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Jefferson County, TX
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1970-1979
Year:
1974
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2009
[Aerial View of Water Tower]
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a 300,000 gallon water tower. Trees surround the tower, and a baseball field is located behind it. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Gilham Circle Water Tower. Built - 1920. Capacity - 300,000 Photo - 11/13/74."
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79403/
[Aerial View of Water Tower]
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a 500,000 gallon water tower on Railroad Avenue. Behind the water tower, there is a train and an industrial storage lot. Text on the top-right of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water tower on Railroad Avenue and W. Thomas Blvd. Built 195. Capacity - 500,000 gallons. Photo - 11/13/74."
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79402/
[CavOILcade Parade]
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the princesses float for the CavOILcade Parade. One woman is sitting under an arch at the top of the float, and nineteen other women are sitting on the edges of the float. Other parades floats are behind the princesses float. In the background, there is a crowd of people watching the parade.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79327/
[CavOILcade Parade Float]
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the princess float for the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of a girl, a boy, and a woman wearing a gown, tiara, and sash sitting on a white ramp. They are sitting in front of a structure made of columns with a gold crown shape on the front. In the background, two car floats are following, and there is a crowd of people watching the parade.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79309/
[CavOILcade Parade Float]
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a float at the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of four older boys wearing yellow shirts and black cowboy hats, sitting around a red and yellow bee mascot in the back of a yellow Chevrolet truck. The truck is decorated with red and gold streamers. In the background, there are people watching the float.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79326/
[Concrete Water Tower]
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a concrete water tower on Fourth Street and Dallas Avenue. A parking lot is in front of the tower, and buildings surround it from other directions. Text at the top-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Concrete water tower, built 1938. At 4th and Dallas. 300,000 Gallon[,] Photo: 11/74."
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79401/
[Lincoln High School Cheerleaders]
Date: October 26, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a parade float consisting of a group of Lincoln High School cheerleaders sitting on top of a car at the CavOILcade parade. The girls are wearing yellow cheerleader uniforms, and some have yellow and purple ribbons tied in their hair. The girls are also holding yellow and purple pom-poms in their laps. A small child is standing up through the window of the car. In the background, there is a man dressed as a clown, and a crowd watching the parade.
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79228/
[Port Arthur Water Plant]
Date: November 13, 1974
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. Water storage pools and buildings are visible. A water tower is visible on the left side of the plant. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water Treatment Plant on 19th Street @ Stilwell Blvd. November 13, 1974."
Contributing Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth79398/