Cotton Shipping Scene, Galveston, Tex., the first Cotton Export Port of the World
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Title
Cotton Shipping Scene , Galveston , Tex. , the first Cotton Export Port of the World
Creator
Verkin, Paul Roland, 1891-1958
Contributors
Seawall Specialty Company E.C. Kropp Co.
Date
ca. 1920s
Date (EDTF)
192x~
Decade
1920-1929
Part Of
Eric Steinfeldt collection of maritime views
Series
Series 1: Postcards
Place
Galveston , Galveston County , Texas
Notes
Recto : [printed] Cotton Shipping Scene , Galveston , Tex. , the first Cotton Export Port of the World . Verso : [printed] Galveston , Tex. , The First Cotton Export Port of the World . Galveston is the greatest Cotton export port in the world . The Cotton exports exceed four million bales per annum . As a port of entry it ranks next to New York City . Pub . by Seawall Specialty Co. , Galveston , Tex . Attributed : Verkin , Paul Roland , 1891-1958
Keywords
cotton industry ; cotton bales ; docks ; ships ; boats ; people ; Gulf Coast
Physical Description
1 photomechanical print (postcard) : color ; 9 x 14 cm
Form/Genre
Postcards Photomechanical prints
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2011
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 3443 w x 2159 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson 750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB .tif; derivative resampled to 750 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Physical Location
Series 1 ; Box 1
Call Number
Ag2009.0005
Upload File Name
ag2009_0005_01_01_103_r_scene_sm_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag2009_0005_01_01_103_r_scene.tif ; ag2009_0005_01_01_103_v_scene.tif
Digital Collection
Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
Central University Libraries , Southern Methodist University
Rights
This item may be protected by copyright law. Please cite the DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. For more information contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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