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Advertisement for the Port of Houston: Future Oil Center of America. The ad mentions the transfer of the Gulf Coast headquarters of Shell Corporation to Houston and the building of a refinery, as well as the proximity of Houston to one of the world's…

One 36"x11" black and white photograph of the Houston Ship Channel/ added 13-page document on the Principal Industries. Port Facilities, and Points of Interest along the Houston Ship Channel

8"x10" color photograph

Allen's Landing is at the confluence of Buffalo bayou and White Oak Bayou in downtown Houston. The merging bayous create a natural turning basin for boats and other watercraft.

Turn of the century photograph of Allen's Landing on Buffalo Bayou in Houston, Texas.

original size black and white photograph 11"x17", "Mr. Beasley" inscribed on back

This postcard features a crowd watching the arrival of King Nottoc during the annual Not-Su-Oh festival in Houston, Texas. It forms part of a postcard set invitation to Houston's No-Tsu-Oh event. Individual item titles include: City Hall, Houston,…

The shores of Buffalo Bayou near downtown Houston, Texas in the late nineteenth century.

The banks of the White Oak Bayou in Houston in the late nineteenth century. White Oak Bayou merges into Buffalo Bayou at Allen's Landing at the foot of Main St., downtown Houston.

RECTO: Colorized image of boats on Buffalo Bayou. Caption reads: ""Bayou Scene Foot of Main St. Houston, Texas."" VERSO: Blank