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[Photograph of Men on a Dock, August 10, 1901]
Photograph of a group called the Ninety-sixth expedition and their guests posing for a photograph on the docks of ship number 3. Sitting on the anchor post to the left is E. A. Laughlin, with N. N. Beels on the next post. Standing from the left: Billy Farrell; L. Schuh; A. N. Scott; Peter Stock; A. J. M. Vuylsteke; F. J. Trost; Frank Cummins; M. R. Bos; Col. Jim Furlong; and Peter Lamp. Sitting from the left: John Walter Carr, hans Falsenburg, A. Spence, and D. L. Stump. Several boats can be seen to the left, with a larger vessel behind the group.
[Mother and Two Small Children]
Photograph of two children, identified as Edith and Amelia Carr, with their mother. Both children are wearing white outfits, and the woman is wearing a white dress with a thick black collar. They are all seated in front of a backdrop.
[Buildings in Field]
Photograph of a number of buildings, identified as the Cavoilcade offices, in a field in Port Arthur, Texas.
[Students with Port Arthur Pennants]
Photograph of a group of male and female students, some of whom hold two Port Arthur pennants between them, posing in front of a brick building in Port Arthur, Texas. A handwritten note below the photo reads: "Port Arthur, Texas - High School".
[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]
Photograph of an oil well fire, with smoke roiling into the sky as eighteen men look on. A tank to the left of the blaze is itself giving off smoke. Industrial materials litter the foreground, and two intact oil rigs can be seen in the background. On the reverse side, there is a handwritten passage stating "Kieths Ward Fire - Texas Gusher throwing 200 ft and Higgins 10000 barrel Pressure Tank."
[Home of Pioneer John Walter Carr]
Photograph of a woman and two children standing on a covered porch. The woman is wearing a long black skirt and a white blouse. Two girls wearing white dresses are standing to her side. There is a wooden walkway on the side and front of the porch, and other houses can be seen in the background.
[Photograph of Students and Teacher in Front of the Farm School, 1906]
Photograph of students and their teacher standing in front of Tyrrell School, known then as the Farm School in 1906. The gabled schoolhouse itself is a clapboard structure raised up off of the ground, with a short and broad stairway leading up to a porch. Two tall windows flank the centered door which itself is topped with a smaller window. A smaller structure can be seen in the background to the right. Standing on the porch from left to right: Alexie Bledsoe; Grace Hamilton; Jesse Hamilton; Susie Baker (teacher); W. E. Hamilton; Charles Bolyard; Archie Hamilton. The reverse side of the cardboard mat gives information regarding the names and addresses of those pictured, including the new married names of Susie Baker (Mrs. A. J. Lewis) and Grace Hamilton (Mrs. R. R. Morehead).
[Photograph of the Hayne Family, 1906]
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Hayne, Alda, and Andy (on the pony) in front of a house labeled 248 in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several houses on the fenced in property, three with visible chimneys and two with ornamental posted awnings. Walkways made up of crushed shells have been made outside of the fence. On the reverse mat side of the photo, the address is given as Houston Avenue and Fourth Street in Port Arthur.
[Two Girls in Dresses]
Photograph of two young girls identified as Amelia and Edith Carr. Both are wearing white dresses and hair bows. They are standing on a fur rug and looking towards the camera.
[Two Young Girls in Dresses]
Photograph of two young girls in white dresses, identified as Amelia and Edith Carr. They are standing with their hands at their sides on a fur rug. Both are wearing white bows in their hair and looking towards the camera.
[Man and Daughter at Sabine Lake]
Photograph of a man and his daughter at Sabine Lake, dated July 5, 1906. The two are seated under an awning on a boat, and are smiling at the camera. The man has a pipe in his mouth and one hand on his knee. The back of the photograph has a handwritten date and note (that is partially illegible) describing the people pictured.
[Outdoor Family Portrait]
Photograph of a large group of people posing outdoors in front of a fence. There are three young girls wearing white dresses; two of them are wearing bonnets and the other is wearing a hat. There are three women standing between the children, and two men behind them. Large trees are in the background. The back of the photograph has a handwritten date and note (that is not entirely legible) about the day it was taken.
[Portrait of Family Outdoors]
Photograph of a family group identified as the Carr family taken on July 5, 1906. There are three women, two men, and three young girls. The woman in the front is holding the hand of one of the girls wearing a white dress and bonnet. One woman is seated on the left, behind another young girl. The two men are in the very back. There is a handwritten date and note (partially illegible) on the back of the photograph.
[Gulf Oil Tennis Club]
Photograph of a large group of people sitting on the porch of a building to watch a tennis match at the Gulf Oil Tennis Club in Port Arthur, Texas. Several more people stand on the court, holding tennis rackets, and the net is visible to the right. F. E. "Gene" Gifford and his wife Florence are seated on the porch, fourth and fifth from the left.
[Photograph of Men with Fish, 1908]
Photograph of a group of twelve men posing in front of a building with their bounty of fish. The mat side of the photo has unclear writing.
[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]
Photograph of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students of Port Arthur High School, 1908-1909. Principal Dilley is identified as standing to the far right. Superintendent J. H. Bright is standing at the far left behind a woman named Mary E. Donaldson. The students are arranged in three rows in front of a brick building with four tall windows behind them.
[Photograph of United States Destroyers]
Photograph of a row of United States Paulding-class destroyer vessels. The armed destroyers are tied together across their bows, and sailors can be seen working on board. The vessels are named, from left to right, "Sterret," "Terry," "Walke," and "Monaghan."
[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]
Photograph of the first boat to move through the new canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The center of the photo shows the lengthy vessel "Sabine" carrying lumber and several men and women in dark formal clothing, a United States flag raised fore and aft. There is a boat behind the "Sabine" and another boat with its nameplate partially hidden is over to the right. To the left is a smaller vessel covered with lumber and tools and a single man in the rear. Land runs across the left side and in the right background. On the reverse side of the photograph is a description of the photo, the date, and an incomplete list of visible people.
[Port Arthur Students]
Photograph of a group of students standing and sitting in front of a brick building in Port Arthur, Texas. The teacher sits in the center of the middle row.
[Photograph of Edith Steele]
Photograph of Edith Steele leaning against a large rock in Port Arthur, Texas.
[Two Children on Chair]
Portrait photograph of a young boy and girl on a wooden chair. They are both in white outfits, and the boy is standing and smiling towards the camera. The girl has a large white bow in her hair and is sitting on the arm of the chair.
[Woman in Garden]
Photograph of a woman identified as Mrs. Harriett Carr. She is wearing a light blouse and dark skirt, and standing between large plants in a garden. Her hair is pulled back and she is smiling towards the camera.
[Men and Children by Whale]
Photograph of two men standing by the jaws of a dead sperm whale on wooden boards in Port Arthur, Texas. Another man and two small children stand to the right, and buildings are visible in the background.
[Men Standing Around Whale]
Photograph of several men standing around a dead sperm whale laid on wooden boards in Port Arthur, Texas. A wooden fence is visible to the right, and there is a coil of rope on the boards in the foreground.
[Photograph of Thomas Bos]
Photograph of Thomas Bos in a suit and tie. Handwriting around the photo notes that Bos was an early property owner in Port Arthur who was originally from Holland. The reverse of the photo has a handwritten note near the top stating that this was given to J. W. Carr. Writing near the bottom of the photo, to the right of a red photographer's seal, says that Bos purchased Port Arthur property for Dutch interests and that he was a client of Carr.
[Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Bos]
Portrait photograph of a woman identified as Mrs. Thomas Bos. She is shown from the shoulders up, and has short dark hair. She is wearing a blouse with a thick collar.
[Drawbridge in Port Arthur]
Photograph of a drawbridge over a river in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several boats on the river, and people cross the bridge to the right.
[Exterior of House]
Photograph of the exterior of a house identified as the Vulstukye Home. The yard has a wire fence in front of it, and there are two large trees in bloom. The front of the house has a covered porch on the first level and balcony on the second level with white columns. There is handwriting on back of the photograph that reads, "May 1912."
[Interior of Newport Bar and Grill]
Photograph of the interior of the Newport Bar and Grill on Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands by the counter to the left, and several men sit on stools at the bar in the background.
[Man in Cigar Stand]
Photograph of a man standing behind the counter of a cigar stand in Port Arthur, Texas.
[Photograph of John W. Gates]
Photograph of John W. Gates sitting at a desk with one hand on the papers in front of him and the other holding a pen.
[Portrait of Two Young Girls in Dresses]
Photograph of two young girls wearing dresses with white bibs. They are identified as Edith and Amelia Carr. One girl is standing and the other is seated. They both have braided hair and are looking towards the camera.
[Swimmers in a Natatorium]
Photograph of swimmers at a natatorium. There are children splashing in the water in dark bathing suits. Women in long white dresses are watching from the side of the pool.
[Portrait of Mail Boy at Texas Company Terminal]
Photograph of a young mail boy identified as Percy Underhill. He is wearing a hat, button up shirt, and tie, and holding a large mail bag. The back of the photograph is a postcard, and has writing that says the photograph was taken at the Texas Co. Terminal on April 30, 1912.
[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]
Photograph of five men in suits standing inside the Irvine Furniture Store on Houston Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. Wicker chairs are lined up in the middle of the room, and wooden cabinets are pushed against the walls.
[Interior of Store]
Photograph of several employees standing between shelves inside a store in Port Arthur, Texas.
[Flood in Port Arthur]
Photograph of the tops of trees in high water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
[The Cumberland Telephone Company]
Photograph of several women sitting at a switch board at the Cumberland Telephone Company in Port Arthur, Texas. The women at the switch board are identified, from left to right, as Daisy Neal, an unidentified woman, Lillian Frost, and Flora Tucker. The woman at the desk to the left is Mrs. Stanley, and the man standing in the background is Mr. Toples.
[High School Basketball Team]
Photograph of women in the Port Arthur High School basketball team in front of a brick building in Port Arthur, Texas. Two men stand on either end of the back row.
[Men on Wells Fargo Wagon]
Photograph of two men standing with a Wells Fargo wagon pulled by two horses on a road in Port Arthur, Texas. One man sits in the driver's seat, and the other, identified as Earl Gautreaux, stands on the tailgate. Buildings are visible in the background.
[Photograph John Walter Carr]
Photograph of John Walter Carr wearing a dark suit, pocket square, and polka dot tie. The portrait style photo shows Carr in middle age with a beard. On the back of the mat is information regarding Carr's lifespan and children.
[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]
Photograph of men and women on the steps of Port Arthur College. They are arranged in six rows that decline upward, with the final row being comprised of a single man. Men in the photograph are wearing suits and ties, whereas the women are wearing blouses and skirts. Two separate pieces of a paper have been taped above and below the photo. Over the photo is a description of the image and the date. Below the image is the name of the donor, Maccie Barrier LaGrone.
[Two Women in Carriage]
Photograph of two women, identified as Mrs. Hightower and Mrs. Williams, sitting in a buggy pulled by a horse in front of two houses in Port Arthur, Texas.
[View of Procter Street and StilWell Avenue]
Photograph of Procter Street with houses and buildings on either side. There are two visible cars driving down the street in the distance. The back of the photograph is a postcard, with handwriting that reads, "Procter & StilWell. 1914."
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Photograph of a bridge over a river in Port Arthur, Texas. Trees and buildings are visible on both sides of the river.
[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 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.
[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.
[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.
[Group With Boat During Flood]
Photograph of a large group of men and Dr. Winter with a rescue boat in front of his office, during the Port Arthur flood of 1915. They are standing around the boat in water that is almost waist deep. Writing in the bottom left corner reads, "Rescue boat, Port Arthur Flood, Aug 19-17, 1915." The bottom right corner says D&H Photo.
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