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SS Gulf Banker, Long Reach Berth No. 5
SS Gulf Banker, Long Reach Berth No. 5
TitleSS Gulf Banker, Long Reach Berth No. 5
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.
DescriptionAgent: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; Broker: H.E. Schurig & Co.; Shipper: Mosher Steel Co.; Shipment of five carloads of steel girders and structural steel on marginal track prior to loading aboard direct from car to ship through the use of derrick barge; Total Weight - 397, 950#; Destination: Talcahuario, Chile
DateApril 15, 1958
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
freight cars
freight
ships
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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