Van Ulm, Sydney -- Interviews ; Artists -- United States -- Texas ; Photographers -- United States -- Texas ; Cartoonists -- United States -- Texas -- Houston ; Oral histories
Jamail, Joseph D., 1925- ;
Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Lawyers -- Texas -- Houston -- Biography; Houston (Tex.) -- History -- Anecdotes; Oral histories
Joseph "Joe" Jamail talks about growing up in Houston in the 1930s and his career as one of the top lawyers in America. He is considered one of the wealthiest lawyers in the nation and is often referred to as the King of Torts. Joe has given...
Eckels, Robert;
County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews;
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005;
Emergency management --Texas --Harris County;
Disaster relief --Gulf States;
Intergovernmental...
Robert Eckels describes his experiences as former Harris County judge. He discusses politics in Harris county and in the city of Houston, as well as his involvement in handling the influx of the evacuees from New Orleans during hurricane Katrina,...
Little girl, unidentified, wearing long dress and standing beside baskets of flowers. Possibly on the roof of a building (vent in right margin). Girl is wearing elaborate dress.
A woman and two men standing in Satsuma Orange Grove, Houston, TX. Men wearing bowler hats and suits. Woman wearing a bonnet tied on with a scarf and a long plum colored skirt with a matching jacket and white blouse.
Nine men wearing white covering over their heads, holding beer bottles in the air and smoking cigars. Black man holds a tray of beer bottles. Two automobiles in photo: one on left is 1910 or 1911 Buick
Photographic portraits of children of various ages. Some photograph include the child's mother. Portrait of a young girl wearing dotted dress with hair bow.