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[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

Description: An aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 storm, looking toward the port. At the far right is a wide, straight street with an automobile and two trolley cars traveling down the street. In the background on the left are houses, with little damage visible. In the lower right hand corner, in the back yard of a two-story building is some wooden debris from a small structure that has been demolished. Further up the wide street on the left is a long one-story building raised on posts with a la… more
Date: 1915
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[The Moore family home]

Description: A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard. Two automobiles are parke… more
Date: 1920~
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Photograph of Passenger Pier in Texas City]

Description: Photograph of a long wooden pier, wide enough to hold automobile traffic, running out into the bay. At the end of the pier, a structure of some kind can be seen. Electric poles line the left side of the pier. Three women dressed in long dresses and hats stand looking over the rail. Farther down the pier, an automobile and a single pedestrian share the pier.
Date: [1912..1913]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Board of Trade Building in early Texas City]

Description: A photograph of the Texas City Board of Trade building in the early 1900's. The building is three stories high with Texas City National Bank and Goodson Drugstore on the ground floor at the right of the building. On the front of the building are large letters spelling "BOARD OF TRADE". On the side of the building with the bank and drugstore entrances and the letters "T C E L & W C O". Five automobiles and parked around the building. A number of men dressed in suits and hats are gathered out… more
Date: [1907..1908]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Toddler-Aged Cousins]

Description: Photograph of Theodore Kilgore, aka Teddy, helping his younger cousin Jeanette into a car that is parked on a neighborhood street. Teddy is in an outfit that resembles a uniform while Jeanette is wearing a child's bodysuit. The back of the photograph states, "Ted and his cousin, one year younger. (Ardone, my sister's child)."
Date: December 4, 1943
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Alley Behind Helen Hall Library]

Description: Photograph of the alleyway behind Helen Hall Library in League City, Texas. A car is parked in the alley next to a triplet of young, small trees that stand in a grassy area. The exterior of the library is partially visible on the left.
Date: April 1973
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Library Parking Lot Under Construction]

Description: Photograph of the parking lot outside Helen Hall Library during the final part of its period of construction. The building's exterior is characterized by numerous pillars and segmented arches. Three vehicles are parked on the lot just outside the library.
Date: 198X
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Walter Hall with Two Young Girls]

Description: Photograph of Walter Hall reclining on an open field with two unidentified young girls, one of whom is holding a parasol over her shoulder. The girls are short dresses with knee socks and shoes; Walter Hall is wearing a light-colored three-piece suit with a bow-tie. Behind the trio are several Model T Fords that are parked together on the field.
Date: 191X
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Elected Officials in a League City Parade]

Description: Photograph of four passengers riding an antique automobile in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The parade took place on a major city in League City. Amongst the passengers are Texas Senator Chet Brooks and League City Mayor Joe Lamb, according to a sign posted on the driver-side door. Seated behind them are an unidentified woman and man.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Gazebo on a Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of the League City Garden Club's makeshift float in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. Two individuals in the cab of a white truck are pulling along a small model of the League Park gazebo, which sits on the trailer attached to the truck.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Giant Texan on a Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a float featuring a giant Texan and a birthday cake. The float is attached to a brown pick-up truck and is part of the League City sesquicentennial parade in celebration of Texas' 150th birthday. Behind the giant birthday cake and Big Tex is an image of the Texas flag.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Pagaent of Flags in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a pageant of flags flying from a trailer truck in the League City sesquicentennial parade in honor of Texas' 150th birthday. The truck is decorated in patriotic banners, as is the trailer attached behind it. A sign on the side of the truck says "Veterans of Foreign Wars." A model NASA aircraft is suspended right above the truck bed. A few passengers are riding in the truck bed and the trailer.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[City Councilwoman in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of city councilwoman Catherine Palermo riding in a white convertible in League City's 32nd annual village fair parade which took place on Kansas Street. She is the brunette woman seated higher than the car's other two passengers.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[American Legion Member in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a black passenger car in League City's 32nd annual village fair parade, which took place on Kansas Street in League City. Seated higher than the other three passengers is Edna Burford, a 50 year member of the American Legion, according to a sign posted on the side of the car. To the left of that sign is another one advertising Bill West's Garage in League City.
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[City Councilman in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of city councilman Chester Davis riding in a white convertible in League City's 32nd annual Village Fair Parade on Kansas Street. There are other passengers in the car, including two children. A sign posted on the driver-side door reads, "Chester Davis City Council."
Date: April 19, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[League City Chicken Club in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of children riding in the bed of a pick-up truck that is cruising along Kansas Street in League City during the 32nd Annual Village Fair parade. On the driver-side door, a goldenrod yellow sign is posted that reads, "Chicken Club, League City Lions Club, Not interested in drugs." The children in the truck are wearing t-shirts in the same goldenrod yellow. One child is waving. Also standing in the truck bed is an individual dressed in a chicken costume.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Car in a Parade]

Description: Photograph of a light brown convertible carrying passengers affiliated with the League City Garden Club; the convertible is coasting down Kansas Street in League City's 32nd Annual Village Fest parade. A small sign featuring an image of the League Park gazebo is posted on the driver-side door.
Date: May 10, 1986
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[County Judge in a Holiday Parade]

Description: Photograph of Ray Holbrook, a Galveston County judge, riding atop a white convertible in the first annual League City Holiday Festival of Lights parade. Two unidentified women, one of whom is driving, are also in the convertible with him. He is waving to the parade spectators as the car moves down Farm to Market Road 518 and Highway 3, eventually stopping at Walter Hall Park.
Date: December 11, 1987
Creator: Kiecke, Albert
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library
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