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[Auditorium Construction]

Photograph of an aerial view of the construction of an auditorium for Stephen F. Austin High School. In the lower-left of the photograph, there is a metal frame for the building and other construction equipment.

Date: December 12, 1969

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Thomas Jefferson High School]

Photograph of an aerial view of Thomas Jefferson High School on Jefferson Drive. In the foreground, there are tennis courts and a football field, with a parking lot separating the two. In the background, there are buildings. Thomas Jefferson High School was opened in 1959.

Date: September 10, 1969

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Lyndon B. Johnson Shaking a Woman's Hand]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson shaking the hand of a woman in a checked dress. Lady Bird Johnson stands behind and between the two, holding a paper cup and wearing a collared dress. People are walking behind the trio near a small building and trees.

Date: June 7, 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Lyndon B. Johnson Shaking a Woman's Hand]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson shaking a woman's hand amid a group of people near a parked car.

Date: June 7, 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Lyndon B. Johnson Visiting Lambshead Ranch During Fandangle]

Photograph of President Lyndon Baines Johnson posing with Lady Bird Johnson and another man and woman during his visit to Lambshead Ranch, June 7, 1969. The visit coincided with the annual production of the Fort Griffin Fandangle, an outdoor musical about the history of Fort Griffin written by Robert Nail, in Albany, Texas. Johnson is touching the arm of the woman on his left; Lady Bird and the man are standing to his right. Johnson and the man are wearing scarves fastened by pins in the shape … more

Date: June 7, 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Lyndon B. Johnson Visiting Lambshead Ranch During Fandangle]

Photograph of President Lyndon Baines Johnson posing with Lady Bird Johnson and another man and woman during his visit to Lambshead Ranch, June 7, 1969. The visit coincided with the annual production of the Fort Griffin Fandangle, an outdoor musical about the history of Fort Griffin written by Robert Nail, in Albany, Texas. Johnson has linked arms with the woman to his left and is smiling at Lady Bird Johnson and the man, standing on his right. Johnson and the man are wearing scarves fastened b… more

Date: June 7, 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[People Chatting]

Photograph of men and women chatting in the foreground as people walk by a building in the background.

Date: June 7, 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Lady Bird Johnson with a Man and a Costumed Woman]

Photograph of a woman dressed in a prairie dress costume and a man holding a cup standing to the left of Lady Bird Johnson. A crowd of people stands near a picnic table and a building.

Date: 1969

Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Municipal Building]

Photograph of an exterior view of the Municipal Building on 248 Lakeshore Drive. A staircase leads to the entrance, and text above the entrance says "Municipal Building." In front of the building, there are shrubs and trees and each side of a sidewalk. The building was formerly Mary Gates Hospital.

Date: 1969

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Laboratory Expansion]

Photograph of a Texaco (Texas Company) plant in Port Arthur, Texas, consisting of several long buildings set around an inner square. The expansion area is to the left with large piles of dirt and noticeable rectangular sections where buildings are to be constructed. Tanks for storage of petroleum products are in the far right background.

Date: 1969

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[USS Kula Gulf]

Photograph of the aircraft carrier USS Kula Gulf, sailing on the Sabine-Neches Canal in Port Arthur, Texas. No aircraft are visible on the deck.

Date: 1969

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Monorail Car Fire at HemisFair '68

Image of monorail car fire and fireman at the 1968 World's Fair known as HemisFair '68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio, Texas.

Date: November 1968