Galveston Photographic Subject Files: Storm of 1900 (Includes Graphic Imagery)

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Collection NumberGalveston Photographic Subject Files: Storm of 1900Collection Summary

The collection - Galveston Photographic Subject Files: Storm of 1900 - is an artificial collection gathered by staff of the Galveston and Texas History Center over the years. It consists of individual photographs, postcards, and artistic drawings, donated or found, and brought together under one subject heading. This collection about the Storm of 1900 contains photographs of damage incurred during the Storm of 1900 in Galveston, Texas, as well as images of memorials created later in the 20th century. Many commercial photographers took photographs of people and places around the island. There are some images from private persons. Images include residential buildings, religious properties, Galveston's downtown area and harbor, Galveston's infrastructure, parks, hospitals, survivors, and refugee camps and beachfront areas. Also included in this collection are photographs from events on Galveston Island commemorating the centennial of the 1900 Storm.

Please note that this collection contains many images of dead bodies. Estimates of the deceased are upward of 8,000 people and photographers sometimes featured bodies to engender sympathy from the public for fundraising. To explore this collection without encountering images of bodies, please check out the collection Galveston Photographic Subject Files: Storm of 1900 (No Graphic Images).

Date1900-1901

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