In 1900, Galveston was Texas’ major port city. On the night of September 8, 1900, Galvestion was hit by the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, with at least 6,000 and perhaps as many as 12,000 deaths. Many images of the results of this hurricane can be found.
The images in this collection are notated to indicate they show the results of a storm that hit Galveson in September of 1907. But there is no record of any such storm hitting Galveston that year. There was another hurricane in Galveston in 1910, but because of measures taken since the 1900 storm, damages and fatalities were greatly reduced.
Until I can find information either to confirm or refute it, my guess is that these images are from the 1900 storm.
This slide has lost its protective partner and frame and is unidentified. The track in the middle of the street is consistent with Galveston’s commercial district.
This slide is identified as the Band Stand. The band stand is probably the dark-roofed structure in the background. The damaged structure seems rather to be a concession stand.
This image shows what’s left of the Figure 8 roller coaster. “The park” was apparently an amusement park.
The wharf of the Mallory Steamship Company. Railroad cars are mixed into the rubble.
The location of the rail yard is not given.