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[Plaza Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Plaza Hotel, taken from the United States Army Corps of Engineers' field office on Pleasure Island. The building is three stories high and arches decorate the bottom floor. In the foreground, there are planks of wood, pipes, and a building. A man is standing on a pier behind the wood.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[View from Sabine Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a view the top of Sabine Hotel on Fifth Street. In the foreground, there are buildings and streets. In the background, Sabine Lake and Louisiana are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Port Arthur Businesses]

Description: Photograph of downtown Port Arthur, Texas businesses on 547 Procter Street and Waco Avenue. Signs on the buildings identify the businesses as Boston Shoe Store, The Gem Jewelry Company, and G. W. Imhoff and Company. In front of the businesses, People are walking along the sidewalk and street; cars are parked along the curb.
Date: unknown
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
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
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
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
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
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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Man and Boy on Warship]

Description: Photograph of a man and boy wearing military uniforms on board the U. S. S. Cleveland, a World War I ship. The boy is sitting on a counter, and the man is facing a wall with a plaque on it. The plaque says "U. S. S. Cleveland Served in the World War April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 Patrol Vessel - Atlantic Fleet."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Pearce Movie Theater]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Pearce Movie Theater, at 500 Procter Street. There is an archway above the front doors, and several signs and movie posters are set out under it. A ticket booth is in the center of the two sets of doors.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur College Administration Building]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Port Arthur College administration building on 1500 Procter Street. There are four columns on the front of the building that extend to the roof. A sign says "Port Arthur College" on it. In the foreground, there are palm trees. The building was constructed by John W. Gates in 1909. It was torn down in 1967, and the property is now part of Lamar State College- Port Arthur campus.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Peterson Home]

Description: Photograph of the waterfront home of Christian and Aline Peterson at 2801 Lakeshore Drive. Several houses surround the Peterson house. In the foreground, there are trees and a road near a body of water, known as the Intercoastal Canal. The photograph was taken by Captain Zwicker on a passing ship.
Date: unknown
Creator: Zwicker
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[North Shore of Ship Canal]

Description: Photograph of the north shore of a ship canal. In the foreground, four people are walking nears the shoreline. In the background, there are several buildings. Text written on the top of the photograph says "Port Arthur History;" "Port Arthur History Gates Memorial [Library]" is stamped at the top, also. Text written over a plot of land says "Lake Shore Park." On the left, a building is identified as Mary Gates hospital, and has an arrow drawn above it and erased text. Below the photograph… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Number Two Fire Station]

Description: Photograph of seven men and one dog posing on fire trucks outside of the Number Two Fire Station on the corner of Thomas Boulevard and Houston Avenue. The trucks are a 1923 American LaFrance Pumper and a 1923 Model T Ford. The men are identified as Bill Woods, Ed Sykora, Eugene Ray, Shorty Robins, Jim Salyer, O'Neil Borel, and Pat Etheridge.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Sea Hawks Night Game]

Description: Photograph of a Port Arthur Sea Hawks night game. Men wearing suits are standing in between men wearing baseball uniforms; they are posing in a "V" shape around home plate. In the background, two sets of stadium floodlights are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Police Safety Patrol]

Description: Photograph of two police officers, part of the Safety Patrol, standing in front of two patrol cars. The men are wearing uniforms, and are identified as J. W. Goodridge and J. W. Echols. The patrol car on the left side of the photograph says "Police Safety Patrol" on the side.
Date: unknown
Creator: Vernon Davis Photo
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Police]

Description: Photograph of five men of the Port Arthur Police Department. They are all wearing hats, button up shirts, and ties. They are gathered around a desk, and one man is holding a book open. The desk has books, a telephone, and photographs in frames on it. Three of the men are identified as Minchew, Chief G. B. Douglas, and Captain H. C. Enright. In the background, there is a window and photographs in frames on the wall.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Portrait of Slim Walker]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Slim Walker, Deputy Constable, standing behind a Buick ambulance. He is wearing a uniform, and the vehicle says "Ambulance" at the top. In the background, there are other cars.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Men at Central Fire Station]

Description: Photograph of four men taking a break at Central Fire Station. Three of the men are identified as Billy Curry, J. C. Enright, and Bill Woods. One man is smoking a cigar. In the background, there are brick archways.
Date: unknown
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.
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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