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SS Axel Carl
SS Axel Carl
TitleSS Axel Carl
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.
DescriptionBulk Barite Ore; 3, 361 Tons; Point of Origin: Nova Scotia; Consignee: Milwhite Co., Inc., Houston, Texas; Steamship Agent: Thomas Rice & Co., Inc.; Discharged direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of the Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
DateMay 25, 1953
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
ships, cranes (equipment)
freight cars
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_043a-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital