Main Street Viaduct and Ship Channel. Railroad engine passing under viaduct. Ship docked on far side of Buffalo Bayou. Houston skyline in the distance.
People boarding covered boats at the Houston Ship Channel at foot of Main Street. Wm. D. Cleveland & Sons Bldg. In distant center of photograph. Patriotic bunting and maritime message flags adorn the ships. Large JASMINE sign in distance.
Contains copies of the River Oaks Corporation advertisements ; house plans of River Oaks homes ; Annual report of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1935 ; McCall's Home of the Month, April 1936.
Automobiles on unpaved street. Oil wells in distance. Fragile photograph. Legible signs on buildings: Oklahoma Caf; Confectioner; and First National Bank.
Interior of Burns Detective Agency: Telephone and manual typewriter on desk in lower right corner. Metal files. Desk and conference table in room on the left.
Baker Block, 1400 Main St., Houston, TX. Bell tower of First Methodist Church at right margin. Automobiles parked beside building: 1923 Studebaker; 1923 Overland Roadster and unknown automobile. Includes: Baker Building.
Lobby of unidentified bank. Tellers' windows at right side of photograph decorated with Christmas decorations. Man sitting inside an enclosed area at back of the site. Christmas decorations hang from fans above the lobby.
