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[At the Texas City Sulphur Dock in 1921]

Description:

Three women and two men, stand posing at the foot of a large pile on the docks near the SeaTrain loading crane in Texas City. The men are dressed in dark suits, ties and hats and the women are dressed in formal or dressy clothes and hats. On the back of the photograph is written: "Morton, Terry, Gustavos, Walker and Co. Sulfur Dock. T.C." William R. Blocker is also in the photograph.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: 1921
Partner(s):
Moore Memorial Public Library
Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: 1921
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Galveston County - Texas City
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
From 1921-06-01 to 1921-09-30
Description:

Three women and two men, stand posing at the foot of a large pile on the docks near the SeaTrain loading crane in Texas City. The men are dressed in dark suits, ties and hats and the women are dressed in formal or dressy clothes and hats. On the back of the photograph is written: "Morton, Terry, Gustavos, Walker and Co. Sulfur Dock. T.C." William R. Blocker is also in the photograph.

Note:

[The date was established using other dated photographs in this collection.]

Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w ; 2.75 x 4.5 in.

Language: No Language
Subject(s):
Partner:
Moore Memorial Public Library
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2006
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: BL-83006-01
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth15328
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image
Rights:
Access: public

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