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[Stephens Motor Company]
Photograph of a car company in Port Neches, TX. The building is a small, one floor white building. The showroom has many windows. To the far right is a garage portion. There are also three gas pumps at the front of the dealership. One car is parked at the pumps. A single man is standing near the open door to the dealership.
[Tanner Tires in Downtown Port Arthur]
Photograph of Tanner's Tire Store in downtown Port Arthur, TX. Two pedestrians are crossing the street. In the distance, other important Port Arthur buildings are visible.
[Teet's Club]
Photograph of Teet's Club in downtown Port Arthur, TX. The club has signs advertising liquor and beer. The building is two stories with white walls. The front is a double door, with octagonal windows on both sides. All the windows have neon lights advertising various services and drinks the club offers.
[Texaco Service Station]
Photograph of a Texaco Service Station on the southeast corner of Procter Street and Beaumont Avenue. There are gas pumps and a car under an awning. A round sign at the corner of the station says "Texaco," and has a star-shaped logo with a "T" in the star. In the background, there are other businesses.
[Texas Company Employee Picnic]
Photograph of Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, TX. A large number of people are in the amusement park for Texaco's annual employee picnic. A single road leads from the amusement park to the city beyond. A prominent feature is the large roller coaster on the left. Cars are parked in large lots to either side of the amusements and also along the street leading to town.
[Thomas Edison Junior High]
Photograph of an aerial view of Thomas Edison Junior High on 3400 Tenth Street. The building is surrounded by fields. In the foreground and background, there are houses. Thomas Edison Junior High was built in 1929, and later changed to Thomas Jefferson High School in 1933. A new high school was built on Jefferson Drive in 1959, so it was changed back to Thomas Edison Junior High.
[Thomas Jefferson High School]
Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Thomas Jefferson High School. Trees and bushes surround the building. Text below the photograph says "abt 1948 Thomas Jefferson High School."
[Tombstone of Child]
Photograph of the headstone of the child with the first birth and first death in Port Arthur, TX. It is located on DeQueen Blvd. at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive. The grave site is surrounded by foliage. A cactus is growing on the grave. A small, wooden fence is around the stone and grave. The stone reads, "Arthur Stilwell/Smith/Born Mary 1896/Died May 1896/First Birth/First Death/in/Port Arthur."
[Townsend Dairy and Ice Cream Company]
Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Dairy and Ice Cream Company. A sign above a row of windows on the building says "Townsend Ice Cream Company." In the foreground, there are cars parked along the curb.
[Townsend Quality Milk]
Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Quality Milk on 2545 Procter Street. A decorative glass panel on the corner of the building says "Townsend" at the top. Townsend Quality Milk was the home of the famous Roscoe Bar, a vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate on a stick. About one in five bars would have the word "Free" printed on the stick. This treat was popular with grade school children.
[View from Sabine Hotel]
Photograph of a view the top of Sabine Hotel on Fifth Street. In the foreground, there are buildings and streets. In the background, Sabine Lake and Louisiana are visible.
[W. T. Grant Company]
Photograph of W. T. Grant Company on 701 Procter Street. The display windows are filled with products and signs. Some of the signs say "Air Conditioned" and "44 [cents]." Text above the entrances says "W. T. Grant Co." Columns in front of the entrances say "Grants."
[Wallings Dairy Farm]
Photograph of wooden buildings identified as Wallings Dairy Farm, located on the north side of State Highway 365 in Nederland, Texas. There are two silos in front of a wooden building. To the right of the silos, there is a wooden house with a car parked in front of it. Several cows are spread out through the grounds. In the foreground, there is a wire fence.
[Windsor Hotel]
Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Sabine Pass, Texas. The building is three stories high, and a fence surrounds it. A car is parked outside the fence. Text below the photograph says "Windsor Hotel Sabine Pass."
[Young Men's Christian Association Building]
Photograph of an exterior view of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) building on Lakeshore Drive at Pleasure Island Bridge. Several bicycles are parked in a front yard. Two cars are parked at the curb. In the foreground, there are other cars parked beside a curb. In the background, there is a building identified as Mary Gates Memorial Hospital.
[Aerial Photograph of Port Arthur]
Photograph of Port Arthur, TX. It is a light, partly cloudy day. The Sabine-Neches Canal is to the bottom-right of the city.
[Longhorn Cafe]
Photograph of an exterior view of The Longhorn Cafe on the 3800 block of Sixteenth Street. Neon signs on the building say, "The Longhorn Cafe," "Fine Foods Curb Service," and "Dining Room." Several cars are parked under a carport next to the building. In the background, there are trees and houses.
[Pistol Range for Port Arthur Police]
Photograph of an aerial view of a new pistol range for the Port Arthur Police Department at Spoilbank on Pleasure Pier. A road leads to two buildings, and an uneven grid is marked in front of them. In the background, there is a view of Port Arthur. Text at the top of the photograph says "New Police Pistol Range 1951." The range was modeled after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (F. B. I.) Practical Pistol Course in Quantico, Virginia. There are four pistol lanes, three small-bore rifle lanes, and three machine gun lanes.
[Port Arthur Water Plant]
Photograph of an exterior view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. The building is one story tall, and there are bushes on each side of the entry stairs. The building was constructed in 1926, and was updated in the 1950s; it currently serves 60,000 citizens daily.
[Adams Building Banquet]
Photograph of a group of men and women sitting at long tables at a banquet for tenants of the Adams Building. There are plates of food, filled drinking glasses, and silverware on the tables. A handwritten arrow and text that says "me!!" is above a woman in the foreground. In the background, there are two windows.
[Aerial of Texaco Island]
Photograph of Texaco Island in Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are docked by the shore. On the island are a large grain elevator and a motor oil packaging factory. At the far end of the island, the is a grouping of petroleum storage tanks.
[Aerial Photograph Canal and River Confluence]
Photograph of the confluence of the Sabine-Neches Canal and the Neches River. The Rainbow Bridge is seen at the top left. The top corner of the petroleum storage fields is in the middle left.
[Arrowhead Collection at First National Bank]
Photograph of the arrowhead collection of Andy Kyle on display in the First National Bank in Port Arthur, TX. The collection is housed in three display cases. A county fair ribbon is hanging from the upper left corner of the largest display case. Two bank employees are standing around the cases. To the left is Lenora Reeves and to the right is W. F. Speigel.
[CavOILcade Parade]
Photograph of eight women sitting on a parade float for the CavOILcade Parade. Two women are identified as Mrs. Merle Murphy (standing far right) and Mrs. George (Martha) Gray (front row, far right). All but one of the women are wearing historical dresses. There is an embroidery hoop to the left of the women, one woman is holding a parasol, and another woman is holding a quilt. A sign on the front of the float says "Civic Club."
[Contestants in Beard Judging Contest]
Photograph of a group of men who have entered a beard competition for a celebration of the founding of Port Arthur, TX. All the men are gathered in a room surrounded by a group of spectators. The men are looking up at the photographer in front of them.
[Contestants in Queen Contest]
Photograph of fourteen young women competing for the queen title during Port Arthur's anniversary celebration. Most of the women are standing in a line, wearing white dresses. In the middle is a large throne where of the women is seated with a tall, ornate crown on her head. She is named at Miss Gloria Antone. To her left is one woman in a dark dress. She wears a smaller crown and a very long, dark cape with white, furred edges. She is named as runner-up, Thelma Tadlock.
[Elk's Parade]
Photograph of the Elk's Parade on the 700th block of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. A crowd of men, women, and children are gathered on both sides of the street. Parades floats decorated with streamers and women riding on them are in going down the street. In the background, there are parked cars and businesses. Signs on the businesses say "Inman's OK'd Used Cars" and "Western Auto." A block of text pasted to the front of the photograph says "Street Parade."
[First National Bank]
Photograph of an interior view of First National Bank. Several bouquets of flowers are displayed along the lobby. The flowers are sitting on tables, counters, and in stands.
[Maritime Guard Employees]
Photograph of a group of Maritime Guard employees transferring money from the old First National Bank to the new building on 700 Procter Street. One man identified as C. B. Douglas (co-owner) is wearing a suit and cowboy hat, and is holding a gun. Two men identified as A. Schroder and M. Tinker are wearing guard uniforms and carrying money bags. On the right, a man identified as Claude Goldsmith (owner/President) is wearing a suit and standing near a truck. In the background, signs on the side of the building say "1st National Bank" and "Time Temperature."
[Menhaden Fish Plant]
Photograph of the Menhaden Fish Plant in Port Arthur, TX. The plant is a grouping of buildings, dominated by a long structure to the left of the rest. An area for storage of raw building materials is to the right. Four fishing boats are docked in the Sabine-Neches Canal adjacent to the plant.
[Pleasure Island Damage]
Photograph of damage at Pleasure Island resulting from Hurricane Audrey. In the foreground, there are overturned amusement rides and an overturned chair. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel and a closed concession stand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Hurricane Audrey June 1957."
[Port Arthur News Pressroom]
Photograph of a man identified as John P. Cillessen, a foreman for Port Arthur News, standing beside a printing machine in the press room. He is pushing a button on the machine, and looking towards the newspapers on the top of it.
[Procter Street Flooding]
Photograph of flooding on the corner of Shreveport Avenue and Procter Street, as a result of a hurricane. A group of four men are standing chest deep in the water; two men are smoking cigarettes. In the background, there are buildings, one says "[L]one [Star] B[a]kery on the side. Text handwritten on the right side of the photograph says "Pt. Arthur, Texas" and Procter St Shreveport Ave."
[Sutherlin Jewelry Store]
Photograph of the people inside Sutherlin's Jewelry Store in Port Arthur, TX. Three people are behind the counter to the left, one woman and two men. To the right are an elderly man and a young girl. There are various suitcases, watchbands, and instruments on top of the counter. By the man and young girl are a double bass in a plastic cover and an acoustic guitar.
[Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Band]
Photograph of Thomas Jefferson High School marching band standing in a block formation on a football field. They are wearing uniforms and posing in nine rows while holding instruments. The front row consists of all women wearing uniforms with skirts, and every other woman is holding a baton. In the background, there is a set of bleachers.
[Webster School]
Photograph of a building identified as a Port Arthur Independent School District administration office. Several men are working on top of the roof. A sign on the front of the building says "School Administration School Taxes." In the foreground, there are trees and a street. The number "1947" is handwritten at the top of the photograph. This building was built in 1900 with a $15,000 bond. It was formerly an elementary school, and since students found it hard to use the stairs, it became the administration building. A business card for Mac Roofing and Supplies, Inc is attached to the back of the photograph.
[Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Band]
Photograph of a portrait of Woodrow Wilson Junior High Band. There are four rows of students wearing uniforms and holding instruments. In front, four girls wearing uniforms are holding batons and kneeling; a banner in the middle of the girls says "Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Port Arthur Texas," and has an emblem of the school mascot: a bear. In the background, there is a building with three arched doorways.
[Stilwell Heights School]
Photograph of a group of students at Stilwell Heights School. They are posing in three rows; a teacher is sitting in the center of the middle row. In the background, there are windows and a staircase.
[Students and Teachers]
Photograph of students at Stilwell Heights school. They are posing in five rows; a teacher is standing in the back row. In the background, there is a set of windows and a staircase.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1952
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1954
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1957
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1958
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1962
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations. Index starts on page 316.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar State College of Technology, 1966
Yearbook for Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations. Index starts on page 316.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar University, 1973
Yearbook for Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Cardinal, Yearbook of Lamar University, 1974
Yearbook for Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations. This volume was published as a series of booklets organized in a box; the digital copy is organized alphabetically by the booklet titles: the administration & organizations; big persons on campus; the campus life; college of business; college of education; college of engineering; college of fine & applied arts; college of liberal arts; college of sciences; college of technical arts; the greek life; and the sports life.
[The Cardinal], Yearbook of Lamar University, 1975
Yearbook for Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Bumblebee, Yearbook of Lincoln High School, 1926
Yearbook for Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
The Bumblebee, Yearbook of Lincoln High School, 1933
Yearbook for Lincoln High School in Port Arthur, Texas includes photographs of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
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