Rescuing Texas History, 2009 - 13 Matching Results

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Austin High School Maroons

Description: Photograph of High School football team
Date: December 6, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Bob King Holding Skull

Description: Photograph of Bob King holding the skull of a Bighorn Sheep at the McAdoo Ranch in Culberson County, Texas in 1939.
Date: 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Clayton and Thompson Funeral Cars]

Description: Photograph of two Clayton and Thompson Funeral cars. The cars are both white and say "Clayton Thompson Dial 5551" on the sides. In the background, there are trees and a wooden building.
Date: 1939
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of a view of downtown Port Arthur, on the corner of Procter Street and Austin Avenue. Several cars are parked along a street, and a man is walking across it. Businesses line each side of the street. In the background, there are groups of people walking along the sidewalks.
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Lakeshore Drive Homes]

Description: Photograph of a group of homes on Lakeshore Drive. In the foreground, there is a body of water, with a sign on the shore that says "Cable Crossing."
Date: 1939~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Oil Rig

Description: Photograph of an oil well in Crockett County, Texas in 1939
Date: 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Oil Rig

Description: Photograph of an oil well in Crockett County, Texas in 1939
Date: 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Outside of Hazel Mine

Description: Photograph of the outside of the Hazel Mine near Van Horn, Texas. A couple of cars are parked outside, and men are walking around.
Date: May 1939
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Plaza Theatre]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a building identified as Plaza Theatre. Several cars are parked in front of the building. Text on the side of another building says "Yakie Supply Co. Auto Parts and Accessories[,] Phone 144."
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur High School Student Band]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur High School student band. The people are posing in five rows holding musical instruments; they are wearing uniforms and hats. In the background, there is a building with three archways in the front.
Date: 1939
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Storage Company]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Sabine Storage Company on the corner of Fourth Street and Austin Avenue. A sign on the side of the building says "Storage" and "Taxi." Cars and a truck are parked along the curb. In the foreground, old trolley railway tracks are visible on Austin Avenue; the trolley once led to Pleasure Pier.
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Windsor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Windsor Hotel in Sabine Pass, Texas. The building is three stories high and an awning extends from the entrance. Outside the hotel, there is a parked car and a fence that surrounds a yard. Text at the top of the photograph says "torn down 1939," and text at the bottom of the photograph says "Windsor Hotel - Sabine Pass." The hotel had fifty rooms and was built by the Kountze brothers in 1896. It was considered "hotel perfection" at the time, but was l… more
Date: 1939
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Windsor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Sabine Pass, Texas. The building is three stories high, and a fence surrounds it. A car is parked outside the fence. Text below the photograph says "Windsor Hotel Sabine Pass."
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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