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- [1935 Board of Education]
- Photograph of the Port Arthur Independent School District Board of Education in 1935, standing on the steps of a building.
- [Actors on Stage]
- Photograph of four men and a woman, who is dressed as a maid, standing and six women sitting in chairs on a stage in a theater in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Ad for Jaycee Fishing Pier]
- Photograph of a long pier with rocks on either side of it, jutting out into the ocean. The text at the top of the photo reads, "Jaycee Fishing Pier Reopens Saturday May 11th."
- [Aerial View City and Waterways]
- Photograph of aerial view of Port Arthur with boat in the waterway and Lake Sabine in the background. Handwritten on the reverse: "Urban Renewal" "Tenth St., Look East, 7-28-20"
- [Aerial View of Bald Men]
- Photograph of an aerial view of several bald men standing around signs in a hallway at the United Baldheads of America Convention in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Aerial View of Drawbridge]
- Aerial photograph of Pleasure Pier Drawbridge. A large ship has just passed through the bridge and it is still drawn. There are cars waiting for the ship to pass, and the town can be seen on the other side of the river. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
- [Aerial View of Flood]
- Aerial photograph of the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The streets are covered in water, and houses can be seen into the distance. The caption on the photograph reads, "Looking west from wireless tower at college. August 16-17 Flood, 1915."
- [Aerial View of Marching Band]
- Photograph of an aerial view of a marching band and a line of cars on a street during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. Cars are lined up behind a crowd on the right side of the street, and more people are visible to the left.
- [Aerial View of Neighborhood]
- Photograph of an aerial view of a neighborhood immediately before a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Aerial View of Parade]
- Photograph of an aerial view of several decorated cars driving down a street during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. A crowd of people stand on either side of the street, and a row of cars are parked to the right. Buildings are visible to the left.
- [Aerial View of Port Arthur]
- Photograph of an aerial view of buildings and trees in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Aerial View of Port Arthur After Flood]
- Photograph of an aerial view of Port Arthur after a flood. Trees and buildings are visible to the right and in the background.
- [Aerial View of Port Arthur Neighborhood]
- Photograph of an aerial view of houses in a neighborhood in Port Arthur, Texas. The rest of the city is visible in the background, including other buildings, a water tower, and trees.
- [Aerial View of Procter Street]
- Photograph of an aerial of view of Procter Street from the Kansas City Southern Train Station, in Port Arthur, Tx. A handful of cars can be seen on the street, which is in the center of the photograph and extends into the distance. There are other intersecting streets with buildings lining them that create a grid layout. A sticker on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as James Everett from Groves, Texas.
- [Aerial View of Ship Passing Through Drawbridge]
- Aerial photograph of a ship and a town on the edge of a river. The ship is passing through a bridge identified as Please Pier Drawbridge, and cars can be seen waiting for it to pass. The buildings extend into the background.
- [Airplane in a Field]
- Photograph of two people standing to the left of an airplane in a field at an air show in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Airplane in Field]
- Photograph of a small airplane in a field in Port Arthur, Texas. A herd of cattle and a man on horseback are visible in the background.
- [Airplane Seeding a Field]
- Photograph of an airplane flying low over a flooded rice field to seed it. A man holding up a sign is visible in the foreground.
- [Airport in Jefferson County]
- Photograph of an airplane in front of the first airport building in Jefferson County, Texas.
- [Amelia Carr and Her Mother]
- Photograph of two women, identified as Amelia Carr and her mother, standing outside. Both are wearing long white dresses and white shoes. They have their arms around each other and are laughing.
- [Annual Red Cross Meeting Officers]
- Photograph of two men in suits and one woman in a dress, at the Annual Red Cross Meeting. They are Officers identified from left to right as Vice Chair Bernis W. Sadler, Treasurer Ross James, and Secretary Dorothy Ingram. Handwriting on the back of the photograph dates it June 24, 1964.
- April 1959, Fire Destroyed the Port Arthur YMCA Building
- Photograph of the remains of the burned YMCA building in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. All that's left are twisted steel I-beams, charred wood, and stone. Firemen can be seen working in the wreckage.
- April 1959, YMCA Burns to the Ground - Nothing Saved
- Photograph of the remains of the YMCA on the Southeast corner of Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. Fire crews are spraying the wreckage with water. All that remains is a pile of twisted steel I-beams and stone.
- [Artist Maudee Carron With Sculpture]
- Photograph of artist Maudee Carron seated next to a sculpture. She is wearing a hat and glasses, and holding a tool to the sculpture. The sculpture is a series of stacked circles.
- [Baby with Chickens]
- Photograph of a baby, identified as Mary Louise, sitting on the ground with three chickens in front of a wooden fence at Goose Creek, Texas.
- [Back of Dorothy Ingram Riding in Parade]
- Photograph of Dorothy Ingram from behind, riding in a red convertible in the Centennial Parade. There is a trunk on the back bumper that says "Centennial Queen." She is seated in the passenger seat, looking to her right. There is a man with gray hair driving the car. Spectators are watching from the side of the road.
- [Band in Parade]
- Photograph of a marching band walking down a dirt road during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. People stand on the porches and balconies of the stores on either side of the road to watch the parade.
- [Band Marching on Field]
- Photograph of the Rudolf Lambert Post No. 7 American Legion Band marching on a field. Two men at the front of the band hold large flags, and two men hold rifles. There are bleachers and a parking lot in the background.
- [Band on Parade]
- Photograph of a marching band during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. Cars and buildings are visible in the background.
- [Band on Stage "Cantu Serenadors"]
- Photograph of a band on stage with "Cantu Serenadors" with guitarist standing in front. The band members are seated posing with their instruments from left to right, drummer, standing bass player, two trumpet players, two violinists, and a pianist.
- [Band Standing in Bleachers]
- Photograph of the Rudolf Lambert Post No. 7 American Legion Band. They are lined up on the steps of bleachers, and are standing facing the camera. There are men with drums and cymbals in the front row.
- [Bank Building During Flood]
- Photograph of a bank building during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. There are men standing in the street in knee-deep water. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
- [Barbara Daigle in Car]
- Photograph of Barbara Daigle, representing the camera club, sitting on the back of a convertible during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. A large crowd stands in front of the stores in the background to watch the parade.
- [Barrel Construction]
- Photograph of a man constructing a barrel with machinery inside of a warehouse. He is wearing protective gloves, boots, an apron, and a hat, and is working on one of two barrels on what appears to be an assembly line. There are other machines and tools shown in the background. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph "Making barrels in the Cooper shop."
- [Bascule Bridge in Port Arthur]
- Photograph of a bascule bridge drawn up to allow a boat to pass, in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.
- [Base of a Lighthouse]
- Photograph of the base of a lighthouse in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands on a wooden walk to the left, and the ocean is visible in the background.
- [Basketball Team]
- Photograph of boys in basketball uniforms in two rows in front of a building in Port Arthur. Four of them sit on a bench with a basketball between the middle two boys, and four more boys and their coach stand behind the bench. The logos on the boys' uniforms and the text on the basketball have been colored yellow.
- [Baton Twirlers on Parade]
- Photograph of several female baton twirlers in front of a marching band during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. A crowd stands in front of the cafe and other stores to the right.
- [Battleship at Dock]
- Photograph of a battleship at a dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.
- [Beaumont Police Department]
- Photograph of the Beaumont Police Department. There are ten men posing in front of the building, three are seated on motorcycles and the rest are standing. The officer on the left is identified as Tommy Baxter by writing on the back of the photograph, which also dates it 1943.
- [Beaumont Police Department Day Shift]
- Photograph of the Beaumont Police Department's day shift. There are ten men standing in front of the building, with three motorcycles in between them.
- [Billboard for Safe Driving]
- Photograph of Police Officer/Captain Tommy Baxter in front of a billboard for safe driving. He is looking at the billboard with another man in a suit, who is pointing towards it. The billboard reads, "Smart drivers light up at dusk." Writing on the back of the photograph describes the scene and dates it 1961. There is also a stamp that identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
- [Birds Over Field]
- Photograph of birds flying over a field in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Board of Directors 1931 Texaco Welfare League]
- Photograph of the Board of Directors for the Texaco Welfare League in 1931. Fifteen men wearing suits and ties are standing on the steps of a building between two light posts.
- [Boat Advertising Whale]
- Photograph of several men standing on the deck of a ship at a dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Banners hanging from the top of the boat advertise a 78 foot long sperm whale on display, calling it a "monster of the briny deep".
- [Boat by the Docks]
- Photograph of two large ships in the ocean by a wooden dock in Port Arthur, Texas. There are two people in a smaller boat to the left.
- [Boat in a Parade]
- Photograph of a boat shaped float in a W. O. W. Parade. It is driving through the middle of a street, and children on the right side of the photograph are watching it pass in front of them. Other bystanders can be seen in the background.
- [Boat in a River]
- Photograph of two men in a rowing boat on a river in Port Arthur, Texas. Another man sits on a tree trunk to the right, and there are trees with long branches bending over the river.
- [Boat in Hotel Lobby]
- Photograph of several boys sitting in a boat in the side lobby of the Lake View Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas after a flood.
- [Boat in the Canal]
- Photograph of a boat going through a canal. Two smaller boats can be seen in the background behind it. There are men on a dock observing on the right side of the photograph.