[Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Aerial view of Texas City after the 1915 hurricane]

Contributor

  • Copyright holder: Blandford, Martin
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Photo copyrighted 1915 by Martin Blandford 1542 Williams St., Denver, Colo.

Date

  • Creation: 1915-09-28
  • Digitized: 2006-06-14

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: An aerial view of Texas City looking towards the port after the hurricane of 1915. One and two story houses line the streets. Most houses are made of wood. Some damage is visible to fences and smaller buildings, but little structural damage is noticeable for most of the buildings.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - United States - Texas - Galveston County
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Houses - Texas - Texas City - 1915
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Cargo ships - Texas - Texas City - 1915
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water - Gulf of Mexico

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Coverage Date: 1915-09-28

Collection

  • Name: Rescuing Texas History, 2006
    Code: SG06

Institution

  • Name: Moore Memorial Public Library
    Code: MMPL

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: TCIM-05
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth15203

Note

  • Display Note: [This photograph was also published on page 27 in Texas City : Images of the Twentieth Century by Collier A. Campbell and Susie M. Moncla, published by The Donning Company Publishers in 1999. The caption there is listed as "Town view following 1915 storm."
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: UMAX Powerlook 2100 XL
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