Ship Channel Collection

p15195coll28_20210803_1703

Object File Title Alternate Title Series Title Creator Contributor Publisher Date Language Description Subject Place Time Period Genre Format Type Extent Collection Identifier ArchivesSpace URI Donor Rights Access Rights Note
p15195coll28/199 thumbnail Bond Certificates for the Houston Ship Channel Navigation District of Harris County 1911-05-12 eng
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas legal documents Text
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Harris County Archives
Harris County Archives This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/88 thumbnail shipc_201003_142a-cc.jpg Bundles of freight Merchants Photo Service 1859/1965 Bundles of freight sitting in a storage area.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/72 thumbnail shipc_201003_127a-cc.jpg Businessmen at Houston Ship Channel 1859/1965 A group of businessmen at the Houston Ship Channel standing by a large piece of freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Businessmen
  • ports (settlements)
  • businessmen
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/67 thumbnail shipc_201003_123a-cc.jpg Businessmen inspecting freight Harper Leiper Studios 1859/1965 Men in suits standing and inspecting a large amount of freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/180 thumbnail shipc_201003_100a-cc.jpg Crane 1859/1965 A picture of the arm portion of a crane.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/182 thumbnail shipc_201003_102a-cc.jpg Crane 1859/1965 A crane on tracks is lifting freight while a group of men are watching nearby.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/82 thumbnail shipc_201003_125a-cc.jpg Crane 1952-08-21 A crane on tracks is standing between the ship and the freight. A man is driving a tractor beside the crane.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Freight cars
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
  • freight cars
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/85 thumbnail shipc_201003_139a-cc.jpg Crane Merchants Photo Service 1859/1965 A crane on tracks loading freight onto a ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/195 thumbnail shipc_201003_113a-cc.jpg Crane loading freight onto ship 1859/1965 A large, cylindrical piece of freight is being loaded on a ship by a crane. Two men watch from below, while a third man watches from the crane.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/71 thumbnail shipc_201003_124a-cc.jpg Crane loading freight onto ship 1859/1965 A stationary crane is loading a large piece of freight onto a ship while a group of men watch from below.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Freight and freightage
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
  • freight
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/131 thumbnail shipc_201003_039a-cc.jpg Crane loading materials onto ship 1952-05-06 Crane loading materials onto ship with a few onlookers watching from below.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/132 thumbnail shipc_201003_040a-cc.jpg Crane loading materials onto ship Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1952-07-08 A crane in the background loading materials on a ship. A car is also parked by the ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Automobiles
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
  • automobiles
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/134 thumbnail shipc_201003_041a-cc.jpg Crane loading materials onto ship 1952-08-21 A crane lifting freight onto a ship while a forklift is bringing more freight towards the crane. A pair of men nearby are lifting a pallet off of a stack of pallets.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/176 thumbnail shipc_201003_096a-cc.jpg Crane loading vehicle onto ship A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 A crane is loading a vehicle onto a ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/193 thumbnail shipc_201003_111a-cc.jpg Crane loading vehicle onto ship A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 A crane is loading a vehicle onto a ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
  • ships
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/181 thumbnail shipc_201003_101a-cc.jpg Crane moving material onto ship 1859/1965 Crane moving material onto ship with two men watching from the deck. A smoke stack is bellowing smoke in the background.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/178 thumbnail shipc_201003_098a-cc.jpg Crane moving ship keel 1859/1965 A crane moving a ship keel.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Keels
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
  • keels (watercraft components)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/191 thumbnail shipc_201003_109a-cc.jpg Forklift loading freight into truck 1859/1965 Forklift loading freight into truck. The truck features the words "S Clark" on the side of it.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Forklift trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • forklift trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/194 thumbnail shipc_201003_112a-cc.jpg Freight 1859/1965 A pile of freight secured by a chain.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/78 thumbnail shipc_201003_133a-cc.jpg Freight 1859/1965 A large tank sitting in front of a group of cranes.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/81 thumbnail shipc_201003_135a-cc.jpg Freight 1859/1965 Two men stand by a large container in the center of the photograph.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/83 thumbnail shipc_201003_137a-cc.jpg Freight 1859/1965 Black-and-white picture of a large, chained tank.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/177 thumbnail shipc_201003_097a-cc.jpg Freight being loaded onto ship 1859/1965 A ship's crane is loading freight onto the ship while several men watch from below. A man in a forklift is also bringing freight within the crane's reach.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/76 thumbnail shipc_201003_131a-cc.jpg Freight being loaded onto ship 1859/1965 A closeup of freight being loaded onto a ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/77 thumbnail shipc_201003_132a-cc.jpg Freight cars 1859/1965 A line of freight cars.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/162 thumbnail shipc_201003_071a-cc.jpg From C.A. Gillan's file History of all Plants 1923/1965 eng A short exerpt discussing the origin of the term "Long Reach" and the development of the Long Reach Docks since its construction in 1923.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas documents (object genre) Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/66 thumbnail shipc_201003_122a-cc.jpg Group of businessmen Harper Leiper Studios 1859/1965 Black and whte picture of men in white shirts and ties inside of a building around a table with cardboard boxes on it. In the cardboard boxes is white material.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Businessmen
  • ports (settlements)
  • businessmen
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/70 thumbnail shipc_201003_126a-cc.jpg Group photo in front of SS George Lykes 1859/1965 A group of men standing in front of the SS George Lykes.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Businessmen
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • businessmen
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/169 thumbnail shipc_201003_089a-cc.jpg Group photo of the Port of Houston Propeller Club 1954/1955
  • Back Row, Left to Right - Norman B. Avenell, Board of Governors
  • Robert S. Smith, Board of Governors
  • Sam D.W. Low, Board of Governors
  • Vernon Bailey, Board of Governors
  • J.H. Branard, Jr., Board of Governors
  • Fred J. Drew, Board of Governors
  • John F. Mann, Board of Governors Front Row, Left to Right - Wiley R. George, Second Vice President
  • Ashley W. Lott, First Vice President
  • Joseph S. McDermott, President
  • G. Harris Emig, Secretary-Treasuer
  • S.T. Hand, Board of Governors
  • Edwin Eikel, Board of Governors
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Businessmen
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/108 thumbnail shipc_201003_155-cc.jpg Houston Port Register, Vol. 1, No. 25 1930-02-19 eng Vol.I, No. 25. Scrap Iron As it Is Loaded at Port Houston, This Commodity Plays an Important Part in Increasing Tonnage
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas lists (document genres) Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/30 thumbnail Houston Ship Channel Facts, Vol. 1, No. 1 1915-12 eng A pamphlet of the Houston Ship Channel that provides Houston Port facts and rates.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas pamphlets Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 8 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/57 thumbnail shipc_201003_158.jpg Houston Ship Channel map 1925-11 eng Map of Houston Ship Channel showing all industries, railways, public and private docks, and approximate all original surveys in the vicinity of the Channel.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas maps (documents) Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 8 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/103 thumbnail shipc_201003_013a-cc.jpg Houston Ship Channel, aerial view 1859/1965 Black-and-white photograph of ships in the Houston Ship Channel.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
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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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/39 thumbnail Houston-Galveston Causeway Opening Program pamphlet 1912-05 eng A program pamphlet for the Houston-Galveston Causeway Opening consisting of advertisements and the order of the parade.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
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  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas pamphlets Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
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p15195coll28/64 thumbnail shipc_201003_121a-cc.jpg Industrial magnet Art Engraving Co. 1859/1965 A suspended industrial magnet picking up the scrap metal below.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
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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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/165 thumbnail shipc_201003_085a-cc.jpg Interior of warehouse Merchants Photo Service 1859/1965 The inside of a warehouse with rows and boxes of freight. A truck sits at one of the entrances of the warehouse.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Warehouses
  • ports (settlements)
  • warehouses
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/168 thumbnail shipc_201003_088a-cc.jpg Interior of warehouse Merchants Photo Service 1859/1965 The inside of a warehouse filled with boxes of freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
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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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/95 thumbnail shipc_201003_148-cc.jpg Japanese liner on Houston Ship Channel 1963 A Japanese liner floats in the background in the Houston Ship channel with tiedown ropes featured in the foreground.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
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  • Ships
  • Mooring of ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
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  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
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p15195coll28/96 thumbnail shipc_201003_149-cc.jpg Japanese liner on Houston Ship Channel 1963 A Japanese liner sitting in the harbor. A piece of another ship and tie down ropes can be seen in the foreground, and more cranes and warehouses can be seen in the background.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Mooring of ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
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p15195coll28/84 thumbnail shipc_201003_138a-cc.jpg Large piece of freight next to SS Jean Lykes 1859/1965 A large tank sits beside the SS Jean Lykes. Two men are walking by the freight and looking at it.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/201 thumbnail shipc_201003_164.jpg Letter from Mayor Oscar Holcombe to Mr. E.D. Penden Holcombe, Oscar, 1888-1968 1911-09-21 eng
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
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  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • letters (correspondence)
  • correspondence
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  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Harris County Archives
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p15195coll28/56 thumbnail Long Reach brochure 1859/1965 eng A brochure that features of the activities that go on at Long Reach.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
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  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas brochures Image
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p15195coll28/73 thumbnail shipc_201003_128a-cc.jpg Lykes Lines ships Harper Leiper Studios 1859/1965 Black-and-white picture of Lykes Lines ships sailing.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/74 thumbnail shipc_201003_129a-cc.jpg Lykes Lines ships Harper Leiper Studios 1859/1965 A black and white picture of a group of large ships sailing in a body of water. Two of the ships have "LYKES LINES" written on the side.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/75 thumbnail shipc_201003_130a-cc.jpg Lykes Lines ships Harper Leiper Studios 1859/1965
  • B-1 Texita
  • B-2 Elizabeth Lyhes
  • B-3 Brinton Lyhes
  • B-4 Frank Lyhes
  • B-5 Whittien Jietory
  • B-6 Anna Adlaud
  • B-7 Open
  • B-8 Mayo Lyhes (SPELLING)
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/166 thumbnail shipc_201003_086a-cc.jpg Man loading freight onto rail car Merchants Photo Service 1859/1965 A is loading bags of freight on a train car with a dolly. Two men stand at the entrance of the train car, and the car is filled with bags of freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/167 thumbnail shipc_201003_087a-cc.jpg Man using forklift to move freight 1859/1965 A man is moving a pallet of freight with a forklift.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Forklift trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • forklift trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/200 thumbnail shipc_201003_161.jpg Meeting of Charity Organization Institute 1915
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Businessmen
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Harris County Archives
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p15195coll28/161 thumbnail shipc_201003_066a-cc.jpg Men Who Make the Port of Houston Hum Lloyd Gregory 1964-05 eng Article about Gulf Atlantic Warehouse vice president. Port of Houston Magazine. Article by Lloyd Gregory, Director of Information. No. 50 in a series: Men Who Make the Port of Houston Hum.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas clippings (information artifacts) Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/171 thumbnail shipc_201003_092a-cc.jpg Men Who Make the Port of Houston Hum A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 A crane is loading a vehicle onto a ship. Two men are watching from the ship as it is being loaded. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/59 thumbnail shipc_201003_116a-cc.jpg MV Del Rio 1952-04-01 The MV Del Rio is sitting by the dock while one of its cranes is handling a piece of freight over a nearby cart.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/128 thumbnail shipc_201003_037a-cc.jpg On-deck view from ship at port 1859/1965 A picture from the deck of a ship of a rampleading to the port. A cart full of livestock is at the edge of the ramp, as a few men look on at various parts of the port.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Warehouses
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • warehouses
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/98 thumbnail shipc_201003_153-cc.jpg Paddle wheel steamship at port 1859 A drawing featuring a paddle steamer at port. A group of horse-drawn carts are standing in the foreground and alongside the ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
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ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/63 thumbnail shipc_201003_120a-cc.jpg Port of Houston Pervin & Associates Photography 1964-11 Black and white picture of a large tank hoisted up by a crane. Men stand on a platform to the left of the tank.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Steam-boilers
  • ports (settlements)
  • steam boilers
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/188 thumbnail shipc_201003_091a-cc.jpg Port of Houston Buys Long Reach 1965-12 eng
  • Article about Port of Houston purchase of Long Reach docks. S.M. McAshan, Jr. and Port Commission Chairman Howard Tellepsen announce agreement
  • Tremendous Step
  • Embraces 40 Acres
  • Will Have 36 Wharves
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/100 thumbnail shipc_201003_160-cc.jpg Port of Houston Industrial District map 1955-04 eng A map of the Port of Houston featiuring the layout of the Port area as well as an index of where different companies are on the map.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas maps (documents) Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 8 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/42 thumbnail Port of Houston informational brochure 1954 eng A brochure about the Port of Houston. It includes some of the products that are imported at the port, as well some general information and a map of the port.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas brochures Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/20 thumbnail Port of Houston promotional brochure 1908 eng A informational document about the Port of Houston
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas documents (object genre) Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/89 thumbnail shipc_201003_143-cc.jpg Port of Houston, aerial view 1954 Buildings by the Port of Houston with trains and train tracks running along the front of the photograph.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 14, Folder 394 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/99 thumbnail shipc_201003_157-cc.jpg Ship Channel Stamp 1870 eng A Statement Respecting the Necessity and Advantages to the Commercial and Agricultural Interests of Texas of a Ship Channel from the Outer Galveston Bar to the City of Houston, the Head of Tide Water in Buffalo Bayou
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas stamps (tools) Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 8 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/92 thumbnail shipc_201003_144-cc.jpg Ship channel's Turning Basin, aerial view 1955 Bird's eye view of ship channel's Turning Basin. Sets of train tracks in the foreground lead to the docks.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 14, Folder 405 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/179 thumbnail shipc_201003_099a-cc.jpg Ship keel 1859/1965 A ship's keel is being held up by a crane, and is resting next to the ship's framework. A group of men watch from the dock.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Keels
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • keels (watercraft components)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/79 thumbnail shipc_201003_134a-cc.jpg Ship loading freight from truck A load of planks is being hoisted up by a crane from a truck bed to the ship. One man watches from the truck bed while the other watches away from the truck.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/138 thumbnail shipc_201003_045a-cc.jpg Ship loading freight onto deck 1953-11-01 A ship crane is loading a large pipe freight onto the deck. A truck sits in front of the freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Trucks
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • trucks
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/190 thumbnail shipc_201003_108a-cc.jpg Ship uploading freight 1859/1965 Black and white photo of a ship unloading bags of it's cargo by net. A man stands under the net of bags.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/170 thumbnail shipc_201003_090a-cc.jpg Ships and workers on Houston Ship Channel 1859/1965 Ships and workers on Houston Ship Channel. Three forklifts are shifting around freight in the foreground.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Blue collar workers
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • blue collar workers
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • color photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/142 thumbnail shipc_201003_047a-cc.jpg Ships at Long Reach, aerial view Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1953-06-19
  • Berth #1 - Fred Morris, Owner - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Berth #2 - Trajanus, Agent - Strachan Shipping Company
  • Berth #3 - Groton Trails, Operator - States Marine Corporation
  • Berth #4 - Elisabeth Nielsen, Agent - Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.
  • Berth #5 - Gulf Farmer, Owner - Gulf & South American Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Berth #6 - Mar Cantabrico, Agent - Thomas Rice & Co., Inc.
  • Berth #7 - Barge Blue Stack #88, Operator - Armour & Co.
  • Berth #7 - Marin, Operator - Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.
  • Berth #8 - Leon, Operator - United Fruit Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/129 thumbnail shipc_201003_038a-cc.jpg Ships in port, elevated view 1952-05-12 Dock scene at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/93 thumbnail shipc_201003_146-cc.jpg Ships on Houston Ship Channel 1962 A picture of a wake the from the back of a ship. Ships are seen on either side of the port.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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p15195coll28/97 thumbnail shipc_201003_145-cc.jpg Ships on Houston Ship Channel Johnson, Owen 1962-09-19 Black and white photo of ships in the Houston Ship Channel.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 14, Folder 406 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/158 thumbnail shipc_201003_063a-cc.jpg Ships on Houston Ship Channel, aerial view 1956-11-22
  • Berth #1 - SS Helvig Torm, Biehl & Co. - Agent
  • Berth #2 - SS Aggersborg, Rice, Kerr & Company, Inc. - Agent
  • Berth #3 - SS Almeria Lykes, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. - Agent
  • Berth #4 - SS Pelican State, States Marine Corporation - Owner
  • Berth #5 - SS Averdyk, Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc. - Agent
  • Berth #6 - SS National Mariner, Strachan Shipping Company, Inc. - Agent
  • Berth #7 - SS Del Santos, Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. - Owner, Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc. - Agent
  • Berth #8 - SS Republica De Colombia, Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc. - Agent
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/91 thumbnail shipc_201003_011a-cc.jpg Ships on Houston Ship Channel, aerial view Robert L. Browning Photographic Services 1946-10-12
  • (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.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/125 thumbnail shipc_201003_033a-cc.jpg SS [...] Morris 1953-10-15 A railway leads to a ship on the for end of the dock. There are trailers near the ship on either side of the railway.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trailers
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trailers (vehicles)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/127 thumbnail shipc_201003_026a-cc.jpg SS Aalsdyk 1951-06-06
  • Discharged 1,988 Tons Pipe from Ship to Cars
  • Point of Origin: Netherlands and Belgium
  • Steamship Agent: Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/109 thumbnail shipc_201003_019a-cc.jpg SS Almdyk 1950-11-03
  • 449 Tons Steel
  • Origin: Antwerp & Rotterdam
  • Consignee: Freidamn Iron & Supply Co., Fort Worth, Texas
  • Steamship Agent: Texas Transport & Terminal Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/117 thumbnail shipc_201003_027a-cc.jpg SS Andyk 1951-06-29
  • 25 Pcs. Walnut Logs
  • 69,430#
  • Shipper: Homer Hinch
  • Destination: Hamburg, Germany
  • Freight Forwarder: The Stone Forwarding Company
  • Steamship Agent: Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Wood
  • Warehouses
  • ports (settlements)
  • log (wood)
  • warehouses
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/136 thumbnail shipc_201003_043a-cc.jpg SS Axel Carl 1953-05-25
  • Bulk Barite Ore
  • 3,361 Tons
  • Point of Origin: Nova Scotia
  • Consignee: Milwhite Co., Inc., Houston, Texas
  • Steamship Agent: Thomas Rice & Co., Inc.
  • Discharged direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of the Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/143 thumbnail shipc_201003_048a-cc.jpg SS Clare Hugo Stinnes 1954-12-17
  • 3,000 Bags Green Coffee
  • 462,966 lbs.
  • Destination: Duncan Coffee Co., J.A. Folger & Co.
  • Origin: Vera Cruz, Mexico
  • Steamship Agent: Biehl & Co.
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Forklift trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • forklift trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/147 thumbnail shipc_201003_052a-cc.jpg SS Del Aires 1955-05-20
  • 6,000 bags Brazilian Shelled Peanuts
  • Consignee: Anderson, Clayton & Co., Houston, Texas
  • Origin: Santos, Brazil
  • Steamship Owner: Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc.
  • Steamship Agent: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/139 thumbnail shipc_201003_044a-cc.jpg SS Del Monte 1953-08-01 The SS Del Monte sitting at a dock with a crane and a group of men right next to it.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/104 thumbnail shipc_201003_004.jpg SS Dolores Art Engraving Co. 1950-05-05
  • Bulk Phosphate Rock
  • 9,383,460#
  • Imported From: Newport Curacao Netherlands West Indies
  • Customs Broker: W.R. Zanes & Company Houston, Texas
  • Shipper: N.J. Baker & Brother New York, New York
  • Consignee: Mayo Shell Co. Houston Texas
  • Steamship Agent: Strachan Shipping Company Houston, Texas
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Long Reach Phosphate.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/105 thumbnail shipc_201003_016a-cc.jpg SS Fernland Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1950-10-22
  • 8,542 Tons
  • Mexican Canned Meat
  • Consigned to: Hamburg, Germany
  • Shipper: B.N.S. International Sales Corporation, New York, New York
  • Steamship Agent
  • Gulf Shipping Lines
  • Forwarding Agent: H.E. Schruig & Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/106 thumbnail shipc_201003_017a-cc.jpg SS Fernland Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1950-10-22
  • 8,542 Tons
  • Mexican Canned Meat
  • Consigned to: Hamburg, Germany
  • Steamship Agent: Gulf Shipping Lines
  • Forwarding Agent: H.E. Schurig & Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/111 thumbnail shipc_201003_020a-cc.jpg SS Fernland Art Engraving Co. 1951-02-01 The SS Fernland sits at the dock as one if its cranes handles a pallet of freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/144 thumbnail shipc_201003_049a-cc.jpg SS George Lykes Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1954-03-21
  • Air Liquefier
  • 122,000 lbs.
  • Origin: Manufactured in Frankfurt/Main, Germany - loaded at the Port of Bremen, Germany
  • Shipper: Messer Co., Bremen, Germany
  • Consignee: Foster Wheeler Corporation
  • Destination: Deere & Company, Pryor, Okla.
  • Freight Forwarder: W.R. Zanes & Company
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Discharged direct from ship to car at the Long Reach Docks of the Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/152 thumbnail shipc_201003_005.jpg SS Gulf Banker, Long reach Berth No. 5 Art Engraving Co. 1950-04-15 Two ships sitting at the port. Freight-handling activities are taking place at the far end of the port.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/159 thumbnail shipc_201003_064a-cc.jpg SS Gulf Banker, Long Reach Berth No. 5 1958-04-15
  • Agent: 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
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight cars
  • Freight and freightage
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight cars
  • freight
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/164 thumbnail shipc_201003_065a-cc.jpg SS Gulf Trader 1958-11-01
  • Agent: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Shpt: One Tank - 125' long
  • Weight: 111,100# Destination: Chile
  • One tank 125' long mounted on three flatcars being handled car to ship by Long Reach's stff - leg derrick for shipment to Chile.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/113 thumbnail shipc_201003_022a-cc.jpg SS Java 1951-01-19
  • 1 - 1950 Model International Truck #270
  • Weight: 30,000#
  • Shipper: Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp.
  • Destination: Singapore - Forward to Seria - State of Brunee-Borneo
  • Steamship Agent: Strachan Shipping Company
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Trucks
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • trucks
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/58 thumbnail shipc_201003_008.jpg SS Jean Lafitte Art Engraving Co. 1950-05-07
  • 6,156 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.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/120 thumbnail shipc_201003_028a-cc.jpg SS Jean Lykes 1951-10-02
  • 596 Pcs. Steel Pipe
  • 446,971 lbs.
  • Shipper: Texas Co.
  • Destination: Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
  • Point of Origin: Bellevue, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder: H.L. Ziegler, Inc.
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/90 thumbnail shipc_201003_136a-cc.jpg SS Jean Lykes 1859/1965 A large piece of freight sits next to the SS Jean Lykes.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/133 thumbnail shipc_201003_035a-cc.jpg SS Jesse Lykes 1952-03-01
  • 88,916 Bags Flour
  • 4,478,028 lbs.
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/184 thumbnail shipc_201003_104a-cc.jpg SS Kiyosumi Maru 1859/1965 The SS Kiyosumi Maru sits at the dock as workers are loading freight in the distance.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/130 thumbnail shipc_201003_001.jpg SS London 1950-02-20 Wire shipped by ARMCO INTERNATIONAL CORP. from SHEFFIELD STEEL CORPORATION, Houston, Texas. Handled direct from car to ship at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/80 thumbnail shipc_201003_010.jpg SS London 1950-02-19
  • 7,980 bags Sulphur to Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Steamship Agent: Texas Transport & Terminal Co.
  • Shipper: American Trading Co., New York, New York
  • Shipped by: Texas Gulf Sulphur Co., New Gulf, Texas
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/110 thumbnail shipc_201003_014a-cc.jpg SS Margo 1950-09-25
  • 8,813 Long Tons Scrap Iron
  • Shipped from: Hamburg, Germany
  • Shipper: Richard Nathan Corp., New York, New York
  • Consignee: Sheffield Steel Corp.
  • Customs Broker: W.R. Zans & Co.
  • Steamship Agent: E.S. Binnings, Agent
  • Stevedore: Southern Stevedoring & Contracting Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/114 thumbnail shipc_201003_023a-cc.jpg SS Marion Lykes 1951-05-16
  • Steamship Agent: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Destination: Puerto Rico
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/146 thumbnail shipc_201003_051a-cc.jpg SS Marna 1955-01-01
  • 26,160 Bags Coffee
  • 4,026,143 lbs.
  • Origin: Cristobal, Canal Zone
  • Destination: J.A. Folger & Co., Maxwell House Division, General Foods Corporation
  • Shipper: J.A. Folger & Co., J.A. Medina Company
  • Steamship chartered by - United Fruit Company
  • Collin & Gissel - Agents for United Fruit Company
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/107 thumbnail shipc_201003_018a-cc.jpg SS Martin Bakke 1950-11-02
  • 822 tons Bulk Bones
  • Origin: Buenos Aires
  • Consignee: Consolidated Chemical Co.
  • 611 Tons Lumber
  • Origin: Iajahy, Brazil
  • Consignee: Alexander Schroeder Co.
  • Steamship Agent: Biehl & Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/140 thumbnail shipc_201003_046a-cc.jpg SS Maule 1953-08-15
  • 1 Crude Flash Tower
  • 68,210 lbs.
  • 98'11""x12'x2'9""
  • Point of Origin: Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works, Houston, Texas
  • Shipper: Corporacion de Fomenta
  • Destination: Valparaiso, Chile
  • Freight Forwarder: W.R. Zanes & Company
  • Steamship Agent: Strachan Shipping Company
  • Loaded direct from cars to ship at the Long Reach Docks of the Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/185 thumbnail shipc_201003_007.jpg SS Monrosa Art Engraving Co. 1950-05-01
  • 2500 Tons Flour
  • Shipper: Federazions Italiana Dei Consorzi Agrari
  • Destination: Venice & Genoa
  • Freight Forwarder - C.J. Thibodeaux & Co.
  • Steamship Agent - Texas Transport & Terminal Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/141 thumbnail shipc_201003_002.jpg SS Montello Art Engraving Co. 1950-03-01 The SS Motello sitting at a dock alongside a row of carts.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/121 thumbnail shipc_201003_029a-cc.jpg SS Nancy Lykes 1951-12-06
  • Tractors & Parts
  • 85,994#
  • Destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Shipper: International Harvester
  • Freight Forwarder: Judson-Sheldon Division
  • Point of Origin: Chicago, Illinois
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/122 thumbnail shipc_201003_030a-cc.jpg SS Nancy Lykes Bob Bailey Fine Photography 1952-04-11
  • 280 Head Livestock
  • 174,575 lbs.
  • Destination - Manati, Cuba
  • Point of Origin - King's Ranch, Texas
  • Shiper - King's Ranch
  • Freight Forwarder - Houston Freight Forwarders
  • Loaded direct from trucks to ship at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/137 thumbnail shipc_201003_036a-cc.jpg SS Nancy Lykes 1952-04-11
  • 280 Head Livestock
  • 174,575 lbs.
  • Destination - Manati, Cuba
  • Point of Origin - King's Ranch, Texas
  • Shiper - King's Ranch
  • Freight Forwarder - Houston Freight Forwarders
  • Loaded direct from trucks to ship at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/126 thumbnail shipc_201003_034a-cc.jpg SS Over [...] 1952-01-15 A ship sitting at dock while a nearby crane loads freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • cranes (equipment)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/102 thumbnail shipc_201003_012a-cc.jpg SS Overo 1950-08-02
  • 366 Short Tons Bulk Bones
  • Shipper: Consolidated Chemical Corp.
  • Consignee: Consolidated Chemical Corp.
  • Export from: Buenos Aires
  • Customs Broker: W.R. Zanes & Company
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/148 thumbnail shipc_201003_053a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/149 thumbnail shipc_201003_054a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/150 thumbnail shipc_201003_055a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/151 thumbnail shipc_201003_058a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/153 thumbnail shipc_201003_056a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/154 thumbnail shipc_201003_059a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1957-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Forklift trucks
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • forklift trucks
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/155 thumbnail shipc_201003_060a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1958-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Forklift trucks
  • ports (settlements)
  • forklift trucks
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/156 thumbnail shipc_201003_061a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1959-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/157 thumbnail shipc_201003_062a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1960-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • Blue collar workers
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
  • blue collar workers
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/160 thumbnail shipc_201003_057a-cc.jpg SS Pioneer Reef 1956-01-27
  • 996 Lead Buttons
  • 1,999,761 lbs.
  • Origin - Port Pirie, Australia
  • Shipper - The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty., Ltd.
  • Destination - Ethyl Corporation, Pasadena, Texas
  • Freight Forwarder - F.J. Herbelin
  • Steamship Agent - Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled direct from ship to cars at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight and freightage
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/124 thumbnail shipc_201003_032a-cc.jpg SS Pygmalion 1952-03-27
  • A shipment of 10 Trailer Houses
  • 68,000 lbs.
  • Shipper - Loffland Bros. Co. of Venezuela
  • Point of Origin - Houston, Texas
  • Destination - Guanta, Venezuela
  • Freight Forwarder - R.W. Smith & Co.
  • Steamship Agent - Strachan Shipping Company
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trailers
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trailers (vehicles)
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/163 thumbnail shipc_201003_003.jpg SS Pygmalion 1950-03-09
  • 1 Emulsion Treater
  • Weight: 34,669#
  • Shipper: Venezulean Atlantic Refining Company
  • Freight Forwarder: H.L. Ziegler, Inc.
  • Steamship Agent: Strachan Shipping Company
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/174 thumbnail shipc_201003_006.jpg SS Pygmalion - Long Reach Houston Port Bullietin Art Engraving Co. [1950-03-10, 1950-07-01]
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Cargo or personal car.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Automobiles
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • automobiles
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/135 thumbnail shipc_201003_042a-cc.jpg SS Rio Magdalena 1953-07-15
  • 1 Steel Tank
  • Weight: 69, 865 lbs.
  • Shipper: Foster Wheeler Corp.
  • Origin: Dallas, Texas
  • Destination: Cartagena, Colombia
  • Freight Forwarder: H.E. Schurig & Co.
  • Steamship Agent: Texas Transport & Terminal Co., Inc.
  • Loaded direct from car to ship at the Long Reach Plant of Houston Wharf Co. Gulf Atlantic Houston Port Bulletin
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/145 thumbnail shipc_201003_050a-cc.jpg SS Rio Orinoco 1955-03-10
  • 2,250 bags Green Coffee
  • 300,517 lbs.
  • Point of Origin: Maracaibo, Venezuela, Pto. Cabello, Venezuela
  • Shippers: J.A. Folger & Co., Otis, McAllister Co.
  • Steamship Agent: Isbrandtsen Company, Inc.
  • Handled at the Long Reach Docks of Gulf Atlantic Warehouse Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/68 thumbnail shipc_201003_115a-cc.jpg SS Schiedyk 1952-03-01 The SS Schiedyk sitting at a dock next to a truck and a cart.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/65 thumbnail shipc_201003_114a-cc.jpg SS Silverteak Art Engraving Co. 1859/1965 The SS Silverteak sits at a dock next to a row of carts. A man transporting freight with a forklift along with another man are between two of the carts.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/115 thumbnail shipc_201003_024a-cc.jpg SS Solon Turman 1951-05-23
  • 968 Tons Pipe
  • Point of Origin: Long Star, Texas
  • Shipper: Lone Star Steel Co.
  • Destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Freight Forwarder: J.R. Michels, Jr.
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/118 thumbnail shipc_201003_025a-cc.jpg SS Solon Turman 1951-05-23
  • 968 Tons Pipe
  • Point of Origin: Long Star, Texas
  • Shipper: Lone Star Steel Co.
  • Destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Freight Forwarder: J.R. Michels, Jr.
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/123 thumbnail shipc_201003_031a-cc.jpg SS Solon Turman 1951-05-23
  • 968 Tons Pipe
  • Point of Origin: Long Star, Texas
  • Shipper: Lone Star Steel Co.
  • Destination: San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Freight Forwarder: J.R. Michels, Jr.
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Trucks
  • Freight cars
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • trucks
  • freight cars
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/69 thumbnail shipc_201003_009.jpg SS Sue Lykes Art Engraving Co. 1950-05-18
  • 5,000 Reels Galvanized Barbed Wire
  • 403,100#
  • Shipped From: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Shipper: Union Trading, S.A. Antwerp, Belgium
  • Consignee: The Schuhmacher Co. Houston Texas
  • Customs Broker: W.R. Zanes & Company
  • Steamship Agent: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co. 1500 Tons Manganese Ore
  • Shippers: Ste Commerciale De Fontes No.1, Rue Paul Cezanne Paris 8
  • Broker: Continental Ore Co. of New York
  • Importer: Tennessee Chemical Corp.
  • Ultimate Consignee: Sheffield Steel Co.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Freight and freightage
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • freight
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/112 thumbnail shipc_201003_021a-cc.jpg SS Tyson Lykes Art Engraving Co. 1951-01-15
  • 3,305 tons Steel
  • Origin: Antwerp
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/116 thumbnail shipc_201003_015a-cc.jpg SS Tyson Lykes 1950-10-11
  • 3,305 Tons Steel
  • Origin: Antwerp
  • Steamship Owner: Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc.
  • Handled at Long Reach Docks of the Houston Wharf Co.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/119 thumbnail shipc_201003_152-cc.jpg Statement about Houston Ship Channel 1870 eng A Statement Respecting the Necessity and Advantages to the Commercial and Agricultural Interests of Texas of a Ship Channel from the Outer Galveston Bar to the City of Houston, the Head of Tide Water in Buffalo Bayou
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • ports (settlements)
Houston, Texas documents (object genre) Text
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/61 thumbnail shipc_201003_118a-cc.jpg Steam boiler Pervin & Associates Photography 1859/1965 Black and white picture of men standing around a large black tank to the right.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Steam-boilers
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • steam boilers
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/62 thumbnail shipc_201003_119a-cc.jpg Steam boiler Pervin & Associates Photography 1859/1965 Black and white picture of a large black tank on a wooden platform.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Steam-boilers
  • ports (settlements)
  • steam boilers
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/60 thumbnail shipc_201003_117a-cc.jpg Steam boiler being loaded onto ship Pervin & Associates Photography 1859/1965 Black-and-white picture of a large steam boiler being loaded onto the deck of a ship. Men stand on the ship's deck to the right.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • Steam-boilers
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • steam boilers
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/186 thumbnail shipc_201003_105a-cc.jpg Tractor 1859/1965 Two men by a tractor carrying freight.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Truck tractors
  • ports (settlements)
  • truck tractors
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/189 thumbnail shipc_201003_107a-cc.jpg Truck crane transporting boat 1859/1965 Truck crane transporting a boat. Two men are watching the boat from the back.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Motorboats--Docking
  • Truck-mounted cranes
  • ports (settlements)
  • boats
  • truck cranes
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/183 thumbnail shipc_201003_103a-cc.jpg Truck parked next to warehouse 1859/1965 Truck parked next to warehouse. One man is driving the truck while another is handling the freight in the back.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Trucks
  • Warehouses
  • ports (settlements)
  • trucks
  • warehouses
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/94 thumbnail shipc_201003_147-cc.jpg Turning Basin from observation platform Johnson, Owen 1962 Black-and-white photograph of a turning basin. One large ship and one smaller ship are two the left.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 14, Folder 408 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/101 thumbnail shipc_201003_154-cc.jpg U.S. Mail paddle wheel steamship at port 1859 eng A drawing of a paddle steamer at port. Piles of box freight sit beside the ship along with several horse-drawn carts. A train station in the background reads "Allen & Fulltons New Ware Houses".
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
ID 1970-001, Box 36, Folder 7 This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/173 thumbnail shipc_201003_094a-cc.jpg Vehicle being loaded below deck on ship A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 Vehicle being loaded below deck on ship. Several men below are guiding the vehicle as it is being lowered. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/172 thumbnail shipc_201003_093a-cc.jpg Vehicle being loaded onto ship A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 Vehicle being loaded onto ship. Smoke is obscuring some of the picture. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/175 thumbnail shipc_201003_095a-cc.jpg Vehicle being loaded onto ship A.A.F. Training Command 1859/1965 Vehicle being loaded onto ship. Four men are watching from the ship as it is being loaded. A.A.F. Training Command Ellington Field, Texas.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
  • Ellington Field
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/192 thumbnail shipc_201003_110a-cc.jpg Worker transporting sacks of flour 1859/1965 Two men are handling sacks of flour by a train car.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Freight cars
  • Blue collar workers
  • ports (settlements)
  • freight cars
  • blue collar workers
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/187 thumbnail shipc_201003_106a-cc.jpg Workers in warehouse 1859/1965 Workers handling boxes of Haig & Haig whiskey. Four are handling bottles on the warehouse floor while one is arranging the boxes on a truck.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Warehouses
  • ports (settlements)
  • warehouses
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/87 thumbnail shipc_201003_141a-cc.jpg Workers on ship 1936-09-29 Two workers on a ship. A smoke stack bellows smoke in the background.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.
p15195coll28/86 thumbnail shipc_201003_140a-cc.jpg Workers standing next to ship 1936-09-29 A group of men doing various tasks around the dock by a ship.
  • Houston Ship Channel (Tex.)
  • Harbors
  • Ships
  • ports (settlements)
  • ships
Houston, Texas
  • black-and-white photographs
  • photographs
Image
  • James H. Branard Jr. Port of Houston Collection
  • Ship Channel Collection
  • Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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. This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button.