[Structure on Galveston Beach]

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Photograph of an unidentified person walking on the Galveston beach in front of a large, two-story, wood-paneled building raised up on stilts. The building L-shaped and has a gabled roof, with a square tower at the corner where the wings meet and a flag flying from the end visible at left. There are advertising signs hung on the side of the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 10 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. August 1917.

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Photograph of an unidentified person walking on the Galveston beach in front of a large, two-story, wood-paneled building raised up on stilts. The building L-shaped and has a gabled roof, with a square tower at the corner where the wings meet and a flag flying from the end visible at left. There are advertising signs hung on the side of the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 10 cm.

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Handwritten on back: "Galveston Aug 1917."

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Rescuing Texas History, 2022

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  • August 1917

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  • May 15, 2024, 12:46 a.m.

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[Structure on Galveston Beach], photograph, August 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1661229/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Moody Medical Library, UT.

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