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Ladies aboard a motor boat, Houston Yacht Club
Social life at the club came back after the war years when rationing and Coast Guard occupation of clubhouse were among the many changes affecting…
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Dick Dowling Digital Archive
The core of this collection of items related to the history and memory of Dick Dowling and the Battle of Sabine Pass was created by undergraduate…
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Lecture on Dick Dowling and the Battle of Sabine Pass: The View from Emancipation Park
This lecture was delivered by Dr. W. Caleb McDaniel at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on April 24, 2012.see more
Audio Tour of Emancipation Park and Dowling Street
This 9-minute audio tour, prepared by undergraduate students at Rice University in 2011, was made to be heard while visiting Emancipation Park and…see more
Audio Tour of Dowling Statue in Hermann Park
This six-minute audio tour, prepared by undergraduate students at Rice University in 2011, was made to be heard while visiting the Dick Dowling statue…see more