Aerial of a building on the Houston Ship Channel. Possibly Houston Lighting & Power Co. Building with tall smokestacks. Air pollution visible at top of photograph.
Aerial of pollution emanating from an industrial plant on the Houston Ship Channel. Contains a small boat on the Channel near a docked cargo ship and industrial storage tanks near left margin.
Aerial photograph of Ship Channel, with docked cargo ships and railroad cars in foreground alongside a residential area, industrial plants and storage tanks in the background.
Contains selections from the first volume of the New Encyclopedia of Texas. The selections concern the history of cities and notable individuals in southeast Texas.
Eckels, Robert, 1957- -- Interviews ; Houston Independent School District (Tex.). Board of Education--Interviews ; County commissioners--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Oral histories.
Eckels, Robert;
County judges --Texas --Harris County --Interviews;
Harris County (Tex.) --Politics and government;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005;
Emergency management --Texas --Harris County;
Disaster relief --Gulf States;
Intergovernmental...
Robert Eckels describes his experiences as former Harris County judge. He discusses politics in Harris county and in the city of Houston, as well as his involvement in handling the influx of the evacuees from New Orleans during hurricane Katrina,...
Farenthold, Frances Tarlton, 1926- ;
Legislators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews; Texas -- Politics and government;
Women in politics --Texas;
Oral histories
Frances "Sissy" Farenthold, lawyer, member of the Texas Legislature (1968-1972); twice candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination (1972 and 1974); first female nominated as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. vice presidency (1972);...
Gottlieb, Dick--Interviews ; City council members--Texas--Houston--Interviews ; Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government ; Houston (Tex.)--Race relations ; Television personalities--Texas--Houston ; Television broadcasting--Employees--Texas--Houston...
Aerial photographs ; Pollution, Air ; Industry ; Smokestack ; Buildings
Smoke emanates from a smokestack of an industrial facility near the Ship Channel. Railroad tracks connecting the plants are visible. In the background, a nearby residential area can be seen.
