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Galveston Collection

Background imageGalveston Collection: Crockett Court, Galveston, Texas, USA

Crockett Court, Galveston, Texas, USA -- a new development of brick cottages overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, probably intended as short-stay holiday accommodation. 1937

Background imageGalveston Collection: Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, USA

Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Jack Johnson in a boxing match

Jack Johnson in a boxing match
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, standing at the ropes in a boxing match with an unidentified opponent

Background imageGalveston Collection: Jack Johnson Boxer

Jack Johnson Boxer
JOHN ARTHUR JACK JOHNSON American boxer, known as the Galveston Giant : first black heavyweight champion of the world. Date: 1878 - 1946

Background imageGalveston Collection: Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA

Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA
Map showing the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, USA, from the Great Lakes in the east, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and the Pacific coast in the west

Background imageGalveston Collection: Aerial view of beach, Galveston, Texas, USA

Aerial view of beach, Galveston, Texas, USA
Aerial view of the beach, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageGalveston Collection: Murdoch Bath House, Galveston, Texas, USA

Murdoch Bath House, Galveston, Texas, USA
The Murdoch Bath House, by the Sea Wall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas, USA. 1911

Background imageGalveston Collection: Cyclone, Galveston 1900

Cyclone, Galveston 1900
Galveston, Texas, is devastated by a severe storm

Background imageGalveston Collection: Avenue L and Tremont, Galveston, Texas, USA

Avenue L and Tremont, Galveston, Texas, USA
Avenue L and Tremont (looking south), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Boxing match, Jack Johnson v Jess Willard, Havana, Cuba

Boxing match, Jack Johnson v Jess Willard, Havana, Cuba
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, in the world heavyweight title match (in Havana)

Background imageGalveston Collection: Millionaire Starves Trade Money Safes 1938 Greek

Millionaire Starves Trade Money Safes 1938 Greek
millionaire, starves, trade, money, safes, 1938, greek, found, dead, galveston, texas, locked, safe, accident, may, many, things, won, feed, won't, history, historical, 10097529

Background imageGalveston Collection: Grumman F3F-2 N20RW - 0972

Grumman F3F-2 N20RW - 0972 This aircraft crashed into a mountain at Wailuki, Maui, Hawaii on 24 June 1941, whilst flying with VMF-211

Background imageGalveston Collection: Beach and sea wall, Galveston, Texas, USA

Beach and sea wall, Galveston, Texas, USA
Panoramic view of the beach and sea wall at Galveston, Texas, USA. Four miles long, it cost $2.5M. Date: circa 1907

Background imageGalveston Collection: Postcard booklet, seawall at Galveston, Texas, USA

Postcard booklet, seawall at Galveston, Texas, USA, with waves breaking near the Crystal Palace. Date: 1942

Background imageGalveston Collection: Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Background imageGalveston Collection: St Marys Cathedral, Galveston, Texas, USA

St Marys Cathedral, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: View of City Park, Galveston, Texas, USA

View of City Park, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Esplanade on East Broadway, Galveston, Texas, USA

Esplanade on East Broadway, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Tremont Street and Ball Avenue, Galveston, Texas, USA

Tremont Street and Ball Avenue, Galveston, Texas, USA
Tremont Street and Ball Avenue (looking east), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Tremont Street, Galveston, Texas, USA

Tremont Street, Galveston, Texas, USA
Tremont Street (looking north), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA

Cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA
Bales of cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Harbour, Galveston, Texas, USA

Harbour, Galveston, Texas, USA
Harbour (looking west), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Harbour and Bay, Galveston, Texas, USA

Harbour and Bay, Galveston, Texas, USA
Harbour and Bay (looking east), Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas, USA

Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas, USA
Sea Wall (4 miles long), Galveston, Texas, USA, with people on the beach. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGalveston Collection: Galveston, Texas, USA - Crystal Palace and the Sea Wall

Galveston, Texas, USA - Crystal Palace and the Sea Wall Date: 1919

Background imageGalveston Collection: Jack Johnson, world heavyweight champion boxer

Jack Johnson, world heavyweight champion boxer
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915. Date: 1900s

Background imageGalveston Collection: Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston, Texas, USA

Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston, Texas, USA, in memory of those who died in the Texas Revolution (Texas War of Independence, 1835-1836)

Background imageGalveston Collection: YMCA Building, Galveston, Texas, USA

YMCA Building, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageGalveston Collection: Texas Medical University, Galveston, Texas, USA

Texas Medical University, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1906

Background imageGalveston Collection: Three scenes of Galveston, Texas, USA

Three scenes of Galveston, Texas, USA -- State Medical College and Sealy Hospital, people bathing in the sea, and Bath House on the sea shore (Gulf of Mexico). Date: circa 1900

Background imageGalveston Collection: Galvez Hotel, Galveston, Texas, USA

Galvez Hotel, Galveston, Texas, USA, with people and traffic. Date: 1911

Background imageGalveston Collection: DUBUIS, Claude Marie (1817-1895). French-born prelate

DUBUIS, Claude Marie (1817-1895). French-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Galveston from 1862 to 1892. Engraving. SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona

Background imageGalveston Collection: Present situation in Mexico

Present situation in Mexico
The present situation in Mexico: the US naval ports of embarkation. An aerial view, showing Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans

Background imageGalveston Collection: Galveston, Texas, USA - Murdocks Bath House

Galveston, Texas, USA - Murdocks Bath House Date: 1907

Background imageGalveston Collection: Galveston, Texas

Galveston, Texas
The seafront at Galveston, Texas, will be battered by hurricanes in 1900, 1961 and the 1980s. Date: 1850

Background imageGalveston Collection: Beauty Contest 1929

Beauty Contest 1929
The forty-four contestants in the Miss World competition at Galveston, Texas. Date: 1929

Background imageGalveston Collection: USA Galveston

USA Galveston
The port of Galveston viewed from the sea, with a rather odd-looking steamboat in the foreground


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