Month: August 2021
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Young girl receiving the Polio vaccine, 1959
I love everything about this photo, from the doting expression on the Nurse’s face to the little girl’s smile. She…
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C. Jim Stewart and Stevenson’s Auto and Carriage Repair
Today, Minute Maid park occupies this section of Congress street.
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The Houston Chronicle Building
For over 100 years, the headquarters of the Houston Chronicle was located at the NW corner of Texas and Travis…
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Texas Ice and Fuel Co, 1928
For now, the photographer and location are unknown. However, I’m close to cracking the code for this one. As you…
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Gregory Institute 6th Grade Class, 1905
The Gregory Institute was founded in 1870 in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town and for many decades, was the first Black public…
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3 Women on a Road Trip
The only available information about this photo is that it was taken in / near Houston during the 1920s. What…
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C.W. Beardsley: The Bicycle Man
If you lived in Houston in the year 1911, and owned a bike, you may have been well-acquainted with Mr.…