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[Photograph of Seventeen High School Seniors]

Description: Seventeen high school seniors standing and kneeling in the snow. All are wearing hats and coats, and some of the boys are holding snowballs and engaging in a snowball fight. All of girls wear skirts and dark leggings beneath their coats; and all of the boys wear neckties. Back of the photo is inscribed, "Seniors of '24. January - snow below campus". Numbers have been written on the image to identify each individual. Corresponding numbers and names are inscribed on the back as follows: 1.… more
Date: January 1924
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Church under construction]

Description: Photograph of a church under construction. According to the information on the back, this is the First Mexican Church in Corpus Christi in 1924. Some of the walls have been built, but there is no roof yet. A man is standing on top of the wall, and there are building materials on the ground around the church. There is another building to the left.
Date: 1924
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Class of children in Corsicana]

Description: Photograph of a class of children and their teacher in Corsicana, Texas. The group is posing on the steps of an unidentified wooden building. The students include both girls and boys. The younger children, including a toddler, are sitting on the front. The teacher is standing to the left. The following is written on the back: "Clase de niños 1928 Corsicana."
Date: 1928
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Large Group in Front of Boarding House]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people standing in front of a building identified as the 5th St. Boarding House. The majority of the group is posing in front of the building, but eight people are standing on the second story balcony. A few children stand near the front on the left side of the image. The photograph is mounted on a board, and handwriting on the back reads, "5th Street Boarding House, 1920."
Date: 1920
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Interior of Motorcycle Shop]

Description: Photograph of the interior of Fred Miller's Motorcycle Shop. Four men are standing behind the counter, and one man is leaning on a motorcycle and holding the handlebars. There are shelves on the walls with tires and supplies, and tricycles are mounted from the ceiling in the background. Handwriting at the top of the photograph reads, "Fred Miller Shop - Ernest Brooks third from left. Pt. Arthur 1924."
Date: 1924
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Masonic Temple Exterior]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a Masonic Temple. It has three stories with small balconies on top floor. There is a staircase leading to the front doors and four large columns. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "Masonic temple. 1901 Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur. Built 1927."
Date: 1927
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Debris After Gulf Tanker Explosion]

Description: Photograph of the aftermath of an explosion of the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" while loading high-test gasoline, on April 12, 1926. The damage to the tanker is visible, and there is debris on board. There is a stamp from Trost Studio on the bottom right corner.
Date: April 12, 1926
Creator: Trost Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Debris After Explosion]

Description: Photograph of a distant view of the aftermath of an explosion of the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" while loading high-test gasoline, on April 12, 1926. The damage to the tanker is visible, and there is debris on board. There is a stamp from Trost Studio on the bottom right corner.
Date: April 12, 1926
Creator: Trost Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Hearse in Funeral Procession]

Description: Photograph of a Pipkin & Brulin Co. hearse in the funeral procession for the people killed in the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" explosion. A large crowd is visible surrounding the procession, and men in uniforms stand in lines to the side of the hearse.
Date: 1926
Creator: Trost Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Crowd at Funeral Procession]

Description: Photograph of a view of the large crowd at the funeral procession for the 29 people killed at the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" explosion. People are crowding the street and even watching from the roofs of buildings in the background. There is a stamp from Trost Studio in the bottom right corner.
Date: 1926
Creator: Trost Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Gulf Refinery]

Description: Photograph of a large refinery on the side of a road. There is one man on a bicycle and two men walking down the road. There are multiple smokestacks on the refinery and dark black smoke is billowing out of two of them. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1925
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Spindletop]

Description: Photograph of a view of oil wells at Spindletop. Multiple oil wells can be seen that continue off into the distance. Writing on the back of the photograph, which is a postcard, reads, "Spindletop 1925."
Date: 1925
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Series of Barrels]

Description: Photograph of a line of barrels on a railway platform outside of a building. There are six barrels, four made of wood and two of metal. Text in the lower-right corner of the photograph reads, "Plate No. 7570, 5-1-27." An accompanying card (which has the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph as "Original type asphalt product packages" and the same text is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Date: May 1, 1927
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Petroleum Container Manufacturing]

Description: Photograph of workers inside a factory making containers for petroleum products with various tools and machinery. All of the workers are female, besides one man near the center of the image. The photograph is dated on the bottom right corner with the date 3-2-26. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo on the bottom) labels the photograph "Manufacturing containers for petroleum products."
Date: March 2, 1926
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Men in Uniform on Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a large float with men in uniform holding flags on its platform. The float and car driving it are covered with a large striped cloth, and there are more people seated at the very back of the float. Spectators can be seen watching from the other side of the road in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Queen of Parade Being Crowned]

Description: Photograph of the Queen of the parade being crowned. The crowning is taking place under an awning at the top of a large platform. Men in uniforms are facing the crowd and standing alongside the stairs leading to the platform. Spectators are watching the ceremony on the lower-left and lower-right of the photograph. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Men Riding on Truck in Parade]

Description: Photograph of a group of men riding on the back of a truck in a parade. There are four men wearing hats standing on the back platform, and eight men that can be seen sitting on top of the truck. There is also a small boy sitting near the front of the truck. The sides of the road are lined with cars and people watching the parade. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Parade from Above]

Description: Photograph of a parade from above. There is one white float with a woman standing on it, wearing what appears to be a Statue of Liberty costume, proceeding between crowds of people and down a street with buildings on either side. The crowds continue into the distance in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Texas Company parade float]

Description: Postcard of the Texas Company parade float going down a road, followed by two people carrying flags. Spectators holding umbrellas and wearing hats line the opposite side of the road, and two people watch from railroad tracks in the foreground. The float itself is shaped like the Texas Company factory, with buildings and smokestacks.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Princess of Nederland]

Description: Postcard of a flower-covered automobile in a parade. A man wearing a suit and hat drives the car down a road with houses, other cars, and large plants in the background. There is a person sitting next to the driver, holding a sign that reads, "Princess of Nederland," and a woman sits in the back of the car beneath an umbrella that is also covered in flowers.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Princess of Port Neches]

Description: Postcard of a man driving a woman in a convertible in a parade. The woman is sitting underneath an umbrella, and a sign on the car reads, "Princess of Port Neches." The man driving is wearing a suit and a hat and the car is decorated with streamers. There is a large building or house in the background with spectators watching from the porch. There are two other visible cars behind the one in the foreground.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of parade crowd]

Description: Postcard of a parade crowd on Proctor St. in Port Arthur. There is a large group of people on both sides of the street, and spectators are looking on from above in building windows. American flags are hanging down across the street. There is a man on a horse in the bottom-left corner of the photograph. The men are dressed in suits and hats and the women are in dresses, and many people are carrying umbrellas.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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