Manchester and Houston Waterways ; Canal construction and progress ; The preliminary steps ; The environing cost ; American cargoes ; Private corporation improvements ; Total millions of cost ; First steamer from America
Oil derrick in operation. Pierce Junction Camp Tract Syndicate, Houston, TX. Unidentified men in lower right corner of photograph. Includes: Pierce Junction Oil Field.
Oil field equipment in operation ""near the Goose Lake and Goose Creek."" Pipes lying on ground. Hydraulic equipment in operation. Includes: Goose Creek Oil Field.
Oil field scene at Goose Creek (Baytown), TX, oil field: derricks; buildings house hydraulic machinery. Pipes standing within framework of one derrick indicate a new oil well is being drilled. Includes: Goose Creek Oil Field.