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- [View of Pleasure Pier]
- Photograph of Port Arthur's Pleasure Pier, viewed from far away. A roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, and a crowd of people are visible on the grounds, and Lake Sabine is in the background.
- [Port Arthur Pleasure Pier and Lake Sabine]
- Photograph of Port Arthur Pleasure Pier aerial view from the corner of Lake Sabine.
- [Man in Front of Fire Station]
- Photograph of an unidentified African American man standing in high flood waters in front of the fire station in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Flooded Area in Port Arthur]
- Photograph of a flooded area between Lake Sabine and the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including the Plaza Hotel, are visible in the background.
- [Train and Boat in Flood Waters]
- Photograph of several train cars and a boat in high flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. A building is visible behind the train cars.
- [Battleship at Dock]
- Photograph of a battleship at a dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.
- [Man Sitting on Chair]
- Photograph of a man sitting on a chair in a flooded store in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Old Sabine Hotel]
- Photograph of the exterior of the old Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. A fence is visible in the foreground.
- [Men at Opening of Canal]
- Photograph of a group of men standing in front of a canal on its opening day in Port Arthur, Texas. A boat is visible behind them.
- [Men in Front of First National Bank]
- Photograph of a group of men standing in front of the First National Bank building in Port Arthur, Texas. Several other buildings are visible behind it.
- [Crowd on Dock]
- Photograph of a crowd of people standing on a dock on the opening day of a canal in Port Arthur, Texas. A boat is visible by the side of the dock.
- [Crowd at Opening of Dock]
- Photograph of a large crowd of people standing on the dock on the opening day of a canal in Port Arthur, Texas. A tall building is visible in the background.
- [Road to the Pleasure Pier]
- Photograph of a road leading to the Pleasure Pier in the Gulf of Mexico in Port Arthur, Texas, taken from the Sabine Hotel. Plants are visible on the lawn.
- [Photograph of the Sabine Hotel]
- Photograph of the exterior of the old Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. The lawn is visible in front of the building.
- [Thanksgiving Football Game]
- Photograph of men on a field during the Thanksgiving football game in Port Arthur, Texas. A crowd watches from the stands to the right.
- [Water and Ice Plant During Flood]
- Photograph of several people in leg-deep water in front of the water and ice plant after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [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.
- [Men Standing in High Water]
- Photograph of a group of African American men standing in high water on San Antonio Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. Stores are visible in the background.
- [People in Front of Lakeview Hotel]
- Photograph of several people standing in high flood waters in front of the Lakeview Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Stranded Car in Front of Theatre]
- Photograph of a stranded car in high flood waters in front of Elks Theater in Port Arthur, Texas. A few people stand on the steps leading up to the theater's doors.
- [People on Boat]
- Photograph of four people on a boat in high waters after a storm in front of a two-story building in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [People in Front of Post Office]
- Photograph of several people standing in high flood waters in front of the post office in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Row of Houses During Flood]
- Photograph of two rows of houses during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Flooded Street in Port Arthur]
- Photograph of a flooded street in Port Arthur, Texas. There are buildings and trees visible on both sides of the road.
- [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.
- [People Standing in Flood Waters]
- Photograph of a group of people standing in high flood waters at the corner of Procter Street and Austin Avenue in front a shoe store in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Horse-Drawn Carriage Through Flood Waters]
- Photograph of a horse-drawn carriage bearing several people walking through high flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings are visible in the background.
- [Eight Men in Office]
- Photograph of a group of eight men in suits posing together in an office in Port Arthur, Texas. They are identified, from left to right, as Lyle Vickers, David Wilshire, T. B. Ellison, congressman Jack Brooks, mayor Bernie Sadler, and two unidentified men. The photo has been signed by Jack Brooks to Lyle Vickers.
- [Delegation in Washington]
- Photograph of a large delegation of mostly men and four women posing on the steps of a building in Washington, D. C.
- [Five Men by Waterways]
- Photograph of five men, identified as Turpin, Lyle Vickers, Col. Hansen, an unidentified man, and Jack Brooks, standing by a waterway. Brooks has one leg on the wall in front of him and points out over the waterway.
- [Plaque on Chamber of Commerce Building]
- Photograph of a plaque on the Chamber of Commerce building in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Leslie McInnis in Front of Room]
- Photograph of a man identified as Leslie McInnis standing in front of a group of white and African-American men and women seated at tables. Several of them have tea cups in front of them.
- [Gulf Board Officials]
- Photograph of a large group of men posing in a room in Pittsburg, Texas. Several of them are identified as Craig Lewis, Jo Timms, W. G. Thornell, Dr. Lewis, H. Mount, Dr. McAfee, Tom Diehl, Lyle Vickers, J. Sadler, Lloyd Hayes, Pres. Brockett, and Dr. Paul Meyer.
- [Four Men in Front of Helicopter]
- Photograph of four men, including Judge Calivet, Chester Young, and Governor John Connally, standing in front of a helicopter. They hold open a large map, preparing to survey flood damage.
- [Men at Meeting]
- Photograph of a group of men in a room during the first meeting towards getting a seawall in Port Arthur, Texas. A weatherman is standing, and Jo Timms sits beside him, at the front of the room, and there is a map on the wall in the background.
- [Meeting About Seawall Improvements]
- Photograph of the first meeting about making improvements to the seawall after Hurricane Carla in Port Arthur, Texas. D. S. Turpin, Lyle Vickers, and Buddy Martin sit at the table at the front of the room.
- [Men in Front of Billboard]
- Photograph of two men, identified as C. B. Holland and Lyle Vickers, standing in front of a billboard for the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce.
- [Port Committee]
- Photograph of a group of members of the Port Committee standing together during a trip to Houston, Texas.
- [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.
- [CavOilCade Party for Queen]
- Photograph of young couple with the boy in tuxedo escorting a girl wearing a full-length gown with long white gloves and corsage carrying a wrapped gift while onlookers watch and applaud.
- [Jefferson County Commissioners]
- Photograph of Jefferson County Commissioners five men in suits and ties, three seated and two standing: "helped on Gulfgate Bridge and highways". Handwritten on back: "Seated: Comm. Ted Wacker, Jdg. Chester Young, Comm Lamar Lawson, Standing: Norman Troy, T.B. Bellson" (spelling?)
- [Oil Appreciation Dinner]
- Photograph of a large crowd of men and women standing during a dinner party in Port Arthur, Texas. A banner at the front of the room reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur".
- [Cars Crossing Rainbow Bridge]
- Photograph of several cars driving across the Highway 87 Rainbow Bridge crossing the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Opening of Rainbow Bridge]
- Photograph of a crowd of people standing on a bridge at the opening of the Port Arthur-Orange bridge, later renamed the Rainbow Bridge, over the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. Several cameras are set up in the foreground, and an American flag and a Texas flag fly at either side of the bridge.
- [Crowd at a Dance]
- Photograph of a large crowd of men and women in a room at a dance in Port Arthur, Texas.
- [Million Dollar Pleasure Pier]
- Photograph of a large group of people walking around the Million Dollar Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including concession stands, are visible in the background, and there are rides in the foreground.
- [Parking Lot and Roller Coaster at Pier]
- Photograph of cars in a parking lot at the Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a roller coaster to the right, and Lake Sabine is visible in the background.
- [Port Arthur Pleasure Pier with sailboats]
- Photograph of Port Arthur Pleasure Pier with sailboats in Lake Sabine and cars parked on the pier.
- [Port Arthur Pleasure Pier with divers and swimmers]
- Photograph of Port Arthur Pleasure Pier. Diver diving off pier into Lake Sabine with other swimmers in water and some watching or waiting to dive.
- [Port Arthur Pleasure Pier and Lake Sabine View from the Lake]
- Photograph of Port Arthur Pleasure Pier view from Lake Sabine with cars parked on the pier and swimmers in the lake. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Looking 'North' on Pleasure Island on Lake Sabine".