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[Photograph of a "Schooner" in the Galveston Bay]

Photograph of a "Schooner" in the Galveston bay, 20 miles from port, taken from mail boat "Eva" as written at the bottom of photo. The schooner has three sails and is loaded with cargo. Schooner is pulling a smaller wooden boat behind it.

Date: 1910

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[The Southern Hotel in early Texas City]

A front view of the Southern Hotel in early Texas City. The hotel is a large structure with three stories, and has porches along parts of the lower two stories. An early automobile is parked in front of the hotel. A horse-drawn carriage can be seen near the right side of the hotel. The roadway in front and alongside the hotel is dirt. To the left of the hotel is a one-story wooden house.

Date: [1911..1920]

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Florence Davison's first party on Dec. 17, 1913]

Photograph of twelve young girls gathered around a table holding a large cake. Two older girls and one younger girl stand at the end of the table. The other girls are seated around the table, which is decorated. The girls are dressed up, and a number of them wear bows or ribbons in their hair. The table appears to be in a dining room with floor length drapes. Special plates are displayed on top of wooden cabinets lining the walls between the windows. On the back of the photograph is writt… more

Date: December 17, 1913

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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, wr… more

Date: August 19, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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: "Te… more

Date: August 17, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Kohfeldt school in Texas City]

A photograph of Kohfeldt School in Texas City about 1910. The school is a two-story brick building. Five young children stand in front of the school at the left. Three children stand at the top of the front stairs. An adult is walking up the steps.

Date: [1910..1915]

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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 wri… more

Date: September 28, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

An aerial view of Texas City, looking toward the grain elevator and the smokestack, after the 1915 hurricane. One and two story houses are laid out along a grid of dirt roads. Damage to fences and some outbuildings is visible. About mid-photograph, a large one story building has had its roof heavily damaged, and about half the building has collapsed. In the distance on the horizon can be seen the grain elevator, the smokestack and the water tower. This photograph is believed to be one of sev… more

Date: September 28, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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… more

Date: August 19, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Pierce Petroleum in Texas City]

A view of Pierce Petroleum, formerly Texas City Refining Company, probably taken between 1910 and 1935. Eleven large round storage tanks can be seen on the far right side of the photograph. A smokestack is visible to the rear of a number of buildings of various sizes on the left side of the picture.

Date: [1910..1935]

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[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 … more

Date: 1919

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

An aerial view of Texas City looking towards the port after the hurricane of 1915. One and two story houses line the streets. Most houses are made of wood. Some damage is visible to fences and smaller buildings, but little structural damage is noticeable for most of the buildings.

Date: September 28, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

An aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 storm, looking toward the port. At the far right is a wide, straight street with an automobile and two trolley cars traveling down the street. In the background on the left are houses, with little damage visible. In the lower right hand corner, in the back yard of a two-story building is some wooden debris from a small structure that has been demolished. Further up the wide street on the left is a long one-story building raised on posts with a la… more

Date: 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Loading a passenger ship in Texas City in 1915]

A large passenger ship is docked with the gangway down. Three black men are loading barrels onto the ship. Another man stands on the dock watching them. Farther down the dock, a small group of people stands near other dockside equipment near the boat. The passenger ship has two stories of cabins. Two individuals stand near the railing on the lowest level watching the action on the dock. Below the bottom edge of the print on the cardboard backing is written in cursive writing: "Texas City … more

Date: August 19, 1915

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Photograph of Passenger Pier in Texas City]

Photograph of a long wooden pier, wide enough to hold automobile traffic, running out into the bay. At the end of the pier, a structure of some kind can be seen. Electric poles line the left side of the pier. Three women dressed in long dresses and hats stand looking over the rail. Farther down the pier, an automobile and a single pedestrian share the pier.

Date: [1912..1913]

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Jimmy Wedell and Edith Wedell]

A woman in her late twenties or early thirties, dressed in a plain, long, white dress stands next to a boy of about ten. The boy is dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, knickers and a tie and wears no shoes or socks. On the back of the photograph is written: "Jimmie Wadell [sic, corr: Jimmy Wedell] & Mother Edith."

Date: 1910~

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An Easter Egg hunt at the Davison home in 1913]

At least six children of varying ages look for Easter eggs on the lawn at the Davison home. Six men, dressed in dark suits, and one woman wearing a white shirtwaist and long white skirt stand near the children watching. The woman holds an infant. Two of the children hold baskets. On the back of the photograph is written: "1913".

Date: 1913

Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

Palmer home in Hitchcock

Palmer home in Hitchcock, Texas. Taken just after the 1915 storm. The home was located in the 8300 block of Neville.

Date: 1915

Partner: Genevieve Miller Hitchcock Public Library

[Postcard of Troops Entering League City]

Postcard featuring a photograph of some U.S. World War I troops entering League City at the city's original thoroughfare between Houston and Galveston. The troops are situated on a fence running alongside the road and the railroad tracks, which are not visible. Their arms and weapons are placed in vertical clusters before the troops. A two-story building in the background has a "Welcome" sign posted in front.

Date: 1915

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Red Cross Representatives]

Photograph of a group of women in the League City Red Cross, sitting together at a small table and making blankets. According to a handwritten note on the back, most of the women are identified from left to right as the wives of their husbands, namely: Mrs. O.V. King, Mrs. John P. Atkinson, Mrs. Salmon, Mrs. Birkmeyer, and Mrs. Benson.

Date: [1917..1918]

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Children with American Red Cross Representatives]

Photograph of a large group of children seated together with a few American Red Cross representatives in front of a bandstand in league City. They are all wearing nurse caps with the Red Cross emblem on the front. A Red Cross flag is hung up behind them.

Date: [1917..1918]

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The Old Crocker Place]

Photograph of a two-story house in League City known as the Old Crocker Place. The Kilgores, a prominent family in League City, lived there at the time the photo was taken. Two children are standing on the porch steps of the house.

Date: [1914..1921]

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[The Old Crocker Place]

Photograph of a two-story house in League City known as the Old Crocker Place. The Kilgores, a prominent family in League City, lived there at the time the photo was taken. Two children are standing on the porch steps of the house.

Date: [1914..1921]

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Charles Kilgore as an Infant]

Photograph of Charles Kilgore as an infant clad in only a cloth diaper. He is propped up against a pillow on fabric-covered furniture.

Date: 1918

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

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