13167_10660_shipping_in_the_south
1953
LS of ship docking in Mobile, Alabama. Various shots of men helping to bring the ship to a dry dock, so that they can help repaint and fix the ships bottom. Pan shot going up the height of the ship from two men spraying it down with hoses up to the top. Various shots of men cleaning the bottom of them ship and then painting it. MS of men cleaning a propeller and then a crane carrying it to put it back onto the ship. Shots of different docks in the south and of ships being unloaded. shots of bananas and coffee being unloaded in New Orleans. Cotton bales being loaded into ships in Houston, Texas. Aerials of Port of Houston, petroleum exports and cargo shipping docks. Houston Ship Channel.