[Punitive Expedition]
Date: 191?
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of U.S Army crossing the Rio Grande. There are men in boats lining the make-shift bridge while men and horses are crossing it. The bridge appears to be a pontoon bridge that uses boats and other flotation devices to keep it above water.
Contributing Partner: El Paso Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth63498/
[Mechanized Cavalry]
Date: 1910/1920
Creator: Walter H. Horne
Description: The military tractor in this post card is towing at least three supply wagons. In this post card two of the supply wagons are loaded with pontoon boats. Pontoon boats were used to help troops and supplies cross a body of water; usually a river and this case the Rio Grande. Pontoon boats would be tied together side by side in a river channel. A temporary bridge, usually made from simple wooden planks, would then be placed on top of the pontoon boats thus allowing troops and supplies to safely cross the river. This post card was not mailed and has no post mark stamp.
Contributing Partner: El Paso Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187707/
[Man and Daughter at Sabine Lake]
Date: July 5, 1906
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a man and his daughter at Sabine Lake, dated July 5, 1906. The two are seated under an awning on a boat, and are smiling at the camera. The man has a pipe in his mouth and one hand on his knee. The back of the photograph has a handwritten date and note (that is partially illegible) describing the people pictured.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201902/
Buddy Sinclair in boat made by father 1938
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of L. M. "Buddy" Sinclair driving a boat that his father made. Buddy served in the 36th Infantry Division during World War II.
Contributing Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28944/
[Two Men and Small Boat]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of two men standing in the water next to a small boat. They are both wearing hats and posing with their hands on their hips. The boat is loaded with cargo of some kind.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202188/
[View of Port Arthur Terminal]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur Terminal, showing buildings and a handful of people in the foreground and multiple boats in the port in the background. The bottom right hand of the photograph has writing that reads "MFT 10405 P.A.T. 1901." An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo on it) labels the photograph "1901 View of Port Arthur Terminal."
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201802/
[Port Arthur parade float]
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Description: Postcard of the Miss Port Arthur parade float. The float is shaped like a boat, and there are people dressed in sailor suits aboard it. There are cars driving on the opposite side, and the parade appears to be going down a residential street. The back of the postcard is blank.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201813/
[Shipping float in parade]
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Description: Postcard of a float in a parade with one large ship and one small ship on it. It is being drawn by horses, and two men sit at the front. The banner on the float reads, "Shipping Growth," and states the growth in numbers of ships. There are houses in the background with people watching from the porches, and other cars driving along the other side of the float.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201828/
[Boat in a Parade]
Date: August 10, 1916
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a boat shaped float in a W. O. W. Parade. It is driving through the middle of a street, and children on the right side of the photograph are watching it pass in front of them. Other bystanders can be seen in the background.
Contributing Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201936/
Denton Police Reserve
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Two Denton police officers are kneeling in front of a small boat with "Denton Fire Dept." printed on the side. Two more Denton police officers are kneeling in front of another small boat with "Denton Police Reserve" printed on the side. The two police officers on the right are both holding oxygen tanks with breathing apparatuses.
Contributing Partner: Denton Public Library
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth21886/