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1877 Tall Ship Elissa Figurehead | Doug McLean's story on the figurehead for the State Tall Ship of Texas
Galveston Unscripted | Free. Texas History. For All.
English - December 15, 2021 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel galveston texas history audio tour free island education texas history historic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode is a quick story from Doug McLean on the fabrication of the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa figurehead during the restoration process.
Interested in information covered in this episode? Dive deeper into the links below! :
ElissaΒ : https://www.galvestonhistory.org/sites/1877-tall-ship-elissa-at-the-galveston-historic-seaport
Video story on the Elissa coming to Galveston : https://texasarchive.org/2012_00914
Full Conversation with Doug McClean - Spotify:Β https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tupzLU7z0UffunUThje7Z?si=XjuYw4caQrqBap24rXM4bg
Photos & story of the the model for the Elissa Figurehead:
http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2012/10/figureheads-galvestons-tall-ship-elissa-the-living-figurehead-and-the-yellow-rose/
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