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| Title | The "Saltilla" at the second opening of the Houston Ship Channel (black and white) |
| Description | A large crowd gathers beside the "Saltilla" at the second opening of the Houston Ship Channel. The "Saltilla", of the Southern Steamship company, was celebrated as the first deepwater ship to visit the port of Houston following the dredging and reopening of the deepwater port. |
| Date | 1915 |
| Genre | black-and-white photographs
copy prints
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | ports
openings
steamships
spectators
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| Subject (Geographic) | Houston, Texas
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| Original Collection | George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 1970-001, Box 14, Folder 397 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation provided by the citation button above. To order a higher resolution reproduction click Request High Res above. |
| File name | fur535-cc.tif
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| Digital Collection | reformatted digital |
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