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[States Marine Lines Ship]

Photograph of a States Marine Lines ship in the Gulf of Mexico in Port Arthur, Texas. A lighthouse is visible on the shore to the right.

Date: January 7, 1955

Item Type: Photograph

[River in Port Arthur]

Photograph of a bridge over a river running through Port Arthur, Texas. There are buildings on the opposite shore.

Date: August 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Obituary of the 905]

Clipping of an obituary for a train, with a photo of the train beneath the text.

Date: April 1, 1954

Item Type: Photograph

[Women at Party]

Photograph of a large group of women in fancy dresses posing around a table at an employee party and dance for the Pleasure Pier Company in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Pleasure Pier]

Photograph of Port Arthur's Pleasure Pier, viewed from far away. A roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, and a crowd of people are visible on the grounds, and Lake Sabine is in the background.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Plaque on Chamber of Commerce Building]

Photograph of a plaque on the Chamber of Commerce building in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

[Oil Appreciation Dinner]

Photograph of a large crowd of men and women standing during a dinner party in Port Arthur, Texas. A banner at the front of the room reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur".

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Million Dollar Pleasure Pier]

Photograph of a large group of people walking around the Million Dollar Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including concession stands, are visible in the background, and there are rides in the foreground.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Parking Lot and Roller Coaster at Pier]

Photograph of cars in a parking lot at the Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a roller coaster to the right, and Lake Sabine is visible in the background.

Date: 1951~

Item Type: Photograph

[Port Arthur Aerial Mosaic View]

Photograph of aerial view of Port Arthur, Texas. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Aerial Mosaic, City of Port Arthur Tx"

Date: 1954

Item Type: Photograph

[Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce]

Photograph of a group of men, all members of the 1955 Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce, posing together. Those in the rear are, from left to right, W. F. Spiegel, Sr.; T. B. Ellison; Leo Bryant; and Emery Taylor. Those in the middle row are Jack Craig, Lyle Vickers, Bert Lloyd, Don Hendryx, J. W. Baker, Mayo Wells, and Henry LeBlanc. The men in the front row are Lyndon Ellerbee, Judge James Kirkland, Ho Mills, Lamar Lawson, J. W. Faulkner, and Al Jenkins.

Date: 1955

Item Type: Photograph

[Men in Front of Dinner Table]

Photograph of five men, identified as Jim Rowland, an unidentified man, Ralph Bradford, Dan Johnson, and C. M. Scott, standing in front of a set dinner table.

Date: January 21, 1958

Item Type: Photograph

[Group in Chamber of Commerce]

Photograph of a group of men and a few women sitting in chairs at a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building in Port Arthur, Texas. A man holding a piece of paper, identified as Mack Thomas, stands at the front of the room. Two pictures of ships are balanced on top of full bookshelves, and a photo of a woman hangs on the wall in the background.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Men at Chamber of Commerce Banquet]

Photograph of five men, identified as Gene White, Jo Timms, an unidentified man, Donnie Jones, and the speaker, standing in front of a banner at a banquet for the Chamber of Commerce in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1959

Item Type: Photograph

[Decorated Stores]

Photograph of decorated stores on a road in Port Arthur, Texas. A few cars are parked in front of the buildings.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

[Thomas W. Hughen School for Crippled Children]

Photograph of the exterior of the Thomas W. Hughen School for Crippled Children building in Port Arthur, Texas. A dirt road runs up to the front door, and there are a few scraggly trees in front of the building.

Date: February 12, 1958

Item Type: Photograph

[First CavOilCade Dinner]

Photograph of rows of dinners seated and eating with a head table in the background. On the curtain behind reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur". Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "1st celebration of CavOilCade" "Oct. 14, 1952 - dinner to salute oil industry. Became CavOilCade in 1953." "Valuable, return picture to: Lyle Vickers, 300 Plaza Circle, Port Arthur, TX."

Date: October 14, 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of "Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson and Teetsie]

Photograph of J. P. and Adrianne Richardson sitting at a diner table and drinking.

Date: 1955

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta]

Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta cast at Tyrell Elementary School. Rows of students are lined up and wearing mostly agricultural costumes. Janis Joplin is the fifth child from the right. Behind the children, there is a backdrop of a night scene set along the stage curtain. A mixed group of adults and children are seated before the stage.

Date: 1954-05~

Creator: Rice Studio

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Aerial View of Rainbow Bridge, 1957]

Photograph with aerial view of the Rainbow Bridge spanning the Neches River near Port Arthur, Texas. Shadows of several clouds dot the landscape. A ship is passing underneath the bridge. Several canals branch off from the river on its way to Sabine Lake, which encompasses much of the background. The other side of the photo has a handwritten note saying that this was a gift of A. W. Catanach, 1992.

Date: August 2, 1957

Creator: Watkins Studio

Item Type: Photograph

John and Ted Clegg in Lincoln-Mercury Showroom, 1957

Photograph of John (left) and Ted (right) Clegg standing in a Lincoln-Mercury automobile showroom. The suited men are standing in front of a 1950's model Lincoln Premiere.

Date: 1957

Creator: Beryl Crist Photography

Item Type: Photograph

April 1959, YMCA Burns to the Ground - Nothing Saved

Photograph of the remains of the YMCA on the Southeast corner of Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. Fire crews are spraying the wreckage with water. All that remains is a pile of twisted steel I-beams and stone.

Date: April 1959

Creator: Cricchio Studio

Item Type: Photograph

April 1959, Fire Destroyed the Port Arthur YMCA Building

Photograph of the remains of the burned YMCA building in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. All that's left are twisted steel I-beams, charred wood, and stone. Firemen can be seen working in the wreckage.

Date: April 1959

Creator: Cricchio Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Texaco Main Gate 1953

Photograph of the main gate of Texaco in 1953. The gate is attended by a single guard. To the left of the gate is a building bearing a large sign declaring that there has been 1,594,538 man hours since the last "lost time injury." There is also a sign requesting that no reading material be carried inside, and other sign on the gate that requests that no matches be carried inside. Two boxes written with the words "Red Head Matches" stand in front of the building.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

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[States Marine Lines Ship]

[River in Port Arthur]

[Obituary of the 905]

[Women at Party]

[View of Pleasure Pier]

[Plaque on Chamber of Commerce Building]

[Oil Appreciation Dinner]

[Million Dollar Pleasure Pier]

[Parking Lot and Roller Coaster at Pier]

[Port Arthur Aerial Mosaic View]

[Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce]

[Men in Front of Dinner Table]

[Group in Chamber of Commerce]

[Men at Chamber of Commerce Banquet]

[Decorated Stores]

[Thomas W. Hughen School for Crippled Children]

[First CavOilCade Dinner]

[Photograph of "Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson and Teetsie]

[Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta]

[Photograph of Aerial View of Rainbow Bridge, 1957]

John and Ted Clegg in Lincoln-Mercury Showroom, 1957

April 1959, YMCA Burns to the Ground - Nothing Saved

April 1959, Fire Destroyed the Port Arthur YMCA Building

Texaco Main Gate 1953