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[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]

Description: Photograph of an oil well fire, with smoke roiling into the sky as eighteen men look on. A tank to the left of the blaze is itself giving off smoke. Industrial materials litter the foreground, and two intact oil rigs can be seen in the background. On the reverse side, there is a handwritten passage stating "Kieths Ward Fire - Texas Gusher throwing 200 ft and Higgins 10000 barrel Pressure Tank."
Date: September 13, 1902
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Men in Front of a Texaco Station in Port Arthur, Texas, June 22, 1932]

Description: Photograph of a group of thirteen men standing in front of a Texaco gas station. The men stand in two rows. The first row features three men in suits and a fourth man in a shirt and bow tie. The second row is primarily composed of men in white shirts and ties, with the third and eighth man wearing suits. Behind them, the Texaco station flies a Texaco and United States flag side by side. A single pump can be seen just behind the group, and a Texaco shaped like a question mark is further to the r… more
Date: June 22, 1932
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[News Script: Carla]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Hurricane Carla who took the lives of 27 people in Texas.
Date: December 31, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: 19 PORT ARTHUR FIRMS PICKETED]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story. No corresponding script found. Video footage depicts a strike by employees of different companies.
Date: November 17, 1956
Duration: 1 minute 21 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Highland Park football]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a football game between the Highland Park Scots and the Port Arthur Yellow Jackets to determine the 1957 high school football champion.
Date: December 22, 1957
Duration: 08 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Highland Park football]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a football game between the Highland Park Scots and the Port Arthur Yellow Jackets to determine the 1957 high school football champion.
Date: December 22, 1957
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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