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SS Jean Lafitte
SS Jean Lafitte
TitleSS Jean Lafitte
CreatorArt Engraving Co.
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.
Description6, 156 Pcs. Lead Pipe and Sheets Imported from Japan; Approximate Weight 929, 261#; Shipper: Asana Bussan Company Yokohama, Japan; Consignee: Commercial Metals Co. Houston, Texas; Forwarding Agent: J.R. Michels, Jr.; Steamship Agent: Waterman Steamship Corp. Houston Texas; Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
DateMay 7, 1950
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
ships
freight
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_008.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital