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1. Unidentified Street in Downtown Huntsville Unidentified Street in Downtown Huntsville 1870s Wagons, livestock, and men are on an unidentified street in front of a row of buildings in Huntsville, Texas. Businesses advertised on buildings include T & S Gibbs, Eastman Pace & Parish, and James R....
2. Mule drawn streetcar Mule drawn streetcar late 1870s Unidentified men pose in a front of a mule-drawn streetcar. By 1874 eight cars were in service by the Houston City Railroad Company that used wooden tracks. In June 1891 spectators saw the first test of...
3. Downtown Houston (1860's-70's) Downtown Houston (1860's-70's) 1860s-70s Unidentified buildings in the early years of downtown Houston.
4. Strut airplane on field Strut airplane on field ca. 1911 Three unidentified men stand by a strut design airplane in a field.
5. Houston Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange ca. 1907 This view of the Cotton Exchange building includes the front and side of the building. The view also includes the street showing the presence of rails and wires for electric trolley cars. Architect Eugene...
6. Houston Academy Houston Academy 1859 This two story brick building with attached structures was designed by architect Michael DeChaumes of Paris in 1857. The building was used for one of a succession of schools named The Houston Academy....
7. Second opening of Houston Ship Channel viewed from docked ship (sepia) Second opening of Houston Ship Channel viewed from docked ship (sepia) 1915 This photograph appears to have been taken on board a ship docked at the Port of Houston. On the right, the smokestack of a nearby boat is visible. On the left, through the ship's masts, a dock and several...
8. Second opening of Houston Ship Channel viewed from docked ship (black and white) Second opening of Houston Ship Channel viewed from docked ship (black and white) 1915 This photograph appears to have been taken on board a ship docked at the Port of Houston. On the right, the smokestack of a nearby boat is visible. On the left, through the ship's masts, a dock and several...
9. "Zeeland" yacht with owner "Zeeland" yacht with owner 1838-2001 The yacht, the "Zeeland", owned by H. Baldwin Rice, one time mayor of Houston and nephew of William Marsh Rice.
10. Owner and Captain of yacht "Augusta" Owner and Captain of yacht "Augusta" ca. 1910 The yacht, "Augusta", owned by C. G. Pillot of Houston is tied along the bank of an unidentified bayou. This photograph also contains insets of C. G. Pillot and the captain.
11. East side of 300 block of Main Street East side of 300 block of Main Street 1860s The W.M. Clark building was located on the east side of the 300 block of Main Street. A saddled horse is seen tied at the front of the building.
12. WM. Clark Building WM. Clark Building 1860s The three story WM. Clark building was located on the east side of the 300 block of Main Street. A horse-drawn wagon is tied at the front of the building.
13. Theo Dreyling grocery store Theo Dreyling grocery store ca. 1890 The Theo Dreyling Grocery store was located at the corner of Austin and Pease Streets. Unidentified adults, children and a dog pose in front of the building. A wagon on the left advertises the location...
14. Sweeney & Coombs Opera House Sweeney & Coombs Opera House 1890 The Sweeney & Coombs Opera House, opened in 1890, was located on Fannin Street, opposite the Court House. The block is bounded by San Jacinto, Congress, Fannin, and Preston streets.
15. Construction of an unidentified towering building Construction of an unidentified towering building ca. 1926 The steel skeleton of an unidentified building under construction rises above an older four story building in Houston.
16. Extinguishing of a fire at the Temple building on Main Street Extinguishing of a fire at the Temple building on Main Street 1912-05-19 The ruins of the Temple Building after a 1912 fire on Main Street.
17. Back street view of the Museum of Fine Arts Back street view of the Museum of Fine Arts ca. 1924 The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The view is looking west from the corner of Main Street and the "back street" (Bissonnet) that forms the triangle from the point where Main Street and Montrose Boulevard...
18. Kennedy Trading Post Kennedy Trading Post ca. 1963 The Kennedy Trading Post, a two story brick building, is reported to be the oldest building in Houston (photograph c. 1963). Built in 1848, the building is still located at 813 Congress. For several decades...
19. J. Whitfield Barber Shop J. Whitfield Barber Shop 1920s The J. Whitfield Barber Shop operated out of a space on the first floor of a building in downtown Houston.
20. Huntsville Railroad Depot and Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville Railroad Depot and Texas Department of Corrections 1880s The Huntsville Railroad Depot and Texas Department of Corrections Huntsville (Walls) Unit, Texas.
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