Hirusaki, George J. -- Interviews;
Japanese American researchers -- Interviews;
Japanese American engineers -- Houston (Tex.)
Fluid power technology.
Born in Beaumont, Texas, George J. Hirusaki spent his early childhood with his father, a rice farmer in Texas, learning about agriculture and fluid flow. He graduated from Lamar University and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Rice University. He...
Offshore Drilling, Date: "04/03/74": Footage shows an oil well being drilled as well as an operational oil derrick with the Astrodome visible in the background; interview with a man about the search for oil and gas everywhere and anywhere to get...
Rows of a new crop at a fenced in orchard. Elevated view of C. E. Schaff fig orchard taken from across road, ornate entry gate, and driveway leading to large house.
San Leon Fig Orchards Co. San Leon, Tex. Mr. T. T. Zimmerman, Manager. San Leon, Tex. Mr. L. M. Kelsey, President, Galveston, Tex. Sept 10th 1925 Picked 4 Tons Figs. San Leon Fig Orchards Co. orchard with harvesting crew with buckets, three...
Rows of a new crop at an orchard with a farmhouse in the distance. Elevated view of Chas. Blume's fig orchard in San Leon, Texas, with farm complex in center mid-ground. Other houses in left background.
Henry Maresh was a local supervisor of the WPA project researching the history of Houston. The researchers combed through all available documentation, including extant newspapers, previously published books, and legal records, and extracted factual...
Dr. Ralph Feigin examines his life as a pediatrician in Houston, his medical training, and the Texas Children Hospital. Dr. Feigin was a renown pediatrician and an advocate of children's health and welfare. He was instrumental in developing the...
