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{{US NARA HR Infobox
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| CID=CID3498565
| CID=CID3498565
| title= United States, Passenger lists for Southern Ports Texas and Louisiana,
| title= United States, vessels arriving at various ports in Louisiana and Texas, 1908-1955
| location= Texas
| location= Texas
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This collection contains an index of vessels arriving at ports in Brownsville, Beaumont, Houston, and Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1908-1955. It corresponds with NARA Series M1514.
This collection contains an index of vessels arriving at ports in Brownsville, Beaumont, Houston, and Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1908-1955. It corresponds with NARA Series M1514.
=== Image Visibility ===
=== Image Visibility ===
=== Reading These Records ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
 
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
* Name
* Name
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== Collection Content ==  
== Collection Content ==  
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
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*The approximate date of immigration
*The approximate date of immigration
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
=== View the Images ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].


== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record to verify the information and to find additional information.
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such as emigrations, port records, and ship’s manifests
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*Check other possible ports of entry
*Check other possible ports of entry
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
Check the Research Sources on the right hand column of this collection
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Louisiana, United States Genealogy|Louisiana]].
 
* [[GuidedResearch:Louisiana|Louisiana Guided Research]]
* [[Louisiana Record Finder]]
* [[Louisiana Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Louisiana Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Texas, United States Genealogy|Texas]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Texas|Texas Guided Research]]
* [[Texas Record Finder]]
* [[Texas Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
== Citing This Collection ==  
== Citing This Collection ==  
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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