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SS Nancy Lykes
SS Nancy Lykes
TitleSS Nancy Lykes
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.
Description280 Head Livestock; 174, 575 lbs.; Destination - Manati, Cuba; Point of Origin - King's Ranch, Texas; Shiper - King's Ranch; Freight Forwarder - Houston Freight Forwarders; Loaded direct from trucks to ship at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
DateApril 11, 1952
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
ships
trucks
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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Digital Collectionreformatted digital