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[Landing Craft Infantry, In Action]

[Landing Craft Infantry, In Action]

Date: unknown
Creator: The Inman Co.
Description: Photograph of several men running off a military ship and through the ocean waters. All the men are dressed in uniform and are carrying guns. The ship is labeled with the number 36.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Navy Destroyer Escort Built in Orange]

[Navy Destroyer Escort Built in Orange]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: U.S. Navy destroyer escort ship in the water. It was built at Orange Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. in the early 1940s.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Integrated Tug and Barge (ITB) Carole G. Ingram and IOS 3302

Integrated Tug and Barge (ITB) Carole G. Ingram and IOS 3302

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Integrated Tug and Barge (ITB) Carole G. Ingram and IOS 3302, operated by Ingram Ocean System. It was purchased by Maritrans in 1989 and operated under the name M/V Constitution. The tug is now operated with a different barge unit and is not an ITB. The 3302 was scrapped.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Catamaran Being Launched and Drilling Rig

Catamaran Being Launched and Drilling Rig

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a Catamaran being launched. The ship is multi-hulled with large pipes and cranes on top of it. Behind it is an oil-drilling rig and on the left side of the frame is a tugboat. In the background is tree-covered land with a river cutting through it.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Tugboat 189

Tugboat 189

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of Tugboat 189 on a body of water. There is a flag on top of the mast and a large gun at the end of the boat.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Riverfront]

[Riverfront]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a riverfront. Many people stand on the dock along the river's edge. A large Naval steamship is in the center of the photo and smaller boats are docked to the right. A city is seen in the background.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Jose Covarrubias]

[Jose Covarrubias]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Jose Covarrubias stands on the deck of the S.S. Catalina in 1945. He is wearing a naval uniform.
Holding Partner: Marfa Public Library
[Navy Base Open House]

[Navy Base Open House]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an outdoor view of a naval base. Handwritten on the back of the photograph is, "Navy base open house, 5-11-61, Mothball fleet with guns covered."
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
[Navy Tugboat in Water]

[Navy Tugboat in Water]

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a Naval tugboat in the middle of open water. There are several men on board and there is a gun visible at the front of the boat.
Holding Partner: Heritage House Museum
Jose Covarrubias

Jose Covarrubias

Date: unknown
Creator: Prieto, Bandilio
Description: This is a paper describing the life of Jose Covarrubias while he served on a naval ship during WWII.
Holding Partner: Marfa Public Library
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