General aerial view looking due East. New shipways 7, 8, and 9, at right center from left to right. Hull number 7 now being constructed on way number 7. Original facilities shipways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, from left to right in center of picture....
General aerial view of shipyard looking due east from point above Houston Shipbuilding Corporation's property. Shipways one through six and seven through nine from left to right in center of picture. New Plate and Angle Shop between shipways number...
General aerial view of shipyard looking due southwest from point above northeast corner of Outfitting Pier. Building in immediate foreground is Group Shops Building, and adjacent thereto is the Receiving Building. The small buildings grouped to the...
Aerial view looking west from point above Mainland adjacent to Houston Ship Channel. Outfitting Pier and Slip along foreground and along Houston Ship Channel which traverses the picture from upper left to right center. Main Shops Building and Mold...
View of Air Compressor Station looking west from east side. All four units in full operation. Part of structural steel for building in foreground. Natural gas regulator for fuel to compressors at left foreground. Ship in background is on...
Bryant, Thelma Scott, 1905-;
Centenarians--Texas--Houston--Interviews;
Segregation--Texas--Houston--History;
African Americans--Texas--Houston--Social life and customs--History;
Oral histories
Thelma Scott Bryant, a centenarian from Houston, talks about her life as an African American growing up at the beginning of the 20th century. She describes the black community where she grew up; the churches, schools, theaters and businesses; and...
View looking due south from point between original facilities and additional facilities. Hull number 26 being erected on shipway number 7 at left of picture. Shipways number 8 and number 9 in center and right of picture. American Gantry Crane being...
View looking northwest from top of gantry crane number 6 between shipways 5 and 6. Shipways 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, with hulls 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2 from right to left, in center. Stiff leg derrick and revolving gantry crane along outfitting pier in center...
View looking North from top of Gantry Crane on number 6 craneway at inboard end of shipbuilding ways 5 and 6. Hulls 3, 4, 5, and 6, from left to right, on ways 4, 3, 2, and 1, respectively. Clyde Gantry Cranes and Derrick & Hoist Gantry Cranes in...
View looking due North from top of Gantry Crane on runway number 6 between shipways 5 and 6. Hulls 3, 4, 5, and 6 from left to right on shipways 4, 3, 2, and 1 across background of picture. Assembly work in progress on new welding slabs in...
View looking North from top of Gantry Crane on Craneway number 6 between shipways number 5 and number 6. Hulls 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shown from left to right, on ways 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, respectively. The equipment in left foreground are Constant...
View looking due North from Gantry Crane on craneway 6 between shipways 5 and 6. Hulls 2, 3, 4, and 5, from left to right, on ways 4, 3, 2, and 1 respectively. Clyde Gantry Cranes and Derrick & Hoist Gantry Cranes in operation in center of picture....
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.
This folder contains documents related to the city of Orange, Texas. Included in the contents is a history of the city and information about local industry, government, clubs, schools, and points of interest.
View looking Southeast from top of Gantry Crane on craneway number 6 between shipways number 5 and number 6. Additional Welding Slab at shipway number 6 in foreground with bulkhead assembly in progress. Fire station and Garage Building in center...
Looking to North from top of Gantry Crane on crane runway number 7. Ship ways numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in center of picture from right to left. Hulls 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 in same direction on these ways. Derrick & Hoist Gantry Crane in...
