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[Photograph of a Group of Five People]

Photograph of a group of five people standing in a small clearing amidst a thicket of trees; Rebecca Ashton Brown is situated on the far left of the group.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Group of Five People Amidst Trees]

Photograph of a group of five people standing in a small clearing amidst a thicket of trees; Rebecca Ashton Brown is situated on the far left of the group.

Date: 1900~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Charles James Sweeney in Town]

Photograph of Charles James Sweeney standing in a suit and cardigan. Sweeney is holding a cigar in his right hand and has his left hand in his pocket; he is standing at the corner of a street with a building behind him.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Mathilda Alice Sweeney in a Jacket]

Photograph of Mathilda Alice Sweeney standing by a railing and wearing a jacket.

Date: [1913..1917]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney and C. J. Sweeney, Jr.]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney and her nephew C. J. Sweeney, Jr. playing along the sidewalk in a small garden; Matilda is kneeling down and holding C. J. by the arm.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney Shaking Hands with a Man]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney standing with two other women and shaking the hand of a man not pictured.

Date: [1913..1917]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney with a Man and a Woman]

Photograph of Matilda Alice Sweeney standing on the right next to a man leaning towards another woman to his right; both women are wearing long dresses and the man is wearing a suit.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney at Ashton Villa]

Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney standing outside the gate at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.300076 -94.793182

[Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney with Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Matilda Ella Sweeney with her daughter Matilda Alice Sweeney standing next to a large bush; Matilda Alice is wearing a long gown and has flowers placed in her hair. Matilda Ella is running her fingers through her daughter's hair and adjusting the flowers; she is wearing a long sleeve shirt and a long, dark skirt.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder]

Portrait of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Maggie Vedder posing on a rug and wearing large dresses. There are tint marks on their cheecks and a few highlights on their dresses.

Date: 188u

Creator: Blessing and Bro

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing on the right with her niece Matilda Alice Sweeney outside of a building.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown standing next to a beach with the ocean in the background.

Date: 1910~

Item Type: Postcard

[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown and Grandchildren]

Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Stoddard Brown reading a book to her grandchildren; she is wearing a long, dark dress and the children are wearing white outfits.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown kneeling down next to Matilda Alice Sweeney who is wearing a dress and a bonnet; Rebecca is wearing a long dark dress and is reading a book resting on her lap.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Brown Family in Jerusalem]

Photograph of the Brown family in Jerusalem, all of whom are wearing the cultural attire. The two women in the back are named Bettie and Helen, and the two men in front are named Morgan and John; all of them are holding sticks.

Date: 1900~

Creator: Krikorian, G.

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's Bedroom]

Photograph of the dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's bedroom at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas. This dresser has a large mirror mounted on it and approximately five drawers; there is a table runner along the top.

Date: [1885..1900]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase and the fireplace inside Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. The fireplace in this picture is situated to the right of the base of the staircase and is very elegantly decorated. The staircase has a few flower pots positioned along the wall, and has a large mural mounted before the turn in the stairs as well as a stained glass window mounted above the railing.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the main staircase in Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. This staircase has multiple flower pots situated next to it, and a stain-glass window mounted half way up the stairs.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Second Floor Rotunda in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the second floor rotunda in Bishop's Palace located in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham and his family. There are streams of plants on the stairs and posted against the walls as well as paintings of individuals under the arches, the sitting area is located to the far left of the image.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Stairs Leading to Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the stairs leading to the front door of Bishop's Palace in Galveston, Texas; this was the home of Walter Gresham, Sr. and his family. There are sculptures posted on either side of the stairs and the front door is positioned under a large archway with a balcony on the floor above it.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.302792 -94.782086

[Photograph of the Sweeney Family]

Photograph of the the Sweeney Family dressed in nice clothes; Mathilda Alice Sweeney (far left) front, Mathilda Ella Brown Sweeney, Moreau Sweeney, oldest son, Guinevere Graham Sweeney wife of Charles James Sweeney, Sr.(right corner with hat) Picture in font garden of Ashton Villa, Galveston, Texas. All of the women are wearing long dresses and the two men in the photograph are wearing nice suits.

Date: 1916~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

Photograph of the upstairs sitting area in Bishop's Palace, home of Walter and Josephine Gresham and their children. This area has pictures hanging on the walls, chairs sitting against the left and right walls, and vines hanging from the ceiling.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a small child wearing a long white gown.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]

Portrait of Charles James Sweeney at three years of age; the text on the back of the photo says that he was three years old when this was taken. Charles is resting his hand against a small stone wall and is wearing a large hat on his head.

Date: February 1891

Creator: Zahn, Justus

Item Type: Photograph

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[Photograph of Rebecca Ashton Brown on a Beach]

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[Photograph of Rebecca Stoddard Brown and Matilda Alice Sweeney]

[Photograph of the Brown Family in Jerusalem]

[Photograph of the Dresser in Rebecca Ashton Brown's Bedroom]

[Photograph of the Main Staircase and Fireplace in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Main Staircase in Bishop's Palace]

[Photograph of the Second Floor Rotunda in Bishop's Palace]

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[Photograph of the Sweeney Family]

[Photograph of the Upstairs Sitting Room in Bishop's Palace]

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney as a Child]

[Portrait of Charles James Sweeney in a Plaid Dress]