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The Story of Buffalo Bayou and the Houston Ship Channel

Description: This booklet gives an overview of the history of Buffalo Bayou and of the Houston Ship Channel from 1820-1926. The text gives background on how the area became developed and eventually became an "Industrial Waterway of National importance" (p. [3]). The second half of the text focuses on Commodore Charles Morgan and the shipping aspect of the Channel. Costs of building, lists of important council members, and text of letters are included to illustrate the history.
Date: 1926
Creator: Farrar, R. M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Postcard of College Barges Near Folly Bridge at Oxford]

Description: Postcard of college barges on the water near Folly Bridge at Oxford. On the left side of the frame, a wooden dock extends into the water. Several houseboats and barges line the left side of the waterway. On the right side of the frame, several boys sit on the edge of a stone wall with fishing poles. Behind them, a bridge extends over an offshoot of the canal. In the center of the frame, several individuals sit in a boat that is being propelled by a gondolier in a blue shirt tucked into white pa… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Quinton, A. R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 51.746048 -1.255629
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich
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