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[Port Arthur Trolley Construction]

Description: Photograph of construction work on the Port Arthur trolley system circa 1910. Workers are digging and laying rails for the trolley in the middle of a street in Port Arthur, Texas. The trolley is already on the rails and the conductor and driver are standing near it. Behind the trolley is the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot. The construction is headed towards the intersection of Beaumont and Procter Streets.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[View of Downtown Beaumont]

Description: Photograph of downtown Beaumont taken from a distance, The photographer is between two railroad tracks in the middle of a large gravel yard. Several mid-rise and smaller high-rise buildings are visible in the distance.
Date: January 23, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Construction of Beaumont Public Library]

Description: Photograph of the Beaumont Public Library being constructed. The concrete frame of the building has been completed, but the exterior walls and the entire interior are unfinished. Various construction materials are scattered around the site.
Date: April 4, 1974
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Demolished Building in Downtown Beaumont]

Description: Photograph of the rubble of a demolished building on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont. The rubble is largely contained in the footprint of the demolished building. There are several piles of lumber and brick strewn across the ground. The exterior wall of a building next door has been revealed by the demolition. It has several boarded up windows and an advertisement for "The New Owl Cigar" painted on it.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Storefronts in Downtown Beaumont]

Description: Photograph of several storefronts on Pearl Street in downtown Beaumont, including Ritz Hotel, Lamb Printing, Diamond, and Universal Photography. The photographer is positioned across the street from the businesses. A motorcycle is parked on the street alongside the sidewalk in front of the buildings. The building on the far right is in the process of demolition. There is a railroad crossing visible on the left side of the frame.
Date: October 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University
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