Picturesque Galveston
By: By W. W. Dexter for the Galveston Tribune
Contributors: Moss Photo Eng Co; Clarke & Courts
Publisher: Galveston Tribune
Published: 1900
Place of publication: Galveston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Marine terminals; Pictorial works; Domestic Architecture; Public buildings
Notes: Binding: stabbed; no cord.

Photomechanical reproductions of photographs of Galveston (Tex.), with accompanying image captions.

Cover page features photograph of dock with workers and several large ships in background, and bottom left corner states "Moss PHOTO ENG Co. N.Y."

Full T.p. reads "Showing Galveston to be a sanitarium that prolongs life, a recognized educational city, the greatest cotton receiving port, and the coming grain port in America. Showing Galveston with its great wharves and railway terminals, its majestic harbor and magnificent beach, its wealth, commerce, industrial buildings, churches, parks and residences."

Includes images of wharf scenes featuring steam ships and workers, jetties, harbor views, sail boats, portaits of businessman and city officials, leisure scenes at beach featuring swimming, commercial buildings, banks, hotels, retail, Y.M.C.A building, public buildings, court house, school and college buildings, churches, industrial buildings, and homes of notable residents.

Includes small pictorial map of Southern Pacific Company's terminals under construction. Also includes extensive advertisements for commerical businesses.

Avery Classics copy: T.p. has hand inscription of "J. H. Johnston, [Secty] Gal. Chamber of Commerce."