01315crm a2200205 4500 758968650 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 150918|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Photograph [Museum Object]. "Photograph portrait of George Sealy, Sr. by Verkin Studio, 319 1/2 23rd Street, Galveston. Cream and brown tones. Same as 67.131 but larger. Previously in a 3"" black wood rectangular frame with oval mat. No glass.". PERMANENT COLLECTION. Found in Collection 1967. 20150918. "George Sealy Sr. (1835-1901) came to Galveston in 1857. Rose from shipping clerk in the firm of Ball, Hutchings & Co. to partner in the bank within 10 years. Rescued the G.C. and Santa Fe Railway from failure to union with a system that served half the nation. One of the organizers of the Galveston Cotton Exchange and the commission form of government. One of the owners of the Mallory Steamship Line, organized in 1863; director of many other business enterprises.". Verkin Studio. https://rosenberg.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/47E8A404-7172-4A49-8F5B-807143421025 See Museum Object Listing RV8