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Ham Slice 36:- Air Show of 1911

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19:36 With Respect: Preserving Historic Cemeteries houstonartsandmedia 2,709 views 2 months ago HAM has partnered with the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution to present this video which is designed to increase volunt...
1:48 Ham Slice 38: Levi Jordan Plantation houstonartsandmedia 247 views 10 months ago An amazingly undisturbed group of African-American artifacts were found at the Levi Jordan Plantation in Brazoria County.
2:07 Ham Slice 37: Joseph Finger houstonartsandmedia 169 views 10 months ago Joseph Finger was one of Houston's top architects in the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his buildings still grace the city.
1:47 Ham Slice 34: Rice's Student Rebellion houstonartsandmedia 241 views 10 months ago Mandatory military life was not what most students at Rice Institute had signed up for in 1917 even though the nation had gone to war.
1:36 Ham Slice 39: Pan America Ballroom houstonartsandmedia 472 views 10 months ago A Houston music tradition in the Mexican-American community during the 1960s and 70s. And burgers, too.
1:51 Ham Slice 29: Harris County Ferry Boats houstonartsandmedia 452 views 10 months ago Throughout its first century, the bayous and waterways of Harris County, Texas were often crossed only by ferry.
1:58 Ham Slice 40: The Visit of the USS Constitution houstonartsandmedia 109 views 10 months ago America's most celebrated Navy ship made a grand tour of the United Staes in the early 1930s, and that included a few weeks in Texas.
1:50 Ham Slice 35: Houston Rail Freight houstonartsandmedia 166 views 10 months ago The City of Houston motto of "Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea" summed up the industrial nature of the town nicely.
1:47 Ham Slice 36:- Air Show of 1911 houstonartsandmedia 175 views 10 months ago Powered flight was in its infancy when the people of Southeast Texas got their first chance to see an exhibition by the world's greatest aviators.
1:45 Ham Slice 33: Loop 610 houstonartsandmedia 260 views 10 months ago The completion of Houston's 610 was a long and winding road, with the idea first being floated in the early 1930s.

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Houston Arts and Media is dedicated to creating innovative ways of teaching children and adults about history, science, literature and the world. The Ham Slice of History is one of many tools we have created to make learning a little local history easy and entertaining.