Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
Contains short essays on Houston public school buildings, detailing the personal lives of the people they are named after, the buildings' funding and beginnings, the buildings' locations, and highlights of the schools.
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...
Contains the annual reports for the Public Schools of the Independent School District of Houston for the fiscal years 1907- 1908, and 1908 - 1909. Annual reports contain remarks from the school district superintendents, a list of graduates from the...
Buildings ; Boats ; Parades; No-Tsu-Oh ; People; Parks ; Cityscape ; Work ; Animals ; Streets ; Events ; Racing
A postcard set invitation to Houston's No-Tsu-Oh event. Individual item titles include: City Hall, Houston, Texas ; Houston's Pleasure Craft ; Float ; Business Blocks ; Ceremonial Session ; Sam Houston Park ; The King's Float ; Texas University...
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.
This stately church building of red brick with white stone detailing incorporates two tall spires, high pitched roofing, and Gothic arched stained glass windows to lift the eyes visually to heaven.
This church has many Gothic architectural details including pointed arched windows, a tall square tower and a shorter square tower, almost twenty golden crosses accent high spots above the roof line. A very wide concrete sidewalk draws visitors...
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.
