Scope and Contents Report containing details about six paintings created by Houston artist Judith-Ann Saks and commissioned by the Port of Houston Authority for the United States Bicentennial. Originally published in the January 1976 issue of "The Bicentennial Times," the official publication of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, Washington, D.C.The names of the paintings are "The Laura," "As the Rail Meets the Sea," "Dedication of the Houston Ship Channel, 1914," "The Container...

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Commemorative issue published by the "Houston Chronicle."

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City and port area map prepared by Second National Bank of Houston's Industrial Engineering Department. The map shows the Houston Ship Channel and Turning Basin, Downtown Houston, Houston-area manufacturers, Gulf Freeway, Harris County, and the Intracoastal Canal running through the Southwest Gulf Coast. The map also contains data on various Gulf Coast ports (including the Ports of Houston and Galveston) and various industries in Houston, including banking and petroleum.

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Various issues of "Port of Houston Magazine." Four of the issues include magazine cover reproductions of paintings by Houston artist Judith-Ann Saks depicting scenes along the Port of Houston.

See Box 1, Folder 1 ("Bicentennial Project and Paintings Report") and Box 1, Folder 2 ("Clippings") for more information about the paintings and Saks herself.

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Advertising supplement to the "Houston Chronicle," "Houston Post," "Forward Times," et al., published by the Port of Houston Authority.

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Published by the United States Navy's Naval History Division.

Scope and Contents Clippings from the "Houston Chronicle," "Houston Post," "Port of Houston Magazine," and other publications related to the history of the Port of Houston. Also included are printed reproductions of six paintings of Port of Houston scenes created by Houston artist Judith-Ann Saks and a biographical profile on Saks herself, both published in Houston Chronicle's "Texas Magazine."See Box 1, Folder 1 ("Bicentennial Project and Paintings Report") for additional information about the...

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Two copies of "Texas Magazine," January 30, 1977, featuring an article on page 19 titled "A Floating Killer Visits Houston," about the USS Hewitt.