Title:
This is the Manchester Terminal Corporation (Houston, Tex.), one of the largest cotton warehouses in the world. You are
looking down what is known as an apron and to your left you will note the electric trolleys carrying 3 bales to the hangar
and there are 10 such aprons in this warehouse with this electrical equipment. This terminal can handle from 18 to 20,000
bales of cotton each day.
Creator:
Not Known
Industry
Textile industry
Cotton industry
Facilities
Industrial facilities
Manchester Terminal Corporation
Description:
This is the Manchester Terminal Corporation (Houston, Tex.), one of the largest cotton warehouses in the world. You are
looking down what is known as an apron and to your left you will note the electric trolleys carrying 3 bales to the hangar
and there are 10 such aprons in this warehouse with this electrical equipment. This terminal can handle from 18 to 20,000
bales of cotton each day.
Publisher:
Keystone View Company
Contributor:
Gifford M. Mast
Date:
[Date not indicated]
Type:
Photography
Format:
Keystone photo print 7.18 in. x 4.18 in.
Identifier:
1996.0009.KU101443
Language:
eng
Coverage:
North and Central America
United States
Texas
Harris
Houston
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This is the Manchester Terminal Corporation (Houston, Tex.), one of the largest cotton warehouses in the world. You are looking
down what is known as an apron and to your left you will note the electric trolleys carrying 3 bales to the hangar and there
are 10 such aprons in this warehouse with this electrical equipment. This terminal can handle from 18 to 20,000 bales of cotton
each day.