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Title	Ursuline Convent, Galveston, Texas
Creator	Trube Photo
Date	ca. 1910
Decade	1910-1919
Part Of	Collection of real photographic postcards of Texas
Place	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Description	The Ursuline Convent was founded in 1847 by the Ursulines of New Orleans. The building, designed by Nicholas J. Clayton, was the first convent in Texas. An academy was opened in 1854 devoted to girls" education. (Diana J. Kleiner, "URSULINE ACADEMY, GALVESTON" Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/iwu01) Published by the Texas State Historical Association.)
Notes	Recto: [inscribed] Ursline [sic] Convent (56) Galveston Texas. Trube Photo. Verso: [postmarked] Galveston, Texas 1910 [one cent stamp affixed] [private written correspondence]
Related Resources	MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1935428
Keywords	religious facilities; convents; religious education; Ursuline Academy; Texas; real photographic postcards; RPPC; Trube, Fred E.
Physical Description	1 photographic print (postcard)
Form/Genre	Postcards Photographic postcards Photographs Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2011
Digital Format	Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution	Archival scan: 6850 w x 4475 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process	Digitization process: Recto and verso each scanned using Epson V750 Pro, as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB .tif; derivative of master resampled at 3000 pixels on the long side as 24-bit, RGB .jpg.
Physical Location	Box 1: Cities
Call Number	Ag2005.0001
Upload File Name	ag2005_0001_01_120_r_galveston_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)	ag2005_0001_01_120_r_galveston.tif; ag2005_0001_01_120_v_galveston.tif
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\DeGolyer\reproductions\Ag2005-0001
Digital Collection	Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	Please cite Southern Methodist University, Central University Libraries, DeGolyer Library when using this file. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting degolyer@smu.edu.

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