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TEXAS CITY 
 
 Three years ago 
 practically unknown 
 
 TODAY ONE OF 
 AMERICA'S 
 GREATEST PORTS 
 
COPYRIGHT 1913 
 H. H. STRATTON 
 GALVESTON, TEXAS 
 
 Jr. 
 
 JAN 3 1914 
 
 fOR THE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM WHICH THM 
 PLATES USED IN THIS BOOK WBRK MADE. 
 WE ABE LARGELY INDEBTED TO HIGBY'S 
 STUDIO OF TEXAS CITY. 
 
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Scene on 9th Avenue, Texas City 
 
Warehouse Wharves, Texas City 
 
New Fireproof Pier, where the largest vessels are loaded for all ports of the worl( 
 
Mcllvaine Building 
 
Station of Texas City Terminal Co. Autos waiting for passengers 
 
Lieut. Milling and Lieut. Sherman of the Aviation Corps. U. S. Army, landing in Texas City 
 after a record breaking trip, copyright 1913 Higby's Studio. 
 
House cleaning day i" the Second Division of the U. S. Army stationed at Texas City 
 
Pierce-Fordyce Million Dollar Oil Refinery 
 
Higby's Studio and stock house with a few of the employees. Your picture taken while you wait 
 
Sixth Street looking north 
 
Hourly passenger boat from Galveston, landing at Texas City 
 
;i^ Citv t;.l» a^ Inrt'i- as Nrw V.>Ti; all its liaiuiy maidens, totctlitr uitli Uicii s« 
 
 brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles, could go bathing on its spacious Beach and 
 
 still there would be room tor more. Copyright 1913 H. H. S. 
 
One of the up-to-ilate barber shops of Texas City. Styhsh hair tuts a specialt\ 
 
A Texas City harbor scene 
 
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 Residence of Major General Carter, commanding Second Division V. S. Arnn 
 
Residence of C. D. Gustavuh 
 
Home of the Texas City Times, the enterprising sheet that dailv chronicles the 
 stirring events in the future metropolis of Texas 
 
The Guaranty State Bank 
 
Texas City School Building 
 
Bu.ird of Trade Building 
 
Review of the Second Battalion U- S. Engineers stationed at Texas City 
 
Camp of the Fourth Artillery slationt-d at Texas Cil> 
 
New arrivals liiseiiibarking at Texas Ci 
 
Flock of Texas Sheep led by a couple of Texas City Goats 
 
No better Pumpkin Pies are made than those found at the Hotels and Restaurants of Texas Citv 
 
within five years Texas City is expected to become the largest cotton port in the world 
 

 Serf Bathing, Texas City 
 
Car of Texas Citv Terminal Co. 
 
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