Ann Weisgarber

Photographs of Galveston

“Use a picture.  It’s worth a thousand words.”  Arthur Brisbane is credited with writing this in 1911, and I wholeheartedly agree.  I’ve included a few photographs of Galveston, Texas, that I thought might enrich your reading experience of The Promise.   The photos are part of a special collection at Rosenberg Library’s Galveston & Texas History Center, and if you’d like to see more, go to www.rosenberg-library.org.

 

Galveston – Before the Storm

The following photos are of places that Catherine and Oscar visited or might have seen on their wedding day.

City Hall
City HallCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Galveston County Courthouse
Galveston County CourthouseCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

City Park
City ParkCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Scene at the Elevator
Scene at the Elevator – Wharf FrontCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Residence of J.C.
1627 Sealy Avenue – Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Scene on Avenue I
1502 Sealy Avenue – Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Residence of H.C.
1102 Winnie Avenue – Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Scene on Avenue G
928 Winnie Avenue – Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

At the beach (Pagoda-Bathhouse)
On the Beach – Pagoda BathhouseCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Galveston – After the Storm

The second set of photos was taken after the 1900 Storm.   I selected those that best represent the areas that Catherine and Oscar visited or might have seen on the day of their wedding or when they visited City Cemetery.

Ruins of City Hall after the Storm
Ruins of City Hall After the StormCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Wharf front steamer at distance aground
Wharf Front Steamer at Distance AgroundCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

N and 19th Street
Avenue N and 19th StreetCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Looking Northeast from South of Avenue J
Looking Northeast from South of BroadwayCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Kory Home Ave I bet 18th and 19th
Sealy Avenue Between 18th and 19th
Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Looking North East from 9th and Winnie
Looking Northeast from 9th and Winnie Avenue  – Courtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

Looking West from 13th and Broadway
Looking West from 13th and BroadwayCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

What Remains of the Bathing Houses
What Remains of the Bathing HousesCourtesy of the Rosenberg Library, Galveston, Texas

 

 

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