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Houston Collection

Background imageHouston Collection: Oil Gusher at Houston, Texas

Oil Gusher at Houston, Texas, USA

Background imageHouston Collection: Lady Houston D. B. E

Lady Houston D. B. E
DAME FANNY LUCY HOUSTON Adventuress and among the first five women to be made a Dame Commander of the British Empire. Pictured on board her steam yacht, Liberty

Background imageHouston Collection: Houston at San Jacinto

Houston at San Jacinto
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO General Sam Houston tells his men to Remember the Alamo !

Background imageHouston Collection: Houston, Texas (looking south) 1891

Houston, Texas (looking south) 1891. Date c1892

Background imageHouston Collection: Nellie Wallaces party at Warwick Square

Nellie Wallaces party at Warwick Square
A large group of guests gathered on the stairs at the engagement party of comedienne, Nellie Wallace and Mr. J. Selwyn Smithurst at Warwick Square, London

Background imageHouston Collection: Oil Field, Humble, Texas nr Houston USA - Mule-pulled tanker

Oil Field, Humble, Texas nr Houston USA - Mule-pulled tanker. Date: 1907

Background imageHouston Collection: Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6455

Republic F-84F Thunderstreak 52-6455
Republic F-84F-35-RE Thunderstreak 52-6455, mounted on a pole at American Legion post 490 in Houston, Texas. Date: circa 1995

Background imageHouston Collection: Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major

Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major, by Art Noel and Don Pelosi. Featured by Renee Houston and Donald Stewart who both can be seen in the portrait photograph

Background imageHouston Collection: RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada

RMS Titanic - letter from Carl Zeidler of Toronto, Canada
RMS Titanic - letter dated 6 May 1912 relating to the loss of a cable on the Titanic, from Carl Zeidler, an explorer in Toronto, to Messrs Houston Bros, Vicksburg, Missouri, USA. Date: 1912

Background imageHouston Collection: Renee Houston advertising Ovaltine

Renee Houston advertising Ovaltine
Scottish actress and performer Renee Houston (1902-1980) in an advert promoting the re-vitalising effects of Ovaltine. Date: 1939

Background imageHouston Collection: Alleged first residence of American General Sam Houston

Alleged first residence of American General Sam Houston
The small wooden building is ramshackle. It was on Caroline Street, Houston, Texas. Date: 1904

Background imageHouston Collection: Lockheed T-33A 52-9223

Lockheed T-33A 52-9223
Lockheed T-33A-1-LO 52-9223 (MSN 580-7289), on display with Texas ANG, Houston, Texas on 20 September 1992. Date: 1992

Background imageHouston Collection: El Train railroad New York, c. 1900 View in the Bowery, north of Houston Street

El Train railroad New York, c. 1900 View in the Bowery, north of Houston Street
El Train railroad New York, c.1900 View in the Bowery, north of Houston Street

Background imageHouston Collection: Sketch by Fish of the two Houston sisters - Billy

Sketch by Fish of the two Houston sisters - Billy
Sketch by Fish of the two Houston sisters (Billy and Renee) singing When its June Down There at the Alhambra Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Background imageHouston Collection: Playing card back, first flight over Mount Everest

Playing card back, first flight over Mount Everest, in a Westland Wallace aircraft, as part of the Houston-Mount Everest Flight Expedition. 1933

Background imageHouston Collection: Advert for B. T. H. electric refrigerator 1931

Advert for B. T. H. electric refrigerator 1931
With three years guarantee and lifetime of trouble-proof refrigeration the B.T.H. electric refrigerator. Date: 1931

Background imageHouston Collection: Union Station, Houston, Texas, USA

Union Station, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageHouston Collection: Matthew Skeggs, as Seignor Bumbasto, playing

Matthew Skeggs, as Seignor Bumbasto, playing
Matthew Skeggs, in the character of Seignor Bumbasto, playing a broomstick instead of a cello with a bow. Skeggs was a publican and performer of musical tricks with the Choice Spirits

Background imageHouston Collection: Hawker Siddeley HS-125 N450JD

Hawker Siddeley HS-125 N450JD
Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A/R N450JD (msn 25148), owned by John T. Dorrance Jr. at Houston International Airport in 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageHouston Collection: Swearingen Merlin N1219S

Swearingen Merlin N1219S at Houston, Texas. Date: 1968

Background imageHouston Collection: Dame Fanny Lucy Houston- Adventuress

Dame Fanny Lucy Houston- Adventuress
Dame Fanny Lucy Houston (1857-1936) - Adventuress and among the first five women to be made a Dame Commander of the British Empire. Date: 1935

Background imageHouston Collection: John F. Kennedy during a visit to Manned Spacecraft Center

John F. Kennedy during a visit to Manned Spacecraft Center
President John F. Kennedy during a visit to the Manned Spacecraft Center at Houston, Texas, during the early stages of its creation

Background imageHouston Collection: English Electric Canberra B(I)8

English Electric Canberra B(I)8 modified to carry Ferranti Laser Ranger and Marked Target Seeker. From left: Bill Roberts, flight test observer; Len Houston

Background imageHouston Collection: Aerial survey of Mount Everest using a Westland PV3 and PV6

Aerial survey of Mount Everest using a Westland PV3 and PV6
In April 1933 members of the Houston expedition made an aerial survey of Mount Everest using a Westland PV3 (G-ACAZ) and a PV6 (G-ACBR) aircraft

Background imageHouston Collection: Thos Cranmer / Houston

Thos Cranmer / Houston
THOMAS CRANMER Archbishop of Canterbury Date: 1489 - 1556

Background imageHouston Collection: The Houston Sisters

The Houston Sisters
British vaudeville entertainers, Renee and Billie Houston, better known as the Houston Sisters. Date: 1927

Background imageHouston Collection: Robert Louis Stevenson House, Monterey, California, USA

Robert Louis Stevenson House, Monterey, California, USA
Robert Louis Stevenson House, a hotel in Houston Street, Monterey, California, USA. The Scottish novelist stayed there in 1879 when it was called the French Hotel

Background imageHouston Collection: WW1 - The United States enter the war - Wilsons Cabinet

WW1 - The United States enter the war - Wilsons Cabinet
WW1 - The United States enters the war - President Woodrow Wilsons Cabinet meets. Date: 1917

Background imageHouston Collection: William Penn Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

William Penn Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageHouston Collection: Magnolia Park Pavilion, Houston, Texas, USA

Magnolia Park Pavilion, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1900

Background imageHouston Collection: General aerial view of Houston, Texas, USA

General aerial view of Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Aerial view, San Jacinto Battleground, Houston, Texas, USA

Aerial view, San Jacinto Battleground, Houston, Texas, USA
Aerial view, taken from an aeroplane, of the San Jacinto Battleground historic site, Houston, Texas, USA. The battle took place in 1836, and was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution

Background imageHouston Collection: Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, USA

Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, USA
General view of Hermann Park, with the Sam Houston Monument and Reflecting Pool, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Aerial view, Municipal Airport, Houston, Texas, USA

Aerial view, Municipal Airport, Houston, Texas, USA
Aerial view of the Municipal Airport, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: View of Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, USA

View of Texas Avenue, Houston, Texas, USA
View of Texas Avenue, looking west, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas, USA

Montrose Boulevard, Houston, Texas, USA
Looking down Montrose Boulevard from the entrance to Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, USA Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Petroleum Building, Houston, Texas, USA

Petroleum Building, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Public Library, Houston, Texas, USA

Public Library, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Post Dispatch Building, Houston, Texas, USA

Post Dispatch Building, Houston, Texas, USA
The new Post Dispatch Building, home of the radio station KPRC, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Niels Esperson Building, Houston, Texas, USA

Niels Esperson Building, Houston, Texas, USA
Night view of the Niels Esperson Building, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Lamar Hotel and two theatres, Houston, Texas, USA

Lamar Hotel and two theatres, Houston, Texas, USA
Lamar Hotel, the Metropolitan Theatre and Loews State Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: View of Main Street, Houston, Texas, USA

View of Main Street, Houston, Texas, USA
View of Main Street, looking north, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Aerial view, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

Aerial view, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
Aerial view, Rice Institute buildings and grounds, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Turning basin, Houston, Texas, USA

Turning basin, Houston, Texas, USA, showing ocean-going vessels loading and unloading cargoes. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Auditorium, Houston, Texas, USA

Auditorium, Houston, Texas, USA
Auditorium in Houston, Texas, USA, where the Democratic National Convention took place in 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageHouston Collection: A Black Watch soldier on sentry duty - Salonika 1917

A Black Watch soldier on sentry duty - Salonika 1917. Robert Houston, Rsw (1891-1942)



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