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Hermann Park's Mary Gibbs and Jesse Jones Reflection Pool

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The Galveston Historical Foundation's restored 1877 Tall Ship Elissa sails along the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico outside the Galveston jetties on the last of her Spring 2008 Day Sails Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in Galveston. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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Left handed Gibson Les Pauls are just a few of the many left handed guitars at Southpaw Guitars, 5813 Bellaire, a guitar shop for left-handed players Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Bellaire. Owner Jim Duncan has been in the business for 30 years. ( Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle )

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microphone and hands

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A shadow on the water of a swimming pool shows a person relaxing under the hot sun in their swimming pool Wednesday afternoon, August 30, 2000. Kevin Fujii/Chronicle.

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CONTACT FILED: RAIN-HOUSTON Rain falls on the Houston area Thursday morning, Feb. 6, 2003, as St. Valentine's Day approaches near. (Kevin Fujii/Chronicle) BACKGROUNDS/TEXTURES. WATER DROPLETS

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Detail of the final finished product produced by National Wire Corp. - a small company in Conroe which manufactures mesh for use to strengthen concrete, Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2004 (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle) BACKGROUNDS/TEXTURES

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Detail of the final finished product produced by National Wire Corp. - a small company in Conroe which manufactures mesh for use to strengthen concrete, Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2004 (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle)

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10/19/1999 - Fishermen angle for white bass along Lake Livingston's Harmon Creek. Kerwin Plevka / Houston Chronicle

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Fred Hartman bridge - August 2009

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A pedestrian crosses the plaza in front of the downtown library, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle )

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Pastor Ted Wiese's "Jesus is Lord" belt buckle after the Cowboy Church services, Sunday, March 8, 2009. ( Karen Warren / Chronicle )

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The Mayor's 2008 Holiday Celebration at City Hall on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, in Houston. ( Sharon Steinmann / Chronicle )

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A specially modified Boeing 747 jet carries the space shuttle Endeavour as it flies over the Johnson Space Center on the the shuttle's return trip to Kennedy Space Center Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in Houston. ( James Nielsen / Chronicle )

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HIV3:. After examining an infant at the Lesotho medical clinic, the child grabs Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Mark Kline's finger. The baby is an HIV-AIDS patient at the Baylor College of Medicine's Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence in Lesotho. He was brought to the clinic by his mother because he was suffering from a rash. Kline, who has made a career of pediatric HIV-AIDS care to the children of Africa, is the director of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. Photo by Carlos Antonio Rios_ Houston Chronicle

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Colorful balloons fly over the city Albuquerque as part of the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2000. 10/06/2000 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle).

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Balloons come in to Johnson Space Center for the start of the 12th Annual Ballunar Liftoff Festival. Photo by Carlos Antonio Rios 8/27/04

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Fireworks explode over the downtown skyline as a crowd watches from Stude Park in the Heights during the BP Power Of Freedom "Sky Freedom" fireworks spectacular Friday night, July 4, 2003. (Smiley N. Pool/Chronicle)

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(11/19/2004) As the sun sets on Galveston Island, Robbie Loveless of Santa Fe returns to his car with his surfboard.(Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle)

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(02/17/2002): The shadow of Ramon Laughter, president of the Montgomery Historical Society, is cast upon Montgomery's Nathaniel Davis house, a museum built in the mid-1800s. Supporters in the area are hoping for a state- designated district that would protect landmarks. (Melissa Phillip/Chronicle)

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08/20/1990 - Saxophone and trumpet.

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A race car game on the carnival midway at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Thursday night, March 13, 2003. (Smiley N. Pool/Chronicle)

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High water and hard rains in downtown Houston make for skyline reflected in the water as a man rides his bike down Preston St. Photo by Carlos Antonio Rios 6/25/04

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