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[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Josephine Gresham in a Dress]

Portrait of Josephine Gresham in a lace dress and folding her hands on a table.

Date: unknown

Creator: Naschke

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a Young Girl]

Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney at age 14; she is wearing a long dress and a bow in her hair.

Date: 1904

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney and C. J. Sweeney, Jr.]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney and her nephew C. J. Sweeney, Jr. playing along the sidewalk in a small garden; Matilda is kneeling down and holding C. J. by the arm.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown]

Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown in a suit and wearing a bow tie.

Date: 1892~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown as a Young Woman]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a long dress and flowery hat.

Date: 1875~

Creator: Root, W. J.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Matilda Alice Sweeney as a Child]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown in a dress with ruffles along the edges of the fabric.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Perry and Bohm

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915]

Letter from Walter Gresham, Sr. to Miss Lorraine concerning the prospective marriage of her and Thomas Dew Gresham. Walter discusses his hope that they do go through with the marriage and tells her that she "will find [Thomas] ambitious, honorable, energetic and domestic in his tastes and habits." He repeatedly expresses his admiration for her and the future for her and his son.

Date: October 23, 1915

Creator: Gresham, Walter, Sr.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

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

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney with a Man and a Woman]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney standing on the right next to a man leaning towards another woman to his right; both women are wearing long dresses and the man is wearing a suit.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Charles James Sweeney in Town]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of the Gresham Family]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[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

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Charles James Sweeney, Jr. and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Charles James Sweeney, Jr. as a child sitting on the front yard of Ashton Villa with his aunt Matilda Alice Sweeney.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of Alice Jane Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Photograph of a Group of Five People Amidst Trees]

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~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

[Portrait of Matilda Ella Sweeney and Charles James Sweeney, Jr.]

Portrait of Matilda Ella Sweeney and grandson Charles James Sweeney, Jr., both in white outfits.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Galveston Historical Foundation

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[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney and C. J. Sweeney, Jr.]

[Portrait of Moreau Roberts Brown]

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[Letter from Walter Gresham to Miss Lorraine, October 23, 1915]

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

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[Portrait of the Gresham Family]

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[Photograph of a Group of Five People Amidst Trees]

[Portrait of Matilda Ella Sweeney and Charles James Sweeney, Jr.]