Designer Herbert Wells talks about the nationally recognized architects he worked with, the local stores he used to shop at, and about some of his most prominent clients.
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Portrait photograph of Charlotte Allen, wife of August Chapman Allen (1806-1864) who, along with his brother John Kirby Allen (1810-1838), established and developed the city of Houston.
Photograph of Barbara Jordan delivering a speech in Galveston. Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to serve in the Texas State Senate, first African American U.S. Representative from Texas, and first African American to deliver a...
One of the ladies pictured in the buggy is probably Rachel Sharkie Jones, a daughter of Maria and P.A. Sharkie, who worked as a cook and chef with a specialty in baking. The buggy is decorated for the annual Juneteenth celebration.
