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1. Capitol Hotel (ca. 1882) Capitol Hotel (ca. 1882) Photograph of a printed engraving that depicts the Capitol Hotel building in Houston. It was constructed in 1882 at the corner of Texas Avenue and Main Street.
2. Panorama of downtown Houston (ca. 1911) Panorama of downtown Houston (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...
3. Composite panorama of downtown Houston (ca. 1928) Composite panorama of downtown Houston (ca. 1928) A composite panoramic photograph of downtown Houston. The photograph appears to be taken from the top of a building at Prairie Avenue, looking south down the blocks between Fannin Street on the left and...
4. Baptism in Buffalo Bayou Baptism in Buffalo Bayou A large group of African American spectators stands on the south bank of Buffalo Bayou to witness a baptism.
5. Baptism in Buffalo Bayou Baptism in Buffalo Bayou A large group of African-American spectators stands on the banks of Buffalo Bayou to witness a baptism. Many umbrellas are present indicating an effort to provide some shade from the heat of the day.
6. Southern Tire & Rubber Company in the Bryan Hall Building Southern Tire & Rubber Company in the Bryan Hall Building The Bryan Hall building in Houston was located at 812 Fannin. Barber Plumbing Company is advertised on the right side of the storefront. The Southern Tire & Rubber Company is operating out of the left...
7. Houston Golf Club in Front of Clubhouse Houston Golf Club in Front of Clubhouse A group of unidentified men and boys, both white and African-American, stands on the steps of the Houston Golf Club clubhouse. The club was built on 45 acres of land leased from Rice Institute, and located...
8. Houston Heights Hotel Houston Heights Hotel The Heights Hotel was located on the northeast corner of 19th and Ashland in the Heights area of Houston. The building was built by Oscar Martin Carter in the late 1890s and later used as the Horne Sanatorium....
9. Lord's Cycle Club Lord's Cycle Club The headquarters for the Lord's Cycle Club at 109 Chenevert Street at Congress Avenue. The two story brick house in Houston was built about 1859 by Micheal Floeck, a German baker. By 1897, the Lord's Cycle...
10. Painted portrait of Dick Dowling Painted portrait of Dick Dowling 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...
11. City Hall and Market House City Hall and Market House Photograph of a printed illustration that depicts the building shared by the Houston city government and the city market on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue. The building is shown in sketches dated as early...
12. Houston Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange The Cotton Exchange building is located at the corner of Travis Street and Franklin Avenue. Architect Eugene Heiner designed the four story building in the mid 1880's to be built of pressed red brick with...
13. Houston Cotton Exchange Houston Cotton Exchange 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...
14. City Hall and Market House City Hall and Market House Photograph of a printed engraving that depicts the building shared by the Houston city government and the city market on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue. The City Hall and Market House is shown in sketches...
15. Horne Sanatorium Horne Sanatorium Printed photograph of a building on the northeast corner of 19th and Ashland in the Heights area of Houston built by Oscar Martin Carter in the late 1890s. Originally the Heights Hotel, this photograph...
16. Theo Dreyling grocery store Theo Dreyling grocery store 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...
17. Advertisement for "Magnolia Beer on Tap" Advertisement for "Magnolia Beer on Tap" An advertisement for "Magnolia Beer on Tap" is painted in large lettering along a building wall. An unidentified man stands on the sidewalk nearby. Above his head is a small sign advertising Dr. Pepper....
18. First telegraph lines First telegraph lines Poles supporting the first telegraph line stand along the side an unidentified street.
19. Firefighter with firefighting equipment (c. 1921) Firefighter with firefighting equipment (c. 1921) The Central Fire Station in Houston was located at the corner of Texas Avenue and San Jacinto Street. An unidentified fireman in uniform stands at the front of a motorized hook and ladder truck. Two unidentified...
20. Firefighters with firefighting equipment (c. 1921) Firefighters with firefighting equipment (c. 1921) The Central Fire Station in Houston was located at the corner of Texas Avenue and San Jacinto Street. Firemen in uniform pose with a horse-drawn hook and ladder truck. Three horses are hitched to the front...
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