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SS Pygmalion
SS Pygmalion
TitleSS Pygmalion
DonorThese photographs and documents were generously donated by Mimi Branard King from the Estate of James H. Branard, Jr., Vice-President, Gulf Atlantic Warehouse, Co., in charge of operation of Long Beach division warehouse and docks on the Houston Ship Channel. Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co. is a subsidiary of Anderson, Clayton & Co.
DescriptionA shipment of 10 Trailer Houses; 68, 000 lbs.; Shipper - Loffland Bros. Co. of Venezuela; Point of Origin - Houston, Texas; Destination - Guanta, Venezuela; Freight Forwarder - R.W. Smith & Co.; Steamship Agent - Strachan Shipping Company; Handled at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
DateMarch 27, 1952
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
ships
trailers (vehicles)
Subject.Topical (LCSH)Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionJames H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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File nameshipc_201003_032a-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital