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[Bridge construction site]

Description: Photograph of men working on the construction of a bridge. The men are standing on pieces of wood that have been laid across the beams of the bridge and they are all wearing hats with overalls. The bridge is being built over water and there are boats visible in the background. A sign on the left side of the bridge reads "Los Angeles Berth 232."
Date: [1900..1920]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A cargo ship]

Description: Photograph of a cargo ship sailing. The ship is very large and looks to be carrying little cargo. In the background of the image, the shore and buildings along the shore are visible.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A cargo ship in a harbor]

Description: Photograph of a cargo ship sailing through a harbor. The ship has a black and white hull and sailing close to shore. Along the shore are buildings and piles of dirt.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A harbor]

Description: Photograph of a harbor with buildings present on the opposite side. A portion of a boat is visible in one bottom corner.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A harbor in Los Angeles]

Description: Photograph of a harbor in Los Angeles. Large ships are docked on both sides of the harbor. A small channel with brick walls is present in the foreground.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A ship in a harbor]

Description: Photograph of a ship traveling into a harbor. Smoke is being emitted from the ship. The edge of a dock is visible in the image.
Date: [1900..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Removal of Obstructions from Main Ship Channel, Key West Harbor, Fla., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 71 to provide for the removal of obstructions for the main ship channel in Key West Harbor, Florida. It includes correspondence from the War Department and the Mallory Steamship Company on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Widening Channel of Michigan City Harbor, Indiana, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 79 to authorize the widening of the channel of Michigan City Harbor, Indiana. It includes a report of the War Department on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[A busy port]

Description: Photograph of a busy port. There are buildings along the shore and there are ships docked on the other side of the port, visible by their masts which extend above the port. The foreground of the image is the ocean which is very calm with few waves.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A coastal city]

Description: Photograph of a coastal city. The foreground of the image depicts the sea and the coastline is in the background, but buildings are visible all along this coastline. There are some ships and smaller boats sailing through the sea in front of this city and there is a building in the center of the image that is emitting dark smoke out of a smokestack.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Construction of a dock in a port]

Description: Photograph of construction on a dock in a harbor. The posts of the dock have been placed in the water and are located at even intervals, however there is no material covering these posts to serve as a walkway. To the right of the dock is a ship and a barge that are both stacked with cargo. The opposite shore is visible and it is lined with multi-story buildings that are located at the base of a hill.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Construction on a dock]

Description: Photograph of construction on a dock. The dock is being extended, and the extension is partially constructed with all of the legs and braces in place. There is lumber laid on the already constructed dock and there is more lumber stacked on top of the partially constructed portion. There is a building on the right side of the image and the water in the harbor is visible around this building. There are more buildings and structures visible in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Construction over water]

Description: Photograph of a construction site that is located in a harbor. The structure that is being built looks to be an oil rig and it has two large, hollow structures that are built on opt of a platform. There is also a small building on top of the platform. In the foreground of the image, the dirt of the shore that the picture was taken from is visible. To the right of this, there is a dock visible and on the opposite shoreline there are boats, buildings, and power lines.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A docked barge]

Description: Photograph of a docked barge, or a flat-bottomed boat. The deck of the vessel is littered with various objects such as ladders, life preservers, and ropes and there is a rope on a hitch at the back of the boat that is tied to the dock. There are also various structures that are built onto the deck of the boat, including a tower and a small wooden building. There is another ship visible on the far left of the image that is sailing through the harbor. In the background of the image, the shore is … more
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Docked cargo ships]

Description: Photograph of docked cargo ships. There are three large cargo ships visible in the image that are docked at the port. In the background of the image, a mountain is visible and the foreground of the image is just still water.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Docked tugboats]

Description: Photograph of three tugboats docked in a harbor. The dock is on the bottom right of the image and all three of the boats look different from one another. There are other boats sailing in the harbor and buildings are visible on the shore across the harbor.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Men building a bridge]

Description: Photograph of men working on a construction site for a bridge. The bridge is partially constructed and the men are standing on beams and holding sticks. The bridge is over water, and there are ships visible in the background of the image. More construction materials are also visible in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[An oil derrick in a port]

Description: Photograph of an oil derrick in a port in Los Angeles. The derrick is in the middle of the water, and there is a tall tower and some other structures on the platform where it is located. There are some ships and boats in the water around the derrick and along the shore of the water there are buildings, power lines, and factories.
Date: [1910..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A scene from a port]

Description: Photograph of a port that is across the water. There are some ships docked at the port however it is not very busy. Past the port, the shoreline is visible but is blurry. The water is still and the dock that the picture is being taken from is visible in the bottom left corner of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Seascape]

Description: Photograph of ships in a harbor. There are many different types of ships, from barges to military style ships to sailboats, and they are all sailing on the left side of the harbor. The water is split by a stone wall that is running in a diagonal across the image. There are some buildings built around this wall on the shore and the foreground of the image is covered in tall grasses.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ship harbor]

Description: Photograph of boats in harbor. There are two boats that are docked on the bottom right of the image and one boat is pulling away from the dock. In the harbor, there is a cargo ship and other small boats sailing. Cranes and buildings are visible on the opposite shore.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ships in a port]

Description: Photograph of ships sailing in a port. The ships are all different sizes and some are docked in the background of the image while there is one boat that is sailing in the foreground of the image. A dock is visible in the bottom left corner of the image and the port is located in the center of the background of the image. There is a factory that has smoke coming out of a smoke stack in this area and there are other structures on the land. In the background of the left side of the image, more str… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A steamboat on water]

Description: Photograph of a steamboat sailing next to a port. The boat is emitting dark smoke and has a dinghy attached to the back of it. There are tall beams on the deck of the boat with wires hanging around them. On the shore behind the boat, factories and other structures are visible.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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