1915 by Martin Blandford 1542 Williams St. Denver, Colo."
Date:
September 28, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[At the port in Texas City on August 19, 1915]
A tugboat, the J.W. Terry of Galveston, can be seen in the lower right of the photograph near the dock warehouses. Products can be seen on the dock, and at least four dockworkers are visible in front of the warehouses. Farther down this wharf are two other ships. On the left side of the picture, a large cago ship is docked. Down the dock on this side, at least two other ships can be seen. On the bottom of the picture in cursive writing is written: "Texas City Aug 19th 1915 - Two days after the storm." In the right hand corner of the picture, "Naschke Galveston" is embossed.
Date:
August 19, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Broadway Street, Van Horn,1948
Photograph of street scene. Photograph of Broadway street in Van Horn,TX. 1948.
Date:
1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flood of 1913
Photograph of flood. Photograph of flood in Van Horn, TX, September 4, 1913
Date:
September 4, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Capitan Hotel
Postcard of hotel. Postcard of El Capitan Hotel in Van Horn,TX.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cactus Filling Station
Photographic postcard of filling station. Photographic postcard of Cactus Filling Station with two men (D.H. McVay and S.A. Small) and two cars, in Van Horn,TX. Text on postcard reads,"Elevation 4036 ft., Van Horn - Texas, Ladies Rest Room, Pure Water, Road Information, Free Ice Water, The Cactus Twins"
Date:
1928~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elementary Class, 1959-1960
Photograph of elementary class. Photograph of elementary class,1959-60, Van Horn, TX. Front row: Jay Vincent, two unidentified boys, Emilio Rodriquez, middle row: Vickie Farmer, Sherri Gilbert, Darice McVay, Lorena Rivera, Sandra Hill, Richard Carrillo, back row: Sara Bounds, Rita Long, Susan Meeks, Alberta Echols, Gay Murrell
Date:
[1959..1960]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Old Settler's Reunion, 1919
Photograph of parade. Photograph of Old Settler's Reunion, Van Horn, TX, August 28, 1919
Date:
August 28, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Noble Smith with music students
Photograph of teacher and six young female students. Photograph of Noble Smith and six young girls, two holding piano playing certificates, in Van Horn, TX
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas City harbor in 1919]
A photograph of the port of Texas City from the docks in 1919. A one story wooden building with a lean-to porch is in the foreground. To the left, up the shoreline, a horse-drawn wagon stands near a series of small boats. A number of men, piles of boxes and kegs, are on the wooden wharves alongside the small boats. Beyond the small boats is a tug boat. On shore, a loading crane stands near an Ice wagon. On the other side of the slip, large cargo ships are at anchor. In the lower left hand corner of the photograph is written "Texas City Tex. Copyright E. E. Schlueter".
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A portrait of a young Helen Edmunds Moore]
A portrait of Helen Edmunds Moore on a postcard trimmed to smaller size. To the right of the portrait is handwritten "Kansas City 1901." Helen Edmunds is wearing a white long-sleeved blouse and a long dark skirt. She has a black ascot at her neckline. She is wearing a large black hat with a white brim. The hat has a black bow on the right side.
Date:
1901
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Our Lady of Lourdes map, with Arcadia, Alta Loma and Lamarque]
Map of Galveston County area. Points of interest include: Algoa, Algoa Oil Field, Arcadia, Alta Loma, Franks Oil Field, Highland Bayou, Our Lady of Lourdes, Cloud Bayou, Willow Bayou, Highland Bayou, Alta Loma Oil Field, Greens Lake Oil Field, Karankawa Lake, Hitchcock Oil Field, Texas City Junction, La Marque.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plat of Dellanera Subdivision, Hitchcock 1954]
1954 Plat of the Dellanera subdivision of Hitchcock, Texas. Signatures on plat include: Paul A. Milligan, Surveyor; G. Dellanera; Juila Dellanera; Dorothy B. Ranson, public notary; D. V. De Pasquale, County Engineer; R. W. Poliner, County Commissioner; Irwin P. Dantino, County Judge; Jack W. Callahan, County Attorney; John R. Platte, County Clerk; Gertrude McKenna.
Date:
1954
Creator:
Milligan, Paul A.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock]
Map of the Burns Addition, Hitchcock. Grant E. Davis, surveyor
Date:
July 30, 1946
Creator:
Davis, Grant E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Re-Survey of Dart Tract in the W.H. Jack League, Galveston Co. Texas, 1914.
Re-Survey of Dart Tract in the W.H. Jack League, July 1914. West Hitchcock subdivision. Points of interests include: A. H. Henck land, Highland Bayou, A. Calagui land, Sante Fe Rail Road. "Filed for record Sept. 10th 1917 at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Recorded September 19th, 1917 at 4 o'clock P.M. Geo F. Burgess, Clerk by J. F. Johnston Deputy."
Date:
July 1914
Creator:
Sias, R. M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Map of Greater Galveston County, 1954]
1954 Map of Greater Galveston County, donated to the Genevieve Miller Public Library by Ben K. Peek Real Estate. Points of interest include: Algoa, Hitchcock, LaMarque, Texas City, Boliver, Deer Islands, Offats Bayou, Pelican Project, Galveston, San Leon, Bacliffe, Dickinson Bayou, Moses Lake, Dollar Bay, April Fool Point, and an Industrial Water Canal.
Date:
1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Land Co. at Sharyland, Tex. excursion party in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Excursion party posing next to the Charles Volz home.
Date:
March 25, 1929
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Land Co. excursion party at Sharyland
Excursion party posing in front of house.
Date:
March 24, 1930
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Land Co. excursion party in the Rio Grande Valley, Tex.
Excursion party posing in front of Shary house.
Date:
March 20, 1922
Creator:
Eskildsen
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Land Co. excursion party
Excursion party posing in front of house and cars
Date:
1920~
Creator:
Gardner, J. W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Land Co. excursion party in Sharyland
Excursion party posing in front of trees wearing coats, some excursionists holding large citrus fruits.
Date:
November 5, 1923
Creator:
Ziebel Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Southwestern Land Co. excursion Sharyland, Tex.
Excursion party posing in front of house.
Date:
November 28, 1927
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History