People boarding covered boats at the Houston Ship Channel at foot of Main Street. Wm. D. Cleveland & Sons Bldg. In distant center of photograph. Patriotic bunting and maritime message flags adorn the ships. Large JASMINE sign in distance.
Wide walkway inside the campus lined with flowers leading to the sallyporte, or high arched entrance, to Rice Institute. The architectural embellishments in white stone are contrasted with the red brick exterior walls.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation publications, Homes For All Times, and River Oaks ; newspaper articles about the death of Will Hogg ; advertisements for River Oaks.
These documents describe the Battle of Galveston which occurred on January 1, 1863 during the American Civil War. The battle was a victory for the confederate forces and left them with several Union warships. The last of these documents also...
These documents contain a brief history of the early churches established in Galveston,Texas. They cover the Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, and Catholic churches as well as the German Lutheran Church, the German Methodist...
These documents describe several different tourist attractions for the County of Galveston, including Galveston Beach, Fort San Jacinto, and the Mosquito Fleet, as well as how to get to those places.
Basic description of the town of Port Arthur, including recreational activities, tourist information, transporation information, and traffic regulations for the town. Information about the Houston-Port arthur Cruise, which was a joint event of the...
Excerpts from articles in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly about the early history of Harris County and Harrisburg, and the hisotry of the cattle industry.
Recollections of Captain Gibson Kuykendall, Abraham Alley, and other early colonists. Additional research about the Houston Land Office and the first Texas railroad and the
