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[Municipal Building]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Municipal Building on Lakeshore Drive and Dallas Avenue. A staircase leads to the entrance, and text says "Municipal Building" above it. In the foreground, an unidentified man is standing in between two trees.
Date: February 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Young Men's Christian Association Building]

Description: 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.
Date: 1940
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Residence]

Description: Negative of an exterior view of a home. The house is two stories high; a porch stretches around a corner of the house, as does a balcony above the porch. A tank beside the house catches rainwater water. In the background, there is another house. Text below the image says "Port Arthur Residence."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First Christian Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a building identified as the First Christian Church on 700 Fifth Street. The sides and front of the church are decorated with stained glass windows. The main entrance of the church is decorated with columns extending to the top of the building. The church was built in 1915 and demolished in 1948.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of First Baptist Church on 749 Fifth Street and Shreveport Avenue. The front entrance is decorated with columns that extend to the top of the building. Text carved into the front of the church says "First Baptist Church." Several cars are parked outside of the church.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Saint George's Greek Orthodox Church on 3148 Thomas Boulevard. The front entrance of the church is decorated with columns extending to the top of the building. Text above the columns says "St. George's Greek Orthodox Church." Trees surround the building.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Saint James Catholic Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Saint James Catholic Church on 3503 Gulfway Drive. Several stained glass windows decorate the front of the building, and a steeple extends from the back of the building. The church was built in 1939.
Date: unknown
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First Congregational Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of First Congregational Church on the corner of Sixth Street and Mobile Avenue. Stained glass windows decorate the sides of the church. A steeple extends from the front of the church. There are two doorways at the bottom of the steeple. In the background, there are other buildings. The church was established prior to 1913.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of First Methodist Church on Stilwell Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive. A staircase extends to arches decorating the entrance of the church. Several stained glass windows are on the front and sides of the church. In the background, there is a building. The church was constructed in 1915.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Residence of W. D. Griffing]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the home of W. D. Griffing on 4200 Twin City Highway. The house is two stories high and arches decorate the front entrance. In the foreground, there is a field with trees and plants. Text below the photograph says "Residence of W. D. Griffing, Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. Griffing is one of the Griffing Brothers, Nurserymen of Florida, Alabama, and Texas, the largest and most complete Nurserymen organization in the South." A circle symbol with "GB" in it is pri… more
Date: 1905~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Pass Lighthouse]

Description: Photograph of Sabine Pass Lighthouse in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, across from Sabine Pass, Texas. The lighthouse is painted with large stripes. On the right side of the lighthouse, there are two wooden buildings. The lighthouse was built in 1856 and decommissioned in 1952.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.716429 -93.850188
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Franklin Elementary School]

Description: Photograph of a drawing of Franklin Elementary School. The building is two stories high, and a street runs in front of it. In the foreground, there are drawings of trees and people. The proposed cost of the school was $225,00, and was constructed in 1916. It was the first school to have a full-sized swimming pool (because the School Board believe all children living on the Gulf Coast should know how to swim), auditorium, home economics, art classes, library, and outside playground with swin… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Payne, Harry D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.879446 -93.937367
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Proposed Plaza Theatre]

Description: Photograph of an artist's rending of the proposed Plaza Theatre, which became Elks Theatre. At the top of the front and side of the building, there are busts of elk's heads. A balcony on the front has text on it that says "19 Plaza Theatre 10." Text at the top-left of the photograph says "Plaza Theatre, Cor. Austin Ave. and 4th St. Port Arthur, Texas."
Date: 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Interior View of Gates Home]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of the home of John W. Gates on Lakeshore Drive. In the foreground, there are two chairs and a desk in front of a fireplace. Several trinkets are on top of the desk, and a painting hangs above the fireplace. In the background, there are chairs and tables. Several paintings are displayed on the walls, and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
Date: 1905~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Description: Photograph of the first Port Arthur Water Plant, located at Houston Avenue and Lakeshore. The building is two stories high, and there are two smoke stacks protruding from it. In the background, there are other buildings and a water tower. Text below the photograph says "Water Plant."
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. The building is one story tall, and there are bushes along the exterior. The plant was built in 1926, and then updated in the 1950s; it currents serves 60,000 citizens daily.
Date: 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hunt, C. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. Water storage pools and buildings are visible. A water tower is visible on the left side of the plant. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water Treatment Plant on 19th Street @ Stilwell Blvd. November 13, 1974."
Date: November 13, 1974
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First National Bank Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the First National Bank in Port, Arthur, TX. Each side wall is lined with teller booths. There are two floors in the bank. In the middle of the bottom floor is a single dark table. On the back wall is the bank vault.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett Photographic Service
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Neches First National Bank]

Description: Photograph of the First National Bank in Port Neches, TX. The bank is located in a business district. In the front of the bank is a clock on a post. The clock reads 2:53 pm. Below the clock face are the words, "First National Bank." Two young children are looking up and pointing at the clock.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Unidentified Building]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of an unidentified building on Highway Ninety, northwest of Jefferson County. The building is two stories tall, and some window panes are missing. Bushes are growing to one side of the building. There is no record of the history of this building, despite years of research.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur City Hall]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a building identified as Port Arthur City Hall at 444 Fourth Street. The building is several stories high. There is an awning extending over a driveway on one side with a car underneath it. In the foreground, there is a yard with trees, shrubs, and park lights. In the bottom right corner of the photograph, "Watkins Studio" is embossed.
Date: July 15, 1978
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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