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[Portrait of Clarence Henry with a Stuffed Frog]

Description: Photograph of Clarence "Frogman" Henry lying on top of a piano. He is propped on his right arm and has his head in his left hand; there is a stuffed frog on his right shoulder, posed in the same way. Henry is wearing a suit with a light shirt, dark tie, and patterned jacket. Some of the piano keys are visible at the bottom of the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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