RECTO: Colorized image of crowds gathered at Allen's Landing awaiting the arrival of King Nottoc at the No-Tsu-Oh Festival. Building in the background reads: ""Wm. Cleveland & Sons Wholesale Grocers. Cotton Factory."" The word ""Jasmine"" is...
RECTO: Colorized image of crowd at boat landing at San Jacinto Battlegrounds gathered to watch the cruiser Houston enter the Bayou. One boat is nearby and two more are further down the Bayou. There are two planes flying overhead. The captions read:...
RECTO: Colorized image of crowd gathered for the LaFayette entering the Ship Channel. Caption reads: ""'La Fayette' coming up Ship Channel, Houston, Texas."" VERSO: Blank
Black and white photograph of people gathered for the landing of The Nicholaus. Caption on the photo reads: ""Copyright 1920 by Schlueter Houston, Tex.""
Launching of W. E. Humphreville's first yacht, Hudie; named after Susie Humphreville who mispronounced her name as a child. On Opposite bank Mildred, boat owned by M. R. Waddell. At left: South Texas Grain Elevator.
Black and white photograph of people gathered at the boat landing at San Jacinto Battleground. The Nicholaus approaches. Other people are walking along the sidewalk.
This folder contains the reminiscences of Mrs. Dilue Rose Harris about her life moving to and growing up in Texas in the late 1830s. She describes living in Harrisburg, the Battle of San Jacinto, and some of the first elections in Texas. It is...
This folder contains biographical information about a series of men who immigrated to Texas to serve as soldiers, priests, etc., as well as a discussion of the missionaries sent out into what would become Texas to explore the territory and...
This folder contains a collection of facts about the town of Rosenberg, Texas, including information like location, history, climate, growth and development.
Excerpts from articles in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly about the early history of Harris County and Harrisburg, and the hisotry of the cattle industry.
