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Bird's eye view of ships on Houston Ship Channel
Bird's eye view of ships on Houston Ship Channel
TitleBird's eye view of ships on Houston Ship Channel
CreatorRobert L. Browning Photographic Services
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.
Description(Berth - Name of Ship - Steamship Company) 1 - Flagstaff Victory - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; 2 - Cape Greig - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; 3 - UBL 139 ( Barge)* - Coyle Lines; 4 - Bluefield Victory - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; 5 - Irish Plane - States Marine Corporation; 6 - Charles Lykes - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; 7 - Lesvos - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; 8 - Henry T. Scott - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.; *Barge UBL 139 cannot be sen but same is docked in Berth 3 between Berth 2 & Berth 4.
DateOctober 12, 1946
Genreblack-and-white photographs;
Subject.Topical (AAT)ports
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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File nameshipc_201003_011a-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital