An opened passageway in the debris, North on 19th Street, Galveston, T...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Panorama of Galveston power house /
From Edison films catalog: This building and machinery supplied the electric power and electric light for the entire city of Galveston, including the car system. The building, which is of solid masonry, is a co... More
Galveston disaster - Lucas Terrace where fifty lives were lost, lookin...
Copyright by Griffith & Griffith. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In ruined Galveston--ready to consign a storm victim to the flames
Men carrying body of victim of hurricane and flood for burning to large open fire, Galveston, Texas. D21860 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 620-C.
["Miss Universe" and a bevy of other beauties]
Photograph shows Miss Universe, center wearing crown, standing on steps with nine other beauty contestants, (Miss Pittsburgh, Miss New York, Miss Detroit, Miss Russia, Miss Roumania, Miss New Jersey, Miss Kentu... More
Ashton Villa, built in 1858-59, was the first of Galveston's Broadway...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The artistic and eccentric Bettie Brown was mistress of the manor, and her life-size paintings still adorn the showy Go... More
Dusk shot of the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, an amusement...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
A bird's eye view of the city of New York View of Galveston, Texas.
Illustration showing a bird's eye view of New York City looking toward Battery Park (?) and a view of Galveston from the bay, boats and ships in foreground. Illus. in: Gleason's pictorial, v. 2, no. 20 (1852 M... More
Galveston disaster, people leaving city after flood
Large double-decked boat filled to capacity with people leaving Galveston, Texas following the hurricane of 1900. D19932 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.
Galveston. Cityscape photograph, gelatin silver print
H1266[...] U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. L. Barnett; 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Tex. Neg. no. 2.
Panoramic view of Galveston's gulf front, taken from Murdoch's Bath Ho...
Postcard showing the seawall, the city as raised, Gulf front promenade, pavillions and Hotel Galvez. K60651 U.S. Copyright Office. Includes text about Galveston on verso. R-38396. "Copyright by J. H. Maurer, P... More
Carol M. Highsmith - Murdoch's bathhouse sign, Galveston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Decorative design elements on the facade of "Bishop's Palace," also kn...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More
In one sense, this is a photograph of a lovely row of houses in Galves...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Contestants, Bathing Girl Revue, Galveston, Tex., May 14th, 1922
J255116 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 18, 1922.
Water front #2, Galveston, Texas, Panoramic Photograph
J139282 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; March 18, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Beach & boulevard, Galveston, Texas, Panoramic Photograph
J139286 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; March 18, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Turret of "Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More
Interior details at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
A portion of the Texas Heroes Monument in Galveston, Texas
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Philanthropist Henry Rosenberg contributed this statue to the citizens of Galveston as a memorial to the heroes of the ... More
Mailboxes at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Contestants Bathing Girl Revue, Galveston, Tex., May 13, 1923]
J261682 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 21, 1923. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
Harbor and city of Galveston, Texas
Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate Victorian...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More
Second International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eighth Annual Bathing ...
May be a beauty contest. J290327 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 27, 1927.
Third International Pageant of Pulchritude and Ninth Annual Bathing Gi...
May be a beauty contest. J297904 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; June 8, 1928.
Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sacred Heart Church, Galveston, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of a cathedral or church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Carol M. Highsmith - Moody Gardens, Galveston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Art: Fill Every Pause Along The Way at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse...
Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dusk view, taken from the adjacent Gulf of Mexico shore, of the Galves...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Contestants, Bathing Girl Revue, Galveston, Tex., May 14th, 1922
J255116 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 18, 1922.
Panoramic view of Tremont Hotel, Galveston /
From Edison films catalog: This picture shows several buildings which were wrecked and also shows a rear view of this hotel, which is on the highest point of land in Galveston, and in which several thousand peo... More
Water front #2, Galveston, Texas, Panoramic Photograph
J140015 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Texas, Galveston--Quarantine no. 2
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Photograph by Bain News Service. No. 3773-10.
Neighborhood in Galveston, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Carol M. Highsmith - Tall ship Elissa, Galveston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
The Moody Mansion, a restored, four-story structure originally complet...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Home of William Lewis Moody, Jr., an American financier and entrepreneur. The house, made of limestone and brick, was ... More
Light fixture at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
Courtroom at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
Ships in an inlet of Galveston Bay, above Galveston Island in Texas
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
First Internation[al] Pageant of Pulchritude & Seventh Annual Bathing ...
May be a beauty contest. J283038 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Cecil Thomson Studios; May 20, 1926. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Texas.
Panorama of wreckage of water front /
"This picture shows the remains of one of the docks, several freight cars being piled one upon the other, while the most interesting part of the picture shows two schooners literally smashed one into the other,... More
Galveston, gelatin silver print, Panoramic Photograph
H1266[...]2 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; A. L. Barnett; 1909. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Tex. Neg. no. 1.
Panoram #2, Galveston, Texas, Panoramic Photograph
J139283 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo. Co.; March 18, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Detail from the Moody Mansion, a house museum in Galveston, Texas
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Home of William Lewis Moody, Jr., an American financier and entrepreneur. The house, made of limestone and brick, was ... More
The Moody Mansion, a restored, four-story structure originally complet...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Home of William Lewis Moody, Jr., an American financier and entrepreneur. The house, made of limestone and brick, was ... More
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Galveston, Texas
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The building, now a prominent landmark in the city, features ornate octagonal towers, flying buttresses, elaborate orna... More
Shelter for the homeless, Galveston's awful disaster
Row of tents set up to house survivors of the 1900 Galveston hurricane. D21479 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by R.Y. Young.
Lucas Terrace under which 51 people lie buried, Galveston
Remnants of multi-story building, bricks and lumber strewn in the wake of the 1900 hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21851 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 611-C. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.
Seeking valuables in the wreckage, Galveston, Texas
Man, woman and children rummage through rubble of destroyed houses following a violent hurricane which devestated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19845 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by B.L... More
[Sea wall construction site, Galveston, Texas]
Bain News Service photograph. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Seawall and beach, Galveston, Texas
Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Strand: the "Wall Street" of Galveston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Parrots at the Rainforest Pyramid at Moody Gardens, an educational tou...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Show-stopping penguins at the Aquarium Pyramid at Moody Gardens, an ed...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
Album of Galveston the day before and the day after the great storm
Also available in digital form.
Floating wreckage near Texas City - typical scene for miles along the ...
DR1930 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - ship, port, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Galveston disaster, interior St. Patrick's church
Three young men inside ruins of church, following a violent hurricane which devastated Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19950 U.S. Copyright Office.
Galveston seawall shrimp sign, Galveston, Texas
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
"Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate Victorian...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More
"Bishop's Palace," also known as Gresham's Castle, an ornate Victorian...
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The American Institute of Architects listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States.... More
Dusk view, taken from the adjacent Gulf of Mexico shore, of the Galves...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and P... More
[Galveston Bathing Review, 1926], Panoramic Photograph
May be a beauty contest. J291137 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Cecil Thomson Studios; July 16, 1927. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
Galveston Disaster. House on Ave. N slightly moved with flood
Photograph shows a house tipped on side, with several boys standing in front, after a flood in Galveston, Texas D19982 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Griffith & Griffith.
Galveston disaster, getting a dead body from the ruins
Men searching through rubble for victims following a violent hurricane which devastated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19977 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.
Galveston's awful calamity - Gulf tidal wave, September 8th 1900
Print shows the destruction caused by a hurricane and tidal wave to Galveston, Texas, wreckage to buildings, survivors, and the bodies of victims; also shows vignettes at the corners and across the bottom: Dray... More
Album of Galveston the day before and the day after the great storm
Also available in digital form.
First Internation[al] Pageant of Pulchritude & Seventh Annual Bathing ...
May be a beauty contest. J283038 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Cecil Thomson Studios; May 20, 1926. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Texas.
Contestants, Bathing Girl Revue, Galveston, Tex., May 14th, 1922
J255116 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 18, 1922.
Water front #2, Galveston, Texas, Panoramic Photograph
J139282 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Haines Photo Co.; March 18, 1910. Copyright claimant's address: Conneaut, O.
Galveston flood, Sept., 1900--Commissary Dept.
Horse-drawn carts for food delivery, protected by armed guards, outside the Commissary in Galveston, Texas. D23864 U.S. Copyright Office. On mount: The Universal Photo Art Co. No. 5441. Copyright by C.H. Graves.
Galveston disaster, trying to find where their home stood
Two African American women search through rubble following a violent hurricane which devasted most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives. D19960 U.S. Copyright Office.
Missed!--A deaf looter at Galveston escapes temporarily a deserved fat...
A "deaf" thief removing a ring from the hand of a dead victim of a hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21852 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 627-C.
Bird's-eye view of dock front, Galveston /
"Showing dismantled cars, wrecked warehouses, schooners and tugs that had been stranded on the docks; also the tents that had been rigged up for the poor people who had been left entirely homeless. 75 feet"--Ed... More
Million dollar Hotel Galvez on Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas
J161673 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by H.H. Morris, Galveston, Texas. Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Prize winners, bathing girls revue, Galveston, Texas
Photograph shows twelve young women dressed in a variety of costumes standig on the beach. Copyright 1930 by Maurer, Galveston, Texas.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Galveston, Texas
Title, date, subject note, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The building, now a prominent landmark in the city, features ornate octagonal towers, flying buttresses, elaborate orna... More
Album of Galveston the day before and the day after the great storm
Also available in digital form.
[Contestants Bathing Girl Revue, Galveston, Tex., May 13, 1923]
J261682 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 21, 1923. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
Carrying out bodies just removed from the wreckage, Galveston
Men carrying bodies on stretcher, surrounded by wreckage of the hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D21854 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 617-C. Copyright by C.L. Wasson.
Launching a stranded schooner from the docks /
"During the terrific storm all of the light craft along the dock front was lifted out of the water and washed up into the streets, many of them being carried for miles inland. This subject shows a number of boa... More
Galveston disaster, carrying dead body to fire to be burned
African American men carrying body on stretcher, surrounded by wreckage of the hurricane and flood, Galveston, Texas. D19989 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.
Galveston disaster, I'm glad Ise living
African American boy, sitting on debris in the wake of the 1900 hurricane, Galveston, Texas. D19941 U.S. Copyright Office. Sold only by Griffith & Griffith.
Manuever [sic] camp, 1st Seperate [sic] Brigade, Galveston, Tex.
J155506 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; May 19, 1911.
[Third International Pageant of Pulchritude and Ninth Annual Bathing G...
May be a beauty contest. J297903 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; June 8, 1928. Title derived from copyright deposit records.
Oil rigs, Galveston, Texas - Drawing. Public domain image.
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
Architectural detail at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Te...
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
First Internation[al] Pageant of Pulchritude & Seventh Annual Bathing ...
May be a beauty contest. J283038 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Cecil Thomson Studios; May 20, 1926. Copyright claimant's address: Houston, Texas.
Fifth International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eleventh Annual Bathing...
J0 6979 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; August 7, 1930.
Fifth International Pageant of Pulchritude and Eleventh Annual Bathing...
J0 6979 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Joseph M. Maurer; August 7, 1930.
Panorama #1, Galveston, Texas panoramic photo
Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Panorama #1, Galveston, Texas panoramic photo
Public domain photograph - panorama, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The dead left by the receding flood, 33d St. and Avenue M, Galveston, ...
Two dead bodies lie in the debris following a violent hurricane which devastated most of Galveston and took more than 5,000 lives.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More
The Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain image of a bridge, water, historic structure, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a monument or sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.