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[Two Mexican Women Making Tortillas]

Description: Postcard image of two indigenous Mexican women baking tortillas. In this image we see two indigenous Mexican women (perhaps a mother and her daughter) smiling at each other as they are photographed baking tortillas. A stack of tortillas cools off in front of a wooden prep board. Three young boys stand behind the women as they look on and smile. We can assume that the boys are the sons of the woman that they are standing closest to - the woman facing the camera. And the woman not directly f… more
Date: 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

Galveston Harbor, Texas

Description: Map shows Galveston, Texas street grid, Bolivar Point railroad line, existing and proposed jetties, and Galveston Bay entrance. Depths shown by isolines. Includes key to map.
Date: 1893
Creator: Hartrick, E. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Entrance to Galveston Harbor, Texas

Description: Map shows late nineteenth century topography of the Bolivar Channel at the entrance to Galveston Bay, islands, lighthouses. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Scale [1:20,000].
Date: 1880
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Galveston Texas, Galveston Co.

Description: Map shows street names, block numbers [in red ink, corrected in pencil], channels, and beacons; vectors in red and black ink with additional lines and notes in pencil. Appears to be engineering plan for placement of a jetty or roadway. Scale [ca. 1:3600].
Date: [1869..1889]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Galveston in Texas

Description: Steel engraving print of Galveston, Texas showing a group of men sitting, or working on a wooden dock. A sunken ship is visible in the water on the right side of the image, and on the left, the dock curves and leads toward the town. A number of buildings are pictured along the dock.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Italian Tarantella Performers]

Description: Photograph of the Italian Tarantella Dancers of Galveston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph,a man is sitting in a chair reading a newspaper on a large grey stage. A woman stands over him with an angry look on her face. Both performers are wearing historical Italian clothing as they perform for festival participants.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Italian Tarantella Dancers of Galveston]

Description: Photograph of the Italian Tarantella Dancers of Galveston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, several women are wearing white shirts tucked into red skirts with white aprons and caps. Each woman plays a tambourine with red, white and green streamers attached to the sides. Audience members sit to the left rear of the stage, watching the performance.
Date: [1990-08-02..1990-08-05]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

Heritage, 2011, Volume 4

Description: Quarterly publication containing articles related to the preservation of historic artifacts and sites in Texas. Feature articles discuss various aspects of Texas history and heritage, often highlighting museums and collections within the state. Also included are book reviews, current preservation news, and a listing of historical museums in Texas.
Date: 2011
Creator: Texas Historical Foundation
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas Historical Foundation

United States Coast Survey : Sketch I, showing the progress of the survey in section no. 9 from 1848 to 55.

Description: Map shows Texas coast from the mouth of the Sabine River to northern tip of unlabeled Matagorda Island; Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, Matagorda Bay, towns used for triangulation, and areas of completed mapping by sheet number and date. Inset: "Mouth of the Rio Grande. Sub-sketch showing the progress of the Survey of Rio Grande and vicinity 1853 & 1854." Includes legend. Scale [ca. 1:600,000] and [ca. 1: 400,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

County Map of the State of Texas: Showing also portions of the Adjoining States and Territories

Description: Hand-colored map of the state of Texas, portions of New Mexico and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), and the surrounding areas. The visible counties of Texas and New Mexico are marked with dotted lines, labeled, and shaded in various colors. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures). An inset in the lower left corner shows a "Plan of Galveston and Vicinity." This map was printed on pages 64 & 65 of an unknown atlas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[The Blessing Family]

Description: Photograph of the Blessing family. Callie C. and Solomon Thomas Blessing are both seated. Solomon T. Blessing holds their son, John T., on his lap, and their daughter, Anna, stands next to her mother, Callie Blessing. Solomon Thomas Blessing and his brother were noted Galveston photographers. Blessing & Co. was located at 174 Tremont Street in Galveston.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Blessing & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing. Callie E. Campbell Blessing, wife of Solomon Thomas Blessing, is seated, with a hat in her lap, and a hall tree beside her. Many objects can be seen on the hall tree. Solomon T. Blessing was a noted Galveston photographer.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Blessing & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. S. T. Blessing. She stands behind a chair, resting her arm on its back. There is a fireplace behind her. Callie E. Campbell Blessing was the wife of Solomon Thomas Blessing, a noted Galveston photographer.
Date: 18uu
Creator: F. W. Kersting's Photo and Art Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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