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[Photograph of Freeport, Texas Harbor]

Description: Photograph of the harbor at Freeport, Texas. There is a body of water running through the ground with two boats docked at the bank. On the right side of the frame is a long ware-house like building and across the water is a water tower.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Corpus Christi Harbor]

Description: Photograph of the harbor at Corpus Christi. A young boy is fishing at the end of a dock in the foreground of the photo. There are small boats docked along the harbor in the background and there are buildings and palm trees located in the distance.
Date: May 1968
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Partner: Texas Lutheran University

[Women on Boat in Galveston]

Description: Photograph of five women in swimsuits posed on the back of small boat with the name, "Oleander City Galveston" painted on the siding. The boat is facing the direction of a harbor, where other boats and ships can be seen in the distance. "Creger" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Women on Boat in Galveston #2]

Description: Photograph of five women in swimsuits posed on the back of small boat with the name, "Oleander City Galveston" painted on the siding. The boat is facing the direction of a harbor, where other boats and ships can be seen in the distance. "Creger" is written on the back of the photo.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[News Script: Dewey]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: September 4, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Sabine Pass, Texas: A Few Facts concerning the Harbor and Town

Description: Pamphlet about Sabine Pass, Texas gives an overview of the area and its potential as an area of trade and industry. According to the start of the text, "The object of this pamphlet is to present such facts in a strightforward manner as it will enable the fairminded investigator to draw just conclusions [...] to call attention to the advantages of Sabine Pass as the natural site, and where the most favorable conditions exist, for the building of a city upon Sabine Pass Harbor" (p. 3).
Date: 1898
Creator: Sabine Land & Improvement Company
Partner: UNT Libraries

The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel

Description: This booklet gives an overview of the history of Buffalo Bayou and of the Houston Ship Channel from 1820-1926. The text gives background on how the area became developed and eventually became an "Industrial Waterway of National importance" (p. [3]). The second half of the text focuses on Commodore Charles Morgan and the shipping aspect of the Channel. Costs of building, lists of important council members, and text of letters are included to illustrate the history.
Date: 1926
Creator: Farrar, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: New Harbor Is Dedicated]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 12, 1952
Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Lake or Harbor

Description: Copy negative of an unidentified lake or harbor. In the background of the body of water, there are trees and a hill. To the right of the photograph, another photograph is partially visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Lake or Harbor

Description: Copy negative of an unidentified lake or harbor. In the background, there are boats, trees, and hills. Below the photograph, there is another photograph that is partially visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Port Arthur Cargo Terminal]

Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur Cargo Terminal circa 1900. Several ships and boats are in port. Various types of ships are present. There are modern, mechanized ships in the foreground and background. Between are several older, wooden ships. The shore is covered in large pieces of wood.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine-Neches Canal]

Description: Photograph of the Sabine-Neches Canal running through Port Arthur, TX. To the left of the canal is a large railroad depot and the town is at the top. Several barges and boats are tied up along the shores of the canal.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Skyline]

Description: Photograph of the skyline of Port Arthur in 1949. The view is northwest across the canal from Pleasure Island. Several tall buildings dominate the skyline over other smaller structures. Several boats are in the water by the shore.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Don Hinga, December 3, 1951]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Mr. Don Hinga discussing Hinga's Article on the Port of Houston in the "Houston Chronicle," including his recognition of people mentioned in the writing, furthermore, contributing to the facts of the article by mentioning omitted information including the rivers and harbors bill in 1902 and the Galveston storm of 1900.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oil Distributer for Harbors, &c.

Description: Patent for a new and improved oil-distributor. This design consists "in a device for distributing oil upon the waves in the vicinity of piers and harbors, the combination, with the main tank upon the shore, of a main pipe extending from it into the water, auxiliary tanks along the main line, and perforated auxiliary lines connected with the auxiliary tanks" (lines 23-30).
Date: December 4, 1888
Creator: Lyle, John Newton
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, June 1904]

Description: Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Hartford. He discusses his itinerary for he summer. He mentions enjoying baseball games ashore and the mast breaking on his ship. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.
Date: 1904-06-10/1904-06-14
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, June 1904]

Description: Transcript of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Hartford. He discusses his itinerary for he summer. He mentions enjoying baseball games ashore and the mast breaking on his ship.
Date: 1904-06-10/1904-06-14
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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