Unknown American
Port of Galveston, Texas

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Port of Galveston, Texas
Datelate 1800s
PlaceGalveston, Texas, United States
MediumInk on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (15.9 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.140
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Department
Bayou Bend
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image, left: Port of Galveston / Texas
[no marks]

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