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[Photograph of Boats at Dock]

Description: Photograph of several boats at dock. The Slade Brown to the left and the boats behind it are being worked upon. There are two arches built over the pier that contain pulleys, both with a vessel sitting underneath. The reverse side of the photo has been written with the words "Gulf Port?"
Date: unknown
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Portrait of Tiny Moore]

Description: Photograph of Tiny Moore,visible from the chest up, posing with a violin. Moore is wearing a patterned shirt with bolo tie, a jacket, and a straw cowboy hat. He has the violin under his right arm and angled across his body, and has his bow in his right hand. Text printed under the photograph includes his name and the address and phone number for an unidentified company in Sacramento, California.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Process of Purifying Oil

Description: Patent for using aluminum chlorid compounds to clean crude oil. Which is apart of the petrochemical process of oil purification.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Miller, Albert E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oral History Interview with Michael Linden and Wanda Thompson at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Port Arthur , June 9, 2016

Description: Michael Linden and Wanda Thompson discuss the history of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and it's importance to the Black Catholic community in Port Arthur.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio; Linden, Michael & Thompson, Wanda
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Richard Perkins, June 10, 2016

Description: Richard Perkins studied music as a student at Prairie View A&M. In 1968, he and fellow choir members were invited to perform for Rev. Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee, two weeks before his assassination. In his interview, Perkins discussed segregation, the role of music, and a comparison of the black experience in the U.S. and Europe.
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Perkins, Richard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016

Description: Mr. Monroe discussed his upbringing in a segregated Port Arthur, his father's work to desegregate the city and the local college, and his own work to improve the conditions of minorities and disadvantaged students.
Date: June 30, 2016
Duration: 32 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Fernando Ramirez on June 23, 2016.

Description: Fernando Ramirez is an activist, advocate, and media professional for the Hispanic community in Port Arthur, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his personal history, and poverty, race relations, and minority struggles in the Triangle region of Texas.
Date: June 23, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Ramirez, Fernando
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Photograph of Faculty of the First School in Port Arthur, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the principal and teachers of the first school in Port Arthur, Texas. Four rows of people sit on a railed stairway leading up to a set of double doors on a brick building. The group is made up of twelve women wearing light blouses and dark skirts, with two men in suits sitting in the front row. The reverse side of the mat contains a handwritten list of surnames and the name of the principal, Steven Durfee. He is noted as the father of Mrs. Frank Timmons
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Postcard of Docks and Railroad at Port Arthur]

Description: Postcard of a train on the tracks on the docks. Three young men stand in front of the train engine. "The Docks and Railroad, Port Arthur, Texas," is written below the picture. On the back, "Hello - come down in Sig's Auto Marie B," is written. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington W. Va."
Date: July 31, 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[National Guard Armory]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as a National Guard Armory on Lakeshore Drive. The building is one story high, and has four entrance ways in the front. In the foreground, there is a yard with small trees. The armory was built in the 1920s and served as home of the original Texas National Guard units, the 111th Engineers, and the Thirty-Sixth Division. They were assigned to Port Arthur shortly after Pearl Harbor.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Man in Front of Funeral Car]

Description: Photograph a man identified as J. E. Grammier standing in front of a funeral car. Text below the photograph says "Shown above is J. E. Grammier standing in front of one of the finest funeral cars available... in 1915. This funeral car represented the very newest and finest equipment at that time and Grammier's took great pride in it. Today, just as in 1915, Grammier's equipment is the finest obtainable.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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