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[Letter from Harris Kempner Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner, April 4, 1962]

Description: Letter from Harris Kempner Oppenheimer to Harris Leon Kempner regarding Goldsmith's request of getting the charts of the Inter Coastal canal from Houston to Brownsville as he already checked with the local engineers and they advised him that only Galveston office would have those. He also mentioned that is they're available there would be a charge and requested him to tell the amount.
Date: April 4, 1962
Creator: Oppenheimer, Harris Kempner
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer, April 5, 1962]

Description: Letter from Arthur M. Alpert to Harris Kempner Oppenheimer regarding the memo and mentions that he couldn't find the chart of the canal from Houston to Brownsville, but he found the one from Port Arthur to Brownsville so he included that under a different cover which is a total of one dollar.
Date: April 5, 1962
Creator: Alpert, Arthur M.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[U.S.S. Sicard in Panama Canal]

Description: Photograph of Destroyer U.S.S. Sicard as it sails through the Panama Canal. The number '346' can be seen on the bow of the ship. The surrounding shorelines are rocky hills covered in plant life.
Date: 1921?
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Aerial of Mary Gate Memorial Hospital]

Description: Photograph of Mary Gates Memorial Hospital in Port Arthur, TX. The hospital is a three story building at the far left. Residential neighborhoods are to the right of the hospital. According to accompanying information, the hospital was converted and used as a city hall from 1930-1970.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Valve

Description: Patent for an automatic valve for use upon hydraulic or suction dredges to prevent sore material such as clay, sand and mud from preventing the efficient use of the dredge sure to the closing of heavy material in the mouth of the dredge. The valve is intended to supply water to flush out the mouth of the dredge.
Date: June 12, 1917
Creator: Miller, Henry L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Brownwood water]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 6, 1978
Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Brownwood Water]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 6, 1978, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 01 second
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Canal Fest]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 11, 1994, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Sand-Trap

Description: Patent for a sand-trap that will prevent the accumulation of sand by automatically removing the sand from the canals.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hood, James M,
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Belgium Waterway, 2008]

Description: Photograph of a narrow canal between a row of trees and a neighborhood. Tree branches and houses are reflected in the waterway. Numerous windows appear on the sides of the buildings. [2008, Belgium]
Date: 2008
Creator: Doherty, Richard, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Canal or Ditch Digging Machine.

Description: Patent for a canal or ditch digging machine that has a carriage and a mechanism that draws the carriage across the ground, and a boring-tool beneath the carriage. The boring-tool can bore at an adjustable angle.
Date: August 20, 1895
Creator: Hoefs, Otto
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Postcard of Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, Texas, January 17, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. The pier extends from a large field. On the pier are several white buildings with red rooves and pathways connecting them. Behind the buildings and to the left is a wooden rollercoaster extending the entire length of the pier. In the background and to the right are a Ferris Wheel and other small carnival rides. There are stamps on the front of the postcard, one saying "Gilbert Tidewater Industrial Sites" and the other sa… more
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Gilbert, Harry W.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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