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141. Main Street facing north at Congress Avenue Main Street facing north at Congress Avenue 1900 A view of Main Street at Congress Avenue, looking north. An electric streetcar can be seen in the street along with horse-drawn carriages.
142. Main Street fire at night Main Street fire at night 1912? A night view of the destruction of the 1912 fire on Main Street. Light from the flames illuminates a burning building as streams of water are pointed at the fire. Electric wires, streetcar wires, unidentified...
143. Main Street from Franklin Street Main Street from Franklin Street 1890 Photograph of a printed engraving of Houston's Main Street looking south from Franklin Avenue. Horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians are depicted in the scene.
144. Map of Houston Map of Houston 1898-05-21 Photograph of a printed engraving from the "Texas World" newspaper depicting Houston as the hub of manufacturing and distributing for Texas. Shipping lines and numerous railroads are shown branching out...
145. Market Square on Valentine's Day Market Square on Valentine's Day 1895 A winter snow scene on Valentine's Day in front of the City Hall and Market House. The building was located at Travis Street and Prairie Avenue, on Market Square. Houston reported a record 20 inches of...
146. Masonic Temple Masonic Temple 1890 Photograph of a printed engraving of the four story Masonic Temple building in Houston. The building was located at the corner of Main Street and Capital Avenue. A few pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk...
147. Merchants and Planters Oil Company oil mill Merchants and Planters Oil Company oil mill ca. 1890 Photograph of a printed illustration of the Merchants and Planters Company oil mill and surrounding area along Buffalo Bayou. The business was owned by William Marsh Rice.
148. Morris building Morris building ca. 1869 The four story Morris building was located on Main Street on the east side of the 300 block.
149. 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...
150. Oil field in Humble Oil field in Humble 1920s Artist's landscape drawing depicting a large concentration of drilling derricks in an oil field in Humble, Texas, seventeen miles north of Houston.
151. Oil painting of Main Street at McKinney Oil painting of Main Street at McKinney 1919 Black and white photograph of an oil painting of Houston, showing Main Street near Lamar Avenue looking north. The First Presbyterian Church can be identified in the left portion of the image. A flagpole...
152. Original Plan of Houston map Original Plan of Houston map 1869 Photograph of a reproduction of a map created by Gail Borden, who was commissioned by the Allen brothers to produce a map of the city. The "Original Plan of Houston" shows a city hugging Buffalo Bayou...
153. 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.
154. Painted portrait of Dick Dowling Painted portrait of Dick Dowling ca. 1866 Photograph of a printed reproduction of an oil painting of Dick Dowling, an Irishman from Houston and Confederate Army war hero, in uniform with descriptive caption. At the time of his death from yellow...
155. Painted Portrait of William Barrett Travis Painted Portrait of William Barrett Travis 1838-2001 Photograph of an artist's portrait of William Barrett Travis in a military uniform. Travis came to Texas in 1831, escaping a turbulent past in Alabama. He died as one of the defenders of the Alamo.
156. Painting of futuristic view of Houston Painting of futuristic view of Houston 1920s Photograph of a painting depicting a futuristic view of Houston in 1980 as imagined by an unknown artist in the 1920s or 1930s.
157. Panorama of a crowd at an aviation meet Panorama of a crowd at an aviation meet 1911 A large crowd of people gathers to watch an aviation meet in Houston.
158. Panorama of downtown Houston (1910) Panorama of downtown Houston (1910) 1910 A panoramic view of downtown Houston. The photograph appears to be taken from an elevated position at Capitol Avenue, looking north along Travis Street on the left and Main Street on the right.
159. Panorama of downtown Houston (ca. 1911) Panorama of downtown Houston (ca. 1911) ca. 1911 A panoramic view of downtown Houston. The photograph appears to be taken from an elevated position near Rusk Avenue, looking north along Main Street. The Rice Hotel and the Binz Building on Main are central...
160. Panoramic view of downtown Houston skyline from the southwest side (1927) Panoramic view of downtown Houston skyline from the southwest side (1927) 1927 A view of the downtown Houston skyline looking northeast from a point near Louisiana Street and Lamar Avenue. The Esperson Building is the tallest building seen in the photograph.
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