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[Big Melch Canal]

Description: Panoramic photograph of a large dirt canal with two men in a car on the right, a man with horse and plow in the center, and fields and farm buildings in the background.
Date: 1915~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

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

Man by Canal

Description: Photograph of a Shell Oil employee, referred to as Mr. Ditman, in a suit. Hat in hand, he is standing on a wooden deck with water in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Insurrecto Camp]

Description: Photograph of an insurrecto camp along a canal in a heavily treed area. Small groups of insurrectos rest along the canal, as they enjoy a bit of food and drink, conversation and laughs. A large tent is pitched near the center of the photo. Another one is barely seen visible the trees and a group of insurrectos near the far end of the canal.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Revolutionaries on the Bank of a Canal]

Description: Photograph of revolutionaries resting on the bank of a canal. At the feet of the revolutionary leaning up against a beam is a device that appears to be a telegraph machine. In the far distance, the figure of a man is seen with two horses grazing around him.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[En Route to Juarez]

Description: Photograph of revolutionaries walking towards Juarez, Mexico along the banks of a canal. In the rear of the procession, a man, more than likely a photographer or journalist (note equipment) follows. There are a few revolutionaries on horseback. The photo was taken in the outskirts of Juarez, in an open field of some sort. The city can be seen in the distance.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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