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[Photograph of the Sweeney Family]

Description: 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~
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a Child]

Description: Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a child and wearing a long dress with a flower pinned to the shoulder.
Date: [1895..1905]
Creator: Harrison's Studio
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown]

Description: Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a dress with ruffles along the edges of the fabric.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Perry and Bohm
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]

Description: 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
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of the Parlor in Ashton Villa]

Description: 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
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

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

Description: 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
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Tinted Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney in the Family Room]

Description: Tinted photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney sitting in a large chair next to the fireplace in the family room of Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. Sweeney is wearing a white dress that reaches the brown rug on the floor; there are plants in the back of the room and a few tables.
Date: unknown
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Charles James Sweeney in Town]

Description: Photograph of Charles James Sweeney standing in a suit and cardigan. Sweeney is holding a cigar in his right hand and has his left hand in his pocket; he is standing at the corner of a street with a building behind him.
Date: unknown
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of the Gresham Family]

Description: Portrait of the Gresham family taken on the front porch of a large house; Walter Gresham and his wife, Josephine, are seated in the two chairs in front of the five men and three women. Walter and Josephine are sitting next to four young girls dressed in white outfits.
Date: unknown
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney with Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Description: 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
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Alice Jane Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Description: Photograph of Alice Jane Brown with her niece, Matilda Alice Sweeney, at the Albania Plantation in Jeanerette, Louisiana. Alice is standing on the right and Matilda is on the left holding an umbrella over her head; behind Matilda there is a boy wearing a hat and jacket while picking at the truck of a tree. The back of the photo says that this picture was "taken at Albania Plantation, Jeanerette, La. home of Mrs. Moreau Roberts Brown..."
Date: unknown
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of a Group of Five People Amidst Trees]

Description: Photograph of a group of five people standing in a small clearing amidst a thicket of trees; Rebecca Ashton Brown is situated on the far left of the group.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Certificate of Citizenship to Charles William Sloman]

Description: Certificate of Citizenship presented to Charles William Sloman in 1884. This certificate says that Charles has "appeared in open Court in the District Court of Galveston County...and applied to said Court to be admitted to become a Citizen of the United States of America."
Date: February 13, 1884
Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation
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