Historic Photos of Corpus Christi

by Cecilia Gutierrez Venable

Overview

Corpus Christi, Texas, is one of the most pristine coastal cities on the Gulf of Mexico. Once a simple nineteenth-century trading post at the mouth of the Nueces River, this port city has survived war and hurricanes on its road to becoming an important meat-processing, petroleum, and commercial center. Historic Photos of Corpus Christi captures the richness of this unique coastal city in nearly 200 black-and-white archival photographs. Author Cecilia Gutierrez Venable, a Corpus Christi–area historian, transports the reader through the past of the “Sparkling City by the Sea” in a journey that will not soon be forgotten.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596524286
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	03/21/2008
Series:	Historic Photos
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	10.36(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Cecilia Gutierrez Venable has loved Corpus Christi for over thirty years. She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Texas A&M Corpus Christi University. As a graduate assistant at Texas A&M University Special Collections and Archives, she processed several collections and was instrumental in acquiring collections for the university. A research project later led her to the Corpus Christi Public Libraries Local History Room, where she found a wealth of information in their Special Collections. Under a grant-funded project, as well as numerous volunteer hours, she helped organize their manuscript collection, and acquired additional collections for this institution. She has worked as an archivist for the past eight years and has also served on the Nueces County Historical Society board, as well as the Nueces County Historical Commission. Venable is currently writing her thesis for a master's of philosophy in history.