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[Three Women at Clear Creek Bridge]

Description: Photograph of three women, each wearing Victorian-style attire, sitting together in a small row boat at Clear Creek Bridge which once stood at the end of Kansas Street in League City. The bridge, part of which is visible in the background, was the main road between Houston and Galveston until its demolition before Highway 3 was built.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Man Fishing at Clear Creek]

Description: Photograph of Chester Knight, father of Zonnie Knight Kilgore, fishing in a row boat on the banks of Clear Creek in League City. The bridge in the background is Clear Creek Bridge; it was once the connection between Galveston County to Harris County. It was demolished upon construction of Highway 3.
Date: August 1939
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Docked Ocean Ship]

Description: Photograph of the prow view of a deep-sea ocean ship moored to the docks of a large industrial warehouse. Automobiles are parked on the dock in between the ship and the warehouse. The left side of the photograph features a white multi-story building with large windows. Behind the ocean ship are additional ocean shipping vessels of unknown origin. In the far background of the photograph there is a large bridge that spans the shipping lane.
Date: June 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Pelican's Minute Men Membership Card]

Description: Blank membership card for "Pelican's Minute Men" issued by Pelican Citizens Advisory Committee indicating that the signer has pledged to support and vote for the Pelican Bridge Bond Issue on January 30th and encourage others to do so as well.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Pelican Citizens Advisory Committee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Lucerne and Mount Pilatus]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Lucerne, Switzerland and Mount Pilatus featuring a body of water, boats, and bridges in the foreground, Mount Pilatus in the background, and buildings of Lucerne in between. The buildings are in a historical architectural style and Mount Pilatus has a mostly green base with a rocky snow-tipped peak. On the reverse is text from A. J. Biron to Harris L. Kempner discussing his travels in Italy and Switzerland.
Date: November 9, 1956
Creator: Biron, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Bridges and Castle at Castel Sant'Angelo]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy. The photo is in black and white and it is displayed in the Galleria Savelli in Saint Peter's Plaza. In the photo, there are trees in the foreground with the castle, bridges, and the body of water they are over behind the trees. Atop the castle is a statue of Michael the Archangel. Behind the bridges and castle are buildings in a historic architectural style. On the reverse is text from A. J. Biron to Isaac H. Kempner discussing his trave… more
Date: November 4, 1956
Creator: Biron, A. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 41.903063 12.466276
Partner: Rosenberg Library

This Will Shock You: The Truth About Pelican Island

Description: Opinion article by E. R. Cheesborough discussing the history of the City of Galveston's development of the Pelican Dike and a recent bond election to build a bridge to Pelican Island, as well as the author's involvement on a committee to investigate the title to Pelican Island and Pelican Dike in 1927.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cheesborough, E. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from C. G. Dibrell to I. H. Kempner, June 17, 1955]

Description: Letter from C. G. Dibrell to I. H. Kempner discussing his support of a proposed bridge to Pelican Island, delivering a letter he wrote to his commissioners on the subject, while mentioning his opposition to letting a contract for the bridge until it is assured to be built withing the six million dollar limit.
Date: June 17, 1955
Creator: Dibrell, C. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge C. G. Dibrell, June 16, 1955]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Judge C. G. Dibrell giving advice to save costs on the construction of a bridge from Galveston to Pelican Island, including constructing the bridge near the east approach of the causeway to avoid the inclusion of an overpass or draw bridge due to traffic on the Inter-coastal Canal.
Date: June 16, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Breakwater, &c.

Description: Patent for an improved way of constructing piers, jetties, breakwaters, and similar structures. "It can be constructed from boats, barges, or from a trestle, or can be built continuously from a starting-point on shore to the objective point in the lake, bay, gulf, or other body of water" (lines 17-21). This invention is especially useful for places that don't have banks or ledges.
Date: August 9, 1892
Creator: Shannon, Alexander M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Postcard of Jewel Box, Forest Park, January 26, 1955]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Jewel Box in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. The scene shows three pagoda temple statues and dozens of flowerbeds of many different colors surrounding a small stream. Birds can be seen standing along the stream. On either side of the stream are two pathways connected by a small bridge crossing the stream. The paths are further surrounded by more flowers and large palms and trees. On the back of the card is a message from Halle Steinberg to Daniel W. and J… more
Date: January 26, 1955
Creator: Steinberg, Halle
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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