Galveston City Directory 1916

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Directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "A Miscellaneous Directory of State, County and City Governments, A Postoffice Directory, Educational Institutions, Churches, Banks, Postoffices in Texas, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Etc., Etc., A Street Guide and Householders Directory, an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Houses and Private Citizens Giving Full Name, Occupation or Pursuit and Address, Also a Complete Classified Business Directory."

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706 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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R. L. Polk & Co. 1916.

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Directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "A Miscellaneous Directory of State, County and City Governments, A Postoffice Directory, Educational Institutions, Churches, Banks, Postoffices in Texas, Secret and Benevolent Societies, Etc., Etc., A Street Guide and Householders Directory, an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Houses and Private Citizens Giving Full Name, Occupation or Pursuit and Address, Also a Complete Classified Business Directory."

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706 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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"Copyright 1916 by Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co."

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City Directories

City, business, legal, and phone directories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Each directory has an index and ads from local businesses and includes names, addresses, and phone numbers for residents and businesses.

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R. L. Polk & Co. Galveston City Directory 1916, book, 1916; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1309638/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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