Exterior view of Coliseum built for 1928 Democratic Convention nearing completion. Construction debris around building. Signs read: Built by Universal Construction Co., General Contractors, in 64 working days; Painted with Masury Pure Paint James...
"These three volumes tell the story of a courtship that began between two people who had never seen each other, and lasted for fifty-six years. Most people know this couple as Rev. William and Mrs. Audrey Hoffman Lawson. Audrey wrote to William on...
Handwritten manuscript of the diary kept by John E. T. Milsaps from April 11, 1899 to June 29, 1899. Contains hand drawn map of Santiago Citadel, Old Manila.
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.
Stately four story red brick building with a grand exterior entrance staircase set off with four white two-story columns with Ionic style caps. The red color covers some windows.
Grand brick church with a square tower, Gothic (pointed top) arches, and apparently two sets of stairs into an entrance porch. A red brick home with a white wraparound porch is to the right of the church. In this year of 2011, the First United...
St. Joseph's Infirmary is portrayed as a three story brick structure with second the third floor balconies united visually by white columns. These balconies are amidst expanses of simple brick exterior walls with rectangular institutional looking...
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.
Hamilton Junior High School, Houston, TX. Originally was Reagan High School; was renamed Alexander Hamilton Junior School when new Reagan High School was built. Includes: Houston School District; Alexander Hamilton Junior High School.
Contains excerpts from the 1870-1871 edition of Murray's City Directory. Included is a history of Houston, information about the first Houston city fair, and a street directory.
