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[Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes]

Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes wearing blue tuxedos, holding their instruments, and posing for the photo. Below the photo is the band's name, as well as a line noting their induction into the 1995 Gulf Coast Hall of Fame.

Date: 1995

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour Engines at Central Pump Station]

Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour engines at Central Pump Station. The blue and red engines are housed in a brick building and have a "No Smoking Beyond This Point" sign attached at the side.

Date: July 1992

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Elderly Men at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of group of men at their sixtieth high school reunion at a Wyatt's Cafeteria in Port Arthur, Texas. They are, from left to right, Harry Gorbens, Steve Vaught, Mason Barron, and Bennie Jarratt.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Elderly Men at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]

Photograph of Leroy Holcomb, S. W. Levingston, and James Bender at their sixtieth high school reunion in a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The reverse side of the photo notes that the men are married to Lois Holcomb, Aileen Levingston, and Myrtle Bender, respectively.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Elderly People at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of a group of elderly people at their sixtieth high school reunion. Taken inside of Wyatt's Cafeteria, the photo shows two women talking to each other. Behind them, Lois and Leroy Halcomb can be seen together. Ida Moran is partially within the picture to the right. The other side of the photo indicates that one of the women shown is Naomi O'Nial Switzger, but doesn't indicate which person is her.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Elderly People at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]

Photograph of Myrtle Bowen Bender, Mandie Walker, and Flora Tout at their sixtieth high school reunion on April 24th, 1982. One woman wearing a pale blue jacket and shirt looks behind the camera, while a woman in red and a woman in a plaid jacket converse. Unidentified elderly men in suits can be seen in the background. The photo was taken inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Elderly Women at a High School Reunion]

Photograph of a group of women at their sixtieth high school reunion. They pose underneath a chandelier inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The other side of the photo notes that the women in the front row are Lois Dunaway Holcomb, Aileen Keeney Levingston, Florise Cash, and Ida Hebert Moran. In the back row are Wilma Knot, Meva Walker, Faye F. Franklin, Flora McDonald Tout, and Frances Turner.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at High School Reunion]

Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at their sixtieth high school reunion in Wyatt's Cafeteria. Another elderly woman sits in front of a doorway.

Date: April 24, 1982

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Barrel Construction]

Photograph of a man constructing a barrel with machinery inside of a warehouse. He is wearing protective gloves, boots, an apron, and a hat, and is working on one of two barrels on what appears to be an assembly line. There are other machines and tools shown in the background. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph "Making barrels in the Cooper shop."

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Cookie and the Cupcakes

Photograph of Cookie and the Cupcakes wearing striped jackets and performing with their instruments.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Entrance to the Refinery]

Photograph of the Texas Company Refinery, from the Houston Avenue entrance. There is a road leading into the refinery on the right side of the photograph, with two visible wagons on it. There are multiple buildings with smokestacks in the background, and two large round structures in the left middle ground. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph, "Houseton Avenue Entrance to the Refinery 1910--12."

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Fleet of Wagons]

Photograph of a line of Texaco tank wagons on a railway platform in front of three buildings. There are five men standing on the platform in front of the wagons, and one man sitting on top of a wagon. Text in the lower-left corner of the photograph reads, "Fleet of the Texas Company's wagons at Port Arthur." An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the scene "Fleet of Texaco Tank Wagons," which is also hand-written on the back of the photograph.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Girls in swimming dresses]

Photograph of six girls in swimming dresses at the Old Gates Pier. Three are standing on the back of a bench, and the other three are seated on the back of it. The seated girl on the left and the girls that are standing are looking off to the right of the photograph, and the two girls on the right are looking towards the camera. The girl on the far left is resting her hands on her head. Text on the top and bottom border reads, "On Loan: Mrs. C. E. Yates. Picture taken at the northeast corner on… more

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[High School class photograph]

Photograph of a Port Arthur High School class. There are three rows of students with some seated and some standing. The girls are all wearing dresses and have their hair pulled back, and the boys are wearing suits and ties. The class teacher stands in the middle of the group behind a chalkboard with each person's name written on it.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Later View of Plant]

Photograph of a works plant by a river. There are multiple large buildings and three large smokestacks with smoke coming out of them. There is a road along the side of the plant and a river behind it. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo on the bottom) labels the photograph "Later view."

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Making Accessories for Containers]

Photograph of an assembly line of seated women working in what appears to be a factory or warehouse, with one man standing near the front. The assembly line extends to the other end of the room and there are cables running from each station to the ceiling. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph "Making accessories for containers."

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph and Autograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]

Photograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown playing a guitar in front of a drum set in a wood paneled room. He is wearing a black hat and a grey shirt, and his guitar has a leather pick guard embossed with his nickname. His autograph appears in the upper left corner and is dated 1-19-2002.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cricchio Studio

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph and Autograph of Joe Sanders]

Photograph of Joe Sanders sitting at a piano at the Port Arthur Pleasure Pier. His autograph is in the upper right corner of the photo. A drummer can be seen behind the piano. The reverse of the photo has a note stating that he was performing at the Pier for two weeks.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of a Museum Display of the First Queen of Port Arthur, Texas]

Photograph of a museum display depicting the first queen of Port Arthur, Texas, 1923. A mannequin wearing a tiara and ornate dress stands between a display case to the left and a document display case and chair to the right. Small signs amid the mannequin's feet note the dressmaker, Ida Griffin, and the first queen of Port Arthur, Mary Donaldson. Near the bottom of the photo is a photo of the original queen wearing the dress. To the far right is a sign urging pioneer families to display at leas… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Watkins Photography

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Aerial View of Gulf Oil Corporation]

Photograph of aerial view of Gulf Oil Corporation buildings, storage tanks, and refineries. Simple housing can be seen in the bottom left side of the photo. Smoke from in the background is blowing to the left.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Alvino Rey and Orchestra]

Photograph of Alvino Rey and his orchestra performing onstage at the Port Arthur Pleasure Pier.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Arlene Fischer and Daughter]

Photograph of Arlene Fischer (Mrs. Harrison Fisher) reading a children's book with her daughter. Both are wearing white dresses. They are sitting on a chaise lounge with ferns on either side of them and a curtained window behind.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of August Furchner]

Photograph of August Furchner wearing a medal and buttoned suit. The reverse side is written with his name.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Barbara Lynn With Electric Guitar]

Photograph of Barbara Lynn wearing a shiny dress. She is holding on to the pegboard of an lightly colored electric guitar that is standing vertically in front of her. Her name is printed on the bottom left corner of the picture, while the bottom right corner has management information that has been covered with correction fluid.

Date: unknown

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

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