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Exhibits

McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 037

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 037
Description
Caption: "Houston Ship Channel Ferry -- Houston Tex. June 9, 34." View of a ferry with a single vehicle on board, crossing the Houston Ship Channel. The dredged channel was opened in 1914 as part of the Port of Houston.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Houston, Texas
Date
6/9/1934
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb11-037
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Ferry Crossing the Houston Ship Channel
Type
Still Image