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...
A lady in a white blouse, red vest, and maroon pants recline against blue and red pillows, In the background is the outline of a Middle Eastern buildings lining a river.
Reproduction of the 1866 facsimile of the original version published in Houston by Gray, Strickland of Houston in 1866. Original title: Houston city directory for 1866 : with a map of the city, directory to streets and localities, names of city,...
Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1914-2008;
Gas industry--Texas--Houston;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Businessmen--Texas--Houston--Biography;
Houston (Tex.)--History--Anecdotes;
Oral histories
Alfred Glassell, the founder of Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp -the first gas transmission system from Texas to New York- and founder of the Glassell School of Art, talks about his life in the military during World War II, and his...
Falls, Bob -- Interviews ; Ministers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Metropolitan Community Church ; Gay rights ; Gays -- Catholic Church ; Homosexuality, religious aspects -- Catholic church -- Interviews ; Clergy -- Church, Minorities --...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Apollo 12 (Spacecraft)--Press coverage ; Moon--Press coverage ; Toys--Press coverage ; Boeing 747 (Jet transports)--Press coverage ;...
Apollo XII, Date: "11/27/69": Footage from the Apollo 12 space capsule orbiting the moon, showing details of the moon’s surface and an astronaut walking on the moon. -- Xmas Toys, Date: "11/28/69": An interview with a spokesman commenting on...
Cernan, Eugene -- Interviews;
Astronauts -- USA -- Interviews;
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Born in 1934 at Bellwood, Ill., Gene Cernan discusses his first flight and space walk to the moon by Gemini 9, among his 5 trips to the moon. He commanded Apollo 17 and lived and worked on the moon for 3 days, assembled and drove a car and set up...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973--Press coverage ; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978--Press coverage ; Outer...
Buckley on LBJ, Date: "04/18/67": Buckley gives an interview opining that Lyndon Johnson makes disingenuous statements but not in any substantial way on major issues. -- H. H. on Russian Crash, Date: "04/24/67": Vice President and Chairman of the...
Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1905- 1906, and 1906 - 1907. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from...
Businessmen Welcome Wilson has served as Assistant Director of Civil Defense for the city of Houston; assistant to former Mayor Roy Hofheinz; State Director for the Defense Mobilization headquarters in Denton, Texas; and real estate and financial...
