Galveston Texas Manhole Cover
by Connie Fox
Title
Galveston Texas Manhole Cover
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
Covered in a classy nautical style: Vintage cast iron manhole cover in the city of Galveston, Texas, decorated with an embossed image of the 1877 tall ship Elissa. The Elissa is a three-mast iron-hulled sailing ship built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland, by Alexander Hall & Company. She is not a replica but a survivor, and a popular attraction at Pier 21, where she resides. She sails annually in the Gulf of Mexico, and is maintained by Galveston Historical Foundation volunteers.
This manhole cover bears the name Vulcan on the rust-colored, circular cast-iron embellished plate set among pavers. A manhole cover is a removable plate forming a lid over the opening of a manhole, to prevent anyone or anything from falling in, and to keep out unauthorized persons and material.
Copyright 2012 Connie Steitz Fox
All Rights Reserved
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FEATURED on the homepage of Seen But Not Noticed, November 2016, and No Place Like Home, December 2016. Featured by Images That Excite You and Travel Art, May 2019. My thanks!
Galveston Texas Manhole Cover
Fine-art vintage object and street photography by Connie Fox
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July 14th, 2013
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Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" group! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html * You are also invited to post it to our group's blog: travelartpix.com for worldwide exposure!
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you, Tatiana, for this lovely feature. I'm delighted with these generous options too. I'll look into each one. Thanks for all you do for this group!
Connie Fox
Thank you, John Bailey, for the feature in Images That Excite You! When we do manhole covers in Texas, we make them exciting! The tall ship Elissa is honored in Galveston, as she should be. She's a beauty.
Terry Cobb
Nice shot - wondering where the "un-sanitary sewer" might be.
Connie Fox replied:
Thanks, Terry. Well, now, you've got me thinking. It's too far to go looking for it, so I suppose I'll need to refer you to the Vulcan Company. Wonder if they're still around.