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[Tugboats Pulling Tanker to Sea]

Description: Photograph of the Texaco tugboats "E. M. Black" and "Havoline" assisting a full Texaco tanker to dock. Various crew members of all three ships are one the decks. The tanker is labeled as the Wyoming out of Wilmington, DE. One large smokestack on the stern of the ship carries the Texaco logo. An American flag is also flying from a pole on the stern.
Date: August 9, 1971
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texas Library Association Conference]

Description: Photograph of two men and three women at a Texas Library Association (T. L. A.) conference. From the left to right, the people are identified as Z. T. Fortescue (Superintendent of Port Arthur Independent School District), Buster Crow (Port Arthur Mayor), Arless B. Nixon (T. L. A. President), the Assistant Librarian of San Antonio Library, and Pearle Burr (Tyrell Public Library). In the background, there is a group of people on board "Ava," a Texaco Company yacht.
Date: 1948
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Seafood Incorporated Docks]

Description: Photograph of Sabine Seafood Incorporated. A dock runs to a building with text on the side that says "Sabine Seafood Inc. Sabine Texas[,] Fish Shrimp Crabs." A group of men are standing outside the front of the building. On the side of the building, there are parked cars. Several boats with hanging nets on them are anchored at the dock. In the background, there is a body of water.
Date: 194?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Men Riding in Boat in Flood Waters]

Description: Photograph of a group of men in flood waters. Some of the men are sitting in a boat, and the other men are standing in the water around the boat. The water reaches their lower thighs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are several businesses.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[CavOILcade Boat Parade]

Description: Photograph of a boat parade for CavOILcade taking place in the Sabine-Neches Waterway. A larger boat decorated with flags is floating beside a speed boat. A crowd is gathered along the shore. In the background, there are buildings.
Date: 1958
Creator: Cricchio Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Speedboat Race]

Description: Photograph of three speedboats racing. One man is in each boat. The boat in the foreground says "Eight Ball III" on the side, the center boat says "Winkie," and the boat furthest says "gray goose 4th." In the background, there is an eroding shoreline.
Date: September 3, 1945
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Boat Launching]

Description: Photograph of several men and women standing on the boat, Juliette, at its launching. Each person is holding a group of mackerels, and mackerels are hanging from the sides of the boat. The fish came from a record catch at Sabine Jetties.
Date: August 15, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Golden Jubilee Speedboat Race]

Description: Two photographs of the Golden Jubilee Celebration of 1948 in Port Arthur, TX, pasted back-to-back. The front photograph depicts a large group of people seated on a wooden pier on the left side of the photo. This pier is on Rue de Soldats Drive parallel to the waterway. Several boats are in the water, racing past the group of spectators. The photograph on the back is photographed from a high vantage overlooking the Rue de Soldats Drive with a number of automobiles and people in the foreground.… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Chamber of Commerce Cruise]

Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur, TX Chamber of Commerce preparing for a cruise on a yacht identified as, "Ilderim Baltimore." A line of men, all in shirt and tie, are leaning against the side rail of the boat. Several life boats are tied to metallic arms above the boat's awning. A life-preserver on the side of the yacht bears the boat's name.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Cargo Terminal]

Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur Cargo Terminal circa 1900. Several ships and boats are in port. Various types of ships are present. There are modern, mechanized ships in the foreground and background. Between are several older, wooden ships. The shore is covered in large pieces of wood.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine-Neches Canal]

Description: Photograph of the Sabine-Neches Canal running through Port Arthur, TX. To the left of the canal is a large railroad depot and the town is at the top. Several barges and boats are tied up along the shores of the canal.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Skyline]

Description: Photograph of the skyline of Port Arthur in 1949. The view is northwest across the canal from Pleasure Island. Several tall buildings dominate the skyline over other smaller structures. Several boats are in the water by the shore.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine-Neches Canal]

Description: Photograph of the Sabine-Neches Canal in Port Arthur, TX. On the shore of the canal is a large railroad depot. Docked by the depot is a large ship. A smaller boat is sailing up the canal.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[S.S. Drumelzier]

Description: Photograph of the S.S. Drumelzier in dock at Port Arthur, TX. According to accompanying information, the ship was the first to leave Port Arthur for Liverpool, England 1898-02-06.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[S.S. Manhatten]

Description: Photograph of the S.S. Manhatten sailing out from Port Arthur, TX. The Manhatten is the largest oil tanker to enter the Sabine-Neches Canal as of Spring 1966. The Gulfport Shipyard is in the picture background on the shore of the canal.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Port Arthur Aerial]

Description: Photograph of the town of Port Arthur and surrounding area. The downtown area is in the center. In the back is the Sabine-Neches Canal and Pleasure Island. A ship is sailing the canal past the Pleasure Pier Bridge.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Army Corps of Engineers Dredge]

Description: Photograph of the US Army Corps of Engineers dredge, McFarland en route to Galveston, TX. The McFarland is 300 feet long, costing $15 million to build, with a crew of 75. The ship has a large, metal assembly on top of the deck.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Docks]

Description: Photograph of ocean-going ships docked at the loading docks in the Port Arthur Canal. Many different types of ships are docked. According to accompanying information, the docks are near the Stilwell grain elevator in Port Arthur, TX. The back of the picture contains a description of Port Arthur industries.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Pleasure Island Dance Hall]

Description: Photograph of the Pleasure Pier dance hall in Port Arthur, TX. The dance hall is on a pier. A large group of people is standing under an awning next to the hall. Several boats and canoes are in the water around the hall.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sailboat Races]

Description: Photograph of sailboat races in Port Arthur, Texas. The races are taking place on a body of water identified as "Sabine Lake." A large group of people is standing on the edge of the pier area watching the boats in the distance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[USS Constitution Sailing in Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of the USS Constitution, nicknamed "Old Ironsides," sailing through the Pleasure Pier Bridge in the Sabine-Neches Canal in Port Arthur, TX. A group of people is lined up on the shore to see the naval frigate. A tugboat is sailing next to the ship, guiding it through the canal.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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