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[Portrait of Group of Men]

Description: Portrait of six men, with three sitting in chairs and the rest standing behind them in front of a painted backdrop. On the back side of the photo is an illustration and advertisement for the photography studio that says, "Instantaneous portraits of children, a successful specialty. Paul H. Naschke, Art Studio, 420 22nd Street Galveston, Texas. Duplicates can be had at any time."
Date: unknown
Creator: Naschke, Paul H.
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

McMurry Band Checking Into Hotel

Description: Copy photograph of the McMurry Band checking into a hotel. In the photograph are four members of the band, all in uniform, and a woman dressed in black behind the hotel counter.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Men with Cadaver

Description: Copy negative of Dr. W. J. Cummings and Dr. Dunning with a cadaver at Galveston Medical School. The men are standing behind the rotted body wearing aprons and button-up shirts and up pieces of the body with instruments. In the background is a hanging skeleton.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

School Children by School

Description: Copy negative a large group of schoolchildren and their teacher. The group includes twenty-seven boys and seventeen girls. All of the girls are wearing dresses and the boys are wearing a variety of clothing including bow ties and suspenders. They are seated and standing in front of a school building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Four Twirlers and Man

Description: Copy negative of serviceman Odis Claxton and four McMurry College twirlers in uniform posing on a Galveston beach.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Man

Description: Copy negative of the portrait of William J Cummings, Sr. He is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Fraternity Party

Description: Copy negative of a fraternity party at the Galveston medical school. In the picture there are men standing in a decorated room and some of them are holding mugs. They are all dressed in suits and ties. In the background there is a table with mugs and a men who seems to be serving drinks for the party.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Galveston Island Hurricane]

Description: Photograph of the Galveston Island hurricane. The Ursuline Convent and Ursuline School, built by Nicholas Clayton in Galveston, can be seen with wreckage in the foreground. It stood on the block bounded by 25th Street and 27th Streets, between Avenue's N and O.
Date: 1900
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Unidentified Boy]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified boy posed standing with his left hand supported against a wicker chair. He wears a dark-colored double-breasted coat with an accessory that comes from his pocket and hooks onto a button, tights, and boots. Behind the boy is a barely visible curtain with tassels.
Date: unknown
Creator: Willyerd
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of R. O. Dixon House]

Description: Photograph of the R. O. Dixon house in Galveston, Texas. Two people sit on the porch, behind a fence. The building is two stories, and the left half of the house is covered in ivy or a similar plant.
Date: November 27, 1904
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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

Description: 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

Man and Women on Beach

Description: Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, William Andrew Buchanan, and Nancy Boles Buchanan standing together on Galveston Beach in front of the gulf.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Women and Man in Yard

Description: Copy negative of Bertha Leo Buchanan West, Nancy Buchanan, and William Andrew Buchanan standing in a yard in front of bushes.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man Holding Fish

Description: Copy negative of William Andrew Buchanan holding a string of fish, standing on the edge of a street in a neighborhood with a car behind him on the left and trees on the right and in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of a Young Man in a Bow Tie]

Description: Portrait of a young man wearing a dark coat and a bow tie looking to his right. The text on the back reads: "B. K. Goree."
Date: unknown
Creator: Morris
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Davison family in the early 1900's]

Description: A group photograph of the Davison family in front of the Davison home. On the back of the photograph is written: "L-R Christine D. (Jones), Margaret D. (Grainger), Florence Davison, Florence D. (Hart), Don Davison, Frank B. Davison, Perry A. Davison, George O. Davison, Gere D. (Kilgore). and "(approx. 1906)."
Date: 1906
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[The Southern Hotel in early Texas City]

Description: 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

[The Davison home before restoration]

Description: A view of the Davison home before restoration began in the 1990's. The house has three stories with large porches off parts of the lower two stories, and a gabled tower on one corner. A small wooden building can be seen to the far left of the house. The house is in need of repainting. On top of the photograph on the front side is written in cursive writing :"Home of Florence Haver Davison & Frank B. Davison."
Date: [1945..1980]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

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

Description: 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 Texas City Sulphur Dock in 1921]

Description: Three women and two men, stand posing at the foot of a large pile on the docks near the SeaTrain loading crane in Texas City. The men are dressed in dark suits, ties and hats and the women are dressed in formal or dressy clothes and hats. On the back of the photograph is written: "Morton, Terry, Gustavos, Walker and Co. Sulfur Dock. T.C." William R. Blocker is also in the photograph.
Date: 1921
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[American Oil Company Refinery in Texas City in 1934]

Description: A view of the American Oil Refinery in Texas City in 1934. In the foreground, a man holds the reins to three mules in tandem, pulling something. A four wheeled car with metal drums and a flatbed truck can be seen behind the man. The refinery buildings, smokestacks and tanks and piping structures can be clearly seen in the picture. A row of railroad cars sit in front of the pipeline structure. On the back of the photograph in pencil is written "10-19-34." Taped to the back of the photograph… more
Date: October 19, 1934
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[An aerial view of construction in Texas City in 1934]

Description: An aerial view of several construction sites in Texas City. At the bottom left, the foundation of a large building is in place and several men are walking within the building perimeters. At the bottom right the concrete walls and internal supports of another building have been built. About mid-picture the first floor of a large industrial building has been completed. A line of automobiles are parked along a wide dirt road between the construction sites. These sites appear to be refinery bui… more
Date: January 13, 1934
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[On a train car in Texas City in 1921]

Description: A group of three women and two men pose at the end of a railroad car in Texas City in 1921. The three women and one man (evidently Wlliam R. Blocker) are standing on the balcony or observation platform at the end of the railroad car. One man (evidently Dee Walker) stands on the ground in front of the balcony and the other individuals. The car's sides are unpainted and weathered wood and two windows are boarded up. All five persons are dressed in dark clothes and are wearing hats. In the ba… more
Date: February 1921
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library
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