New Galveston Museum
New museum brings Texas history to life with jaw-dropping collection
Jun 14, 2015 | 1:00 pm
A blown up picture of a bed bug at work
The map of known bed bug infestations in the United States is anything but apretty picture.
Signs of bed bugs in a mattress
"Dewberry Patch"Photo by Katie Oxford
Window at Tejas Antiques in Navasota, with painting "The Cotton Walk" by MollyBee Collins resting on chairPhoto by Katie Oxford
Painting over doorway, "Grandma's Hands" by Molly BeePhoto by Katie Oxford
"Mission in New Mexico" by Leon CollinsPhoto by Katie Oxford
Leon with his "Madame Freeman," the first African-Americn business woman inNavasota, painted on hand-hooked rug made by Pat ShoemakePhoto by Katie Oxford
"The Cotton Walk" by Molly Bee CollinsPhoto by Katie Oxford
Leon's "As I Remember," with subjects Leon's great-great-grandmother (Big Mama)and her sister praying in the back yardPhoto by Katie Oxford
"The Cotton Walk," detailPhoto by Katie Oxford
Leon and Molly Bee's "Homestead Sunday," with Leon's work table below and BigMama's chair on the rightPhoto by Katie Oxford
"Poak Salad" by Molly BeePhoto by Katie Oxford
"Another Sweet Song," which Molly Bee and Leon painted togetherPhoto by Katie Oxford
Loggerhead turtle
Lumberjack turtle tattooPhoto by Katie Oxford
I met Sharon Maxwell nine years ago while visiting a beach.Photo by Katie Oxford
Sharon, busy on her cell phonePhoto by Katie Oxford
The sign on Sharon's carPhoto by Katie Oxford
Sharon's green turtle tattooPhoto by Katie Oxford