16 Matching Results

Search Results

[Tall Ship “Elissa”]

Photograph of the three (3) mast tall ship, the “Elissa” docked at the Galveston Historical Seaport in Galveston, Texas. Near the prow of the ship are three (3) individuals near the prow of the tall ship. Two (2) of these individuals standing next to each other with one wearing a green shirt and a baseball cap while the other is wearing a red shirt with white shorts. The third individual is wearing a white tee-shirt with a white baseball cap. The background of this photograph features various m… more

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.310265 -94.792326

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Three Cargo Ships]

Photograph of three (3) cargo ships floating docked near industrial warehouses. The closest of these ships features a stark white bridge with two (2) black, white, red, and yellow smokestacks. The second cargo vessel features three (3) large single arm cranes. The third cargo vessel features a gray coloring with large container cranes build into the ships hull. The background of the photograph features short waterfront warehouses.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Photograph of the John Lykes Ship Near a Dock]

Photograph of the John Lykes Ship near a dock, tied to multiple mooring posts. The ship is blue with a border of white at its top and has its name written in white on the side. A few cars and people are at the dock.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Photograph of a Ship's Figurehead]

Photograph of a ship's figurehead. The figurehead, attached to a blue boat, is a sculpture of a woman in a dress holding an object to her chest. It is made out of what seems to be white-painted wood.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Photograph of a Blue Ship on a Dock]

Photograph of a blue ship on a dock. A gangway connects the ship and the dock. Two people, with one almost out of frame, are walking on the dock and a few people are on the ship. Close to the edge of the dock is a table made of wood barrels and a wooden board.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Docked Ocean Ship]

Photograph of the prow view of a deep-sea ocean ship moored to the docks of a large industrial warehouse. Automobiles are parked on the dock in between the ship and the warehouse. The left side of the photograph features a white multi-story building with large windows. Behind the ocean ship are additional ocean shipping vessels of unknown origin. In the far background of the photograph there is a large bridge that spans the shipping lane.

Date: June 1983

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Gaff Rigged Sailing Vessel Leaving Orange Shipyard]

Copy negative of a large gaff-rigged sailing vessel leaving port in Orange, Texas. The photograph was taken from the International Shipyard in Orange.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[View of International Shipyard in Orange, Texas]

Copy negative of International Shipyard in Orange, Texas. The photographer is positioned across a body of water, looking at a large ship that is docked parallel to the shoreline. Several one-story buildings are visible on the left of the frame.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Landmark Inn and the Houston Ship Channel]

Photograph of Landmark Inn and the Houston Ship Channel taken from a high vantage point. The inn is a large, 2.5 story building with a gabled roof located next to the water. Several cars are parked in front of the entrance. Behind the inn, a ship with "Linea Nervion" painted on the side is passing through the channel.

Date: August 21, 1971

Creator: Lewis, David P.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of B and B Shipyard]

Photograph of B and B Shipyard, owned and operated by Morris Barrilleaux and Leo Babel. A large, rectangular metal structure occupies the foreground. A tow truck is visible in the background on the left side of the frame. Powerlines extend above the shipyard.

Date: 1970

Creator: Lewis, David P.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Launching of the City of Shreveport Ship]

Copy negative of the City of Shreveport Ship launching from a shipyard in Orange, Texas. The ship is in a dry dock, heading into the water. Several passengers stand on the deck of the ship. One waves a large American flag.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[View of Orange, Texas Shipyard]

Copy negative of two tankers flanked by two tugboats out on the water at a shipyard in Orange, Texas. The four vessels are docked on the left side of the frame, though they largely obscure the dock itself.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

International Ship Builders Going to Work

Copy negative of dozens of International Ship Builders on the deck of a ship going to work. he men wear various items of casual clothing, but all of the men visible are wearing hats. The photograph was taken from a smaller boat at a higher vantage point.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Fire on a Ship at Shipyard in Orange, Texas]

Copy negative of a fire on a ship at a shipyard in Orange, Texas. Large billows of smoke rise from the docked ship. Another ship is on the water directly adjacent to the ship on fire. Another, smaller boat, approaches the fire.

Date: 1915

Creator: Barrilleaux, Morris

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

[Postcard of Harbor at Galveston]

Postcard of a harbor in Galveston where two boats are moored. Debris litters the concrete on the edge of the harbor, and several large industrial structures rise up in the distance. Handwritten print on the front of the postcard reads "this is not snow— just shell. Not egg shell either." Cursive handwriting at the bottom reads "Just a little different from the fleet of Waco." The card is addressed to Miss Jennie Forsgard of Waco.

Date: November 2, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Crystal Gem at Dock in Port Arthur]

Photograph of bulk carrier the "Crystal Gem" of London at dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Several ropes connect the large ship to the dock. Various rubble and equipment litters the dock.

Date: 1976

Creator: Lewis, David P.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Lamar University

Currently Limited To

Clear All Filters

Available Filters

Share