[Mail Boat on Rockport to Bayside Route]

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Photograph of a mail boat used on the daily route between Rockport and Bayside, Texas. The craft was operated by Ed Morrow. Four men stand on the deck of the small sailboat on the water. A small, empty rowboat tails the sailboat. A wharf is visible in the distance on the left side of the frame.

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Creator: Unknown. 1920~.

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Photograph of a mail boat used on the daily route between Rockport and Bayside, Texas. The craft was operated by Ed Morrow. Four men stand on the deck of the small sailboat on the water. A small, empty rowboat tails the sailboat. A wharf is visible in the distance on the left side of the frame.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2019

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  • 1920~

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  • July 19, 2023, 12:46 p.m.

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  • N:28.143737, E:-96.967875, S: 28.002269, W:-97.249743

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[Mail Boat on Rockport to Bayside Route], photograph, 1920~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1560588/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of the Koenig Family.

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