Galveston

Goggan Brothers likely not maker, but musical instrument dealer. According to DCM ledger: "One ring missing. Barrel joint cracked." Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Cocus, silver key and ferrules, head joint More

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Illus. in: The Illustrated London News, 1845 Jan. 4. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Illustration showing a bird's eye view of New York City looking toward Battery Park (?) and a view of Galveston from the bay, boats and ships in foreground. Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial, v. 2, no. 20 (1852 M More

Outline map of Texas and vicinity showing railroads actually built, under construction, and chartered but not under contract. Scale ca. 1:2,002,000. LC Railroad maps, 551 Description derived from published bibl More

This map was captured from the Ninth Division of the Imperial Mexican Army during the Mexican-American War. Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

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From Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with an appendix, containing reports from officers. December, 1863 (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1863). opp. p. 314. Indexed: eighteen positions of ships are More

Post and Reservation Maps

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Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, and all areas between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 980 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Trade cards from the "American Editors" series (N1), issued in 1887 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)

Photo-engraving copyrighted by Ward Brothers, in Souvenir of Galveston, Texas. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: A/P/P I.; Tex. G- 1888; Publ. Ind.; Geogr.; Shelf.

Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 981 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Inset: Map of the city of Galveston.

Blueprint Shows land ownership. "Traced April 1935 by Jas. Woodland." LC Land ownership maps, 982 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 983 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Stereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley (Keystone View Co.). No. 10998. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Tex. G- 1900; Storms Tornadoes Tex. 1900; Photog. I.; Geog More

Two dead bodies lie in the debris following a violent hurricane which devastated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives.

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Galveston, Texas, after the hurricane and flood of Sept. 8-9, 1900: Loading dead body on cart. Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tra More

Galveston, Texas, after the hurricane and flood of Sept. 8-9, 1900: Burning dead bodies. Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: More

Horse-drawn carts for food delivery, protected by armed guards, outside the Commissary in Galveston, Texas. D23864 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: The Universal Photo Art Co. No. 5441. Copyright by C.H. Graves.

Two African American women search through rubble following a violent hurricane which devasted most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19960 U.S. Copyright Office.

A "deaf" thief removing a ring from the hand of a dead victim of a hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21852 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 627-C.

"Showing dismantled cars, wrecked warehouses, schooners and tugs that had been stranded on the docks; also the tents that had been rigged up for the poor people who had been left entirely homeless. 75 feet"--Ed More

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Men using pitch forks to remove body. D21853 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Floods 1900; Storms Hurricanes; Texas G-; Shelf.

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From Edison films catalog: This picture shows several buildings which were wrecked and also shows a rear view of this hotel, which is on the highest point of land in Galveston, and in which several thousand peo More

D19854 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo by Keystone View Co., copyrighted by B.L. Singley. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I. (2); Floods 1900; Storms Hur More

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Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Floods Tex. Galveston 1900; Geogr.; Disasters; Shelf.

Photograph shows the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Row of tents set up to house survivors of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. D21479 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.Y. Young.

Remnants of multi-story building, bricks and lumber strewn in the wake of the 1900 hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21851 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 611-C. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.

Photograph shows the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

Man, woman and children rummage through rubble of destroyed houses following a violent hurricane which devestated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19845 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L More

Large double-decked boat filled to capacity with people leaving Galveston, Texas following the hurricane of 1900. D19932 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

Photograph shows the aftermath of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2013)

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D19933 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Floods 1900; Storms Hurricanes; Texas G-; Shelf.

Stereo by Keystone. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

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"This picture shows the remains of one of the docks, several freight cars being piled one upon the other, while the most interesting part of the picture shows two schooners literally smashed one into the other, More

2 men and a woman in front of a partially constructed shack. D19966 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tra More

From Edison films catalog: This shows the heart of one of the tremendous drifts in the east end of Galveston. Hundreds of dead bodies are concealed in these immense masses, and at the time the picture was taken More

Textiles drying on makeshift clotheslines strung outside storefront. Public domain photograph of stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Texas Galveston 1900; Storms Hurricanes Tex. 1900; Disasters; Geogr.; Shelf.

"During the terrific storm all of the light craft along the dock front was lifted out of the water and washed up into the streets, many of them being carried for miles inland. This subject shows a number of boa More

Galveston, Tex., ruins after hurricane, Sept., 1900. Stereo copyrighted by M.H. Zahner, Niagara Falls, N.Y. cf. America's Yesterdays, p. 86. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with sub More

Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr.; Dredges; Floods.

Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod, and was first settled in the 1600s. The area has a rich history and maritime heritage. It was a major shipbuilding, whaling, More

African American men carrying body on stretcher, surrounded by wreckage of the hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D19989 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

Wreckage after hurricane and flood of Sept. 8-9, 1900. Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Disasters; Ph. Ind.

African American boy, sitting on debris in the wake of the 1900 hurricane, Galveston, Texas. D19941 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

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Three young men inside ruins of church, following a violent hurricane which devastated Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19950 U.S. Copyright Office.

Photograph shows a house tipped on side, with several boys standing in front, after a flood in Galveston, Texas D19982 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith.

Men searching through rubble for victims following a violent hurricane which devastated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19977 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.

Print shows the destruction caused by a hurricane and tidal wave to Galveston, Texas, wreckage to buildings, survivors, and the bodies of victims; also shows vignettes at the corners and across the bottom: Dray More

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"The camera focuses on the building indicated as the Orphans Home, showing damage created by either the wind of the hurricane or the backwash from the tidal wave, and including debris around the yard. As the ca More

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Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Sea-walls; Texas Galveston; Shelf.

From Edison films catalog: This building and machinery supplied the electric power and electric light for the entire city of Galveston, including the car system. The building, which is of solid masonry, is a co More

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Men carrying body of victim of hurricane and flood for burning to large open fire, Galveston, Texas. D21860 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 620-C.

D19940 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Storms Hurricanes; Texas G-; Floods 1900; Shelf.

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Railroad Right of Way Maps

Includes ill. of commercial and public buildings. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Girl with flowers on hat standing at gate and holding flowers. H 21267 DLC Photo copyrighted by J. Maurer, Galveston, Texas. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: P More

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Records Relating to the Lighthouse at Galveston Jetty, Texas Public domain photograph of architecture design drawing, building plan, diagram, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

H1266[...] U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. L. Barnett; 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Tex. Neg. no. 2.

H1266[...]2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. L. Barnett; 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Tex. Neg. no. 1.

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J140015 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.

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Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. On negative: Maurer. General information about the George Grantham Bain C More