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[Baby Sitting on a Motorcycle]

Description: Photograph of a unidentified baby in footie pajamas sitting alone on the seat of a motorcycle in a fenced-in yard. The child is wearing a dark fedora and reaching towards the front of the vehicle. On the left side, a shed fills the background. The backs of several houses are visible above the fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Child Standing in Front of a Fence]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified child in a light-colored sailor suit and knee-high socks with light-colored shoes standing in front of a fence. The child is squinting in the light. Behind the fence there is a house with steps leading up to a porch
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Toddler on a Tricycle]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified toddler with a bowl haircut in a light-colored striped romper and dark shoes with straps. On the left side, there is a wooden planter with dense foliage. Behind the child, there is a house with light-colored siding and shuttered windows.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Toddler Standing in a Yard]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified child standing in a yard facing the right of the frame and holding a toy that is largely obscured by their arm. The child is wearing a light-colored romper over light-colored leggings, dark shoes with several straps, and a hat with gingham print. Behind the child, there is a large two-story house with light-colored siding and a a picket fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Railroad Bridge Over Water]

Description: Photograph of a short train on top of a railroad bridge over water. Several large tents are pitched on a thin stretch of rocky beach running through the center of the frame. On the right side of this beach, large debris litters the ground. The bridge itself is supported by a series of arches running below the tracks. Telephone poles line the far side of the bridge.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[A Mackay Telegraph Office]

Description: Photograph of a Mackay Telegraph Office located on the corner of a busy street. The building sports several large windows and a light-colored stone brick façade. Several bikes rest on the curb in front of the building on the right side of the photograph. A car is parked next to the curb on the left side of the frame. Several pedestrians stroll on the wide sidewalk surrounding the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Several Damaged Homes]

Description: Photograph of several heavily damaged houses lining a residential street. The houses have been blocked off by makeshift wooden fences. The house closest to the camera (left) is missing many of its walls with only a few studs remaining. The house next to it (center) tilts forward on its foundation at a precarious angle. Its roof has been largely stripped of its shingles. The house farthest from the camera (right) leans to its left on its foundation. Its front porch has been partially detached an… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Damaged Home Leaning Precariously]

Description: Photograph of a damaged two-story home with light-colored siding and dark trim leaning precariously to its left. The sandy ground around the home is strewn with debris. Behind it, another home leans in the opposite direction.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Two Men Burning Off Brush]

Description: Photograph of two men observing the burning of a pile of brush in a backyard taken from a distance. The photo is out of focus and very blurred. There are several large houses in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Damaged Beachside Homes]

Description: Photograph of a row of damaged beachside homes. The houses appear largely intact, but the houses on the right tilt at odd angles on their foundations and the ground is littered with debris. The houses are on a slight hill, raising them a few feet above the beach. In the foreground, the ground is scattered with wooden planks and other building materials.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Collapsing House]

Description: Photograph of a two-story house on the verge of collapse on a sandy beach. The first story of the home has been destroyed with the wall closest to the camera being completely missing. The roof has been largely stripped of its shingles, exposing the wood underneath. The ground around the house is littered with debris. Several other houses in similar states are visible in the background. On the right side, two horses pulling something peek into the frame, only partially visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Derailed Train]

Description: Photograph of a train that has been completely derailed. The train (center) sits alongside the tracks (right) which run off into the horizon. There is a large, circular tent to the left of the train. Debris litters the ground. "Galveston" and "103" are written on the front of the train. Several men are sitting in the shadow cast by the train.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Train Above Damaged Docks]

Description: Photograph of a train engine on a railroad bridge (left) above heavily damaged docks (right) in a large body of water. The train appears to be stopped, as there is no smoke coming from its smokestack, and it carries a light load of just a few cars. The docks below are in complete ruin. Pieces of lumber and concrete and various other debris jut up from the water. In the distance, across the water, land is visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Fireboat Chas. Clarke Entering the Water]

Description: Photograph of Galveston's fireboat/towboat the "Chas. Clarke" entering the water with water cannons spewing jets of water right of the frame. The boat is dark-colored and has only one smokestack. Several men mill about the deck of the boat. Another, much larger ship sits docked behind the boat on the right side of the frame. On the left side of the frame, several smaller boats are docked.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Unidentified Steamship #3]

Description: Photograph of a large unidentified dark-colored steamship on open water. Many men mill about in light-colored uniforms on the ship's sizable decks. Sunlight gleams off of the calm waters below. Along the side of the boat, a lifeboat has been deployed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Unidentified Steamship #1]

Description: Photograph of a large unidentified steamship on the water flying a checkered flag. The ship has deployed two lifeboats on its right side. Several men are milling about on the top deck. The waters are calm and the sky above is overcast
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Field Filled with Tents]

Description: Photograph of dozens of large, circular tents pitched close together in a field. In the distance, the smoke of a campfire rises above the tents. On the right side of the image, three men, one in light-colored undergarments and the other two in military-style uniforms, are gathered around a stack of firewood. A woman in a light shirt and a long, dark skirt looks on.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Damaged Boat in the Water #1]

Description: Photograph of a damaged boat in the water with a lifeboat by its side. The boat has heavy damage down the middle which has caused the deck to rest at two different levels. A man in a plaid-patterned cap in the bottom-right corner of the frame turns to look back at the camera. Above him, several men in suits and hats stand facing away from the camera. Various equipment fills the ship's deck. No crewmen are visible on deck.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Child in a Cowboy Costume]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified child frowning in a cowboy costume, holding his hat in his left hand and a lasso in his right. He stands outside in front of a telephone pole. There are several buildings in the background. It was taken where Adoue Park/Rosenberg School is, facing north in Galveston.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[City by the Water]

Description: Photograph of Galveston. The large, dark masonry building at the upper lefthand side of the photograph is Old Red, the first building constructed for the University of Texas Medical Branch. The photograph appears to have been taken between Market and Postoffice Streets, facing east. Market is the street stretching east on the left of the photograph. Postoffice is the street to the right. The three frame buildings facing the camera, just to the south of Market Street are still standing. A den… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich
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