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[Concrete Water Tower]

Photograph of an aerial view of a concrete water tower on Fourth Street and Dallas Avenue. A parking lot is in front of the tower, and buildings surround it from other directions. Text at the top-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Concrete water tower, built 1938. At 4th and Dallas. 300,000 Gallon[,] Photo: 11/74."

Date: November 13, 1974

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial View of Water Tower]

Photograph of an aerial view of a 500,000 gallon water tower on Railroad Avenue. Behind the water tower, there is a train and an industrial storage lot. Text on the top-right of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water tower on Railroad Avenue and W. Thomas Blvd. Built 195. Capacity - 500,000 gallons. Photo - 11/13/74."

Date: November 13, 1974

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial View of Water Tower]

Photograph of an aerial view of a 300,000 gallon water tower. Trees surround the tower, and a baseball field is located behind it. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Gilham Circle Water Tower. Built - 1920. Capacity - 300,000 Photo - 11/13/74."

Date: November 13, 1974

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Republic of Texas Savings Building]

Photograph of the Republic of Texas Savings in Port Arthur, Texas, located on the corner of two streets. Cars are parked on the street in the foreground, in front of several storefronts for businesses next to the bank. People are standing near the cross-street, visible on the left side of the image.

Date: April 5, 1972

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Jefferson County Sub - Courthouse Fishpond]

Photograph of a fishpond outside of Jefferson County Sub-Courthouse. In the center of the pond, there is a sculpture, entitled "Music of the Sea," consisting of a child holding a shell to their ear. It was given to the city by Edith Smith Norton in memory of her father, Charles Eugene Norton, the first mayor of Port Arthur. In the background, there is a view of Port Arthur City Hall.

Date: 1978

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur City Hall]

Photograph of the exterior of a building identified as Port Arthur City Hall at 444 Fourth Street. The building is several stories high. There is an awning extending over a driveway on one side with a car underneath it. In the foreground, there is a yard with trees, shrubs, and park lights. In the bottom right corner of the photograph, "Watkins Studio" is embossed.

Date: July 15, 1978

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur City Hall at Night]

Photograph of a night view of a building identified as Port Arthur City Hall on 444 Fourth Street. The building is several stories high, and there is an awning extending over a driveway on one side; the awning says "City Hall." A man is standing by the curb of the driveway.

Date: 1972

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur City Hall at Night]

Photograph of a night view of a building identified as Port Arthur City Hall on 444 Fourth Street. The building is several stories high, and there is an awning extending over a driveway on one side; the awning says "City Hall." A man is standing by the curb of the driveway.

Date: 1972

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Demolition of Mary Gates Hospital and Municipal Building]

Photograph of the demolition of Mary Gates Hospital and Municipal Building. The building is partially intact with debris surrounding it. In the background, there is a crane. The building was constructed in 1909 by John W. Gates as a memorial for his mother, Mary Gates. It was used as a Municipal Building after 1930, when a new hospital was built on Ninth Avenue by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word.

Date: August 1, 1970

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Red Hussars at Cavoilcade Parade]

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson High School Drum & Bugle Corps, called the Red Hussars, in the 1974 Port Arthur Cavoilcade Parade. The girls are all dressed in uniforms of white cowboy boots, red skirts, pink shirts, white scarves, and red cowboy hats. Some are playing bugles and others are playing various percussion instruments.

Date: 1974

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Tugboat Preparing to Pull Tanker]

Photograph of the Texaco tugboat "Havoline" assisting a full Texaco tanker to the sea with its load. The tanker is labeled as the "Wyoming" out of Wilmington, Delaware. One large smokestack on the bow of the ship carries the Texaco logo. An American flag is also flying from a pole on the bow. Another tanker, the "Nautica" out of Monrovia, is docked nearby.

Date: August 9, 1971

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[The Monrovian Ship "Nautica"]

Photograph of the "Nautica," a tanker owned by the Texas Company, out of Monrovia, Liberia. The ship has has one smokestack as well as many tall cranes, each of which is connected by a large amount of rigging. It is flying the American flag from a pole on the stern.

Date: 1971~

Creator: Watkins Studio

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Seafers - Whigham Home]

Photograph of the Seafers-Whigham home. Preston Seafer's family came to Port Arthur in 1897. The house is two stories high, with columns in the front. Bushes line the front of the house.

Date: 1976-07~

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Stilwell Grain Elevator]

Photograph of a Stilwell grain elevator, built in 1900, located adjacent to Texas Company Island. A body of water is on the left side of the elevator. Handwritten text at the top of the photograph says "N-6003 9x [full]" and "[546]."

Date: 1976-07~

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Railroad Tracks and Grain Elevator]

Photograph of sets of railroad tracks leading to a grain elevator in the background.

Date: 1976-07~

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Lincoln High School Cheerleaders]

Photograph of a parade float consisting of a group of Lincoln High School cheerleaders sitting on top of a car at the CavOILcade parade. The girls are wearing yellow cheerleader uniforms, and some have yellow and purple ribbons tied in their hair. The girls are also holding yellow and purple pom-poms in their laps. A small child is standing up through the window of the car. In the background, there is a man dressed as a clown, and a crowd watching the parade.

Date: October 26, 1974

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

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