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[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney with Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney with her daughter Matilda Alice Sweeney standing next to a large bush; Matilda Alice is wearing a long gown and has flowers placed in her hair. Matilda Ella is running her fingers through her daughter's hair and adjusting the flowers; she is wearing a long sleeve shirt and a long, dark skirt.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder posing on a rug and wearing large dresses. There are tint marks on their cheecks and a few highlights on their dresses.

Date: 188u

Creator: Blessing and Bro

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing on the right with her niece Matilda Alice Sweeney outside of a building.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown by a Tent]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown leaning against a support pole outside the entrance to a large tent.

Date: 1890~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing next to a beach with the ocean in the background.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown and Grandchildren]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown reading a book to her grandchildren; she is wearing a long, dark dress and the children are wearing white outfits.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown kneeling down next to Matilda Alice Sweeney who is wearing a dress and a bonnet; Rebecca is wearing a long dark dress and is reading a book resting on her lap.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Brown Family in Jerusalem]

Photograph of the Brown family in Jerusalem, all of whom are wearing the cultural attire. The two women in the back are named Bettie and Helen, and the two men in front are named Morgan and John; all of them are holding sticks.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Krikorian, G.

Item Type: Photograph

[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]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase and the fireplace inside Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. The fireplace in this picture is situated to the right of the base of the staircase and is very elegantly decorated. The staircase has a few flower pots positioned along the wall, and has a large mural mounted before the turn in the stairs as well as a stained glass window mounted above the railing.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase in Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. This staircase has multiple flower pots situated next to it, and a stain-glass window mounted half way up the stairs.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Parlor in Ashton Villa]

Photograph of the parlor located in Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas; this room has numerous chairs and two tables, one on each side of the photo, and a set of shelves in the back corner with pottery and pictures on them. The back of the photograph reads: "Parlor in home of J. M. Brown Galveston, Texas."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Second Floor Rotunda in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the second floor rotunda in Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham and his family. There are streams of plants on the stairs and posted against the walls as well as paintings of individuals under the arches, the sitting area is located to the far left of the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Stairs Leading to Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the stairs leading to the front door of Bishop's Palace in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. There are sculptures posted on either side of the stairs and the front door is positioned under a large archway with a balcony on the floor above it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.302792 -94.782086

[Photograph of the Sweeney Children]

Photograph of the children of the Sweeney Family; Matilda Alice Sweeney, James Monreau Sweeney, and Charles James Sweeney are photographed by a large brick wall.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Sweeney Family]

Photograph of the the Sweeney Family dressed in nice clothes; Mathilda Alice Sweeney (far left) front, Mathilda Ella Brown Sweeney, Moreau Sweeney, oldest son, Guinevere Graham Sweeney wife of Charles James Sweeney, Sr.(right corner with hat) Picture in font garden of Ashton Villa, Galveston, Texas. All of the women are wearing long dresses and the two men in the photograph are wearing nice suits.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the upstairs sitting area in Bishop's Palace, home of Walter and Josephine Gresham and their children. This area has pictures hanging on the walls, chairs sitting against the left and right walls, and vines hanging from the ceiling.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a small child wearing a long white gown.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[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

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Charles Rhodes Brown]

Portrait of Charles Rhodes Brown dressed in a striped outfit and holding a small stick and hat while leaning on a table.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bartlett & Hooker

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Charles William Sloman]

Portrait of Charles William Sloman in a suit and sporting a large mustache; this photograph is enclosed in a card and has a fancy border around it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of James Moreau Brown]

Portrait of James Moreau Brown in a black and white suit and long sideburns; the text on the back of the photograph describes Brown's relationship to his son and his son after that, etc.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bather, W. T.

Item Type: Artwork

[Portrait of Josephine Gresham]

Portrait of Josephine Gresham, the wife of Walter Gresham.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Josephine Gresham]

Portrait of Josephine Gresham in an extravagant dress.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

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[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown and Grandchildren]

[Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

[Photograph of the Brown Family in Jerusalem]

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

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Parlor in Ashton Villa]

[Photograph of the Second Floor Rotunda in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Stairs Leading to Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Sweeney Children]

[Photograph of the Sweeney Family]

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]

[Portrait of Charles Rhodes Brown]

[Portrait of Charles William Sloman]

[Portrait of James Moreau Brown]

[Portrait of Josephine Gresham]

[Portrait of Josephine Gresham]