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[First Port Arthur City Hall]

Description: Photograph of a wooden building identified as the first Port Arthur City Hall on Lakeshore Drive and Dallas Avenue. On the front of the building, there are stairs leading to a door. To the right of the door, there is a larger set of double doors. Pieces of wood are falling off of the building. In the foreground, there is a set of train tracks and debris. Text on the top left of the photograph says "City Hall - 1930," and text on the bottom right says "First Port Arthur City Hall 11-28-30."
Date: November 28, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First City Jail]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a wooden building identified as the first city jail of Port Arthur, Texas. There are two narrow windows with bars over them, and several shingles are missing from the roof. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "First Port Arthur Jail 11-28-30." Text below the photograph says "First City Jail - originally located on corner of Fourth Street and Waco Avenue (where Port Arthur News is now. About 1913 it was moved to back of #2 First Station at Thomas Boule… more
Date: November 28, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Jail]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a wooden building identified as the first city jail of Port Arthur, Texas. There are two narrow windows with bars over them, and several shingles are missing from the roof. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "First Port Arthur Jail 11-28-30."
Date: November 28, 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

General Electric Company's Theaterama press release

Description: Text is The General Electric Company's press release describing the Theaterama experience at the 1968 World’s Fair known as HemisFair ’68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio entitled "The Wonderful World of Progress." The Circular theater used a variety of audio visual techniques, including live-to-film, film-to-live, “op art,” “blue mat” and magic effects as well as music and lyrics. Featured was a mythical Genie of the Southwest, who spoke and interacted with the onstage hostess-… more
Date: March 28, 1968
Creator: General Electric Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Family on a Riverbank]

Description: Photograph of a family on a wooded riverbank. Several people are on the riverbank among the trees, while four people are in a rowboat with the word "GATORR" written along its side. A roofed structure and a wagon are visible up on the bank.
Date: March 28, 1896
Creator: George, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[End of Year School Picnic]

Description: Photograph of several students from Lower Valley School during an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. A teacher, Luttrell Watts, is kneeling in the foreground. There are several male students around him. They are holding sticks. The female students are standing in the background.
Date: April 28, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[School Picnic at Cibolo Creek]

Description: Photograph of sixth through tenth grade students of Lower Valley School at an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. In the back row are Marilyn Friesenhahn, Niomi Faye Snoddy, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Robert Rankin, Alfred Siler, Jr., Roland Mueller and Cleven Englehardt. In the front row are Vernell Schmoekel, Verna Lee Berth, Margie Katt, Oliver Grobe, Jr., Sylvia Katt, Rankin (no first name given) and Harvey Seiler.
Date: April 28, 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Obregon, Funston, and Scott]

Description: Photograph of General Alvaro Obregon (2nd from the left with a large light colored hat), Major General Frederick Funston (3rd from the left in uniform), Major General Hugh L. Scott (4th from the left with glasses), and an unidentified individual (1st from the left in a dark suit and hat) at the El Paso International Bridge on April 28, 1916.
Date: April 28, 1916
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Major Generals]

Description: Photograph of Major Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick Funston accompanied by Andres Garcia, the Consul General of Mexico in El Paso, as they walk towards the camera. Major General Scott is the third individual from the left, Major General Funston is the fifth individual from the left, and Andres Garcia is the sixth individual, walking next to Major General Funston.
Date: April 28, 1916
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Martin Dies Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Martin Dies Jr. speaking in Wooldridge Square Park. He is at a podium with a KNOW banner and microphone.
Date: May 28, 1941
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Baldwin at Desk

Description: Photograph of man seated at desk. James W. Baldwin was an associate professor at The University of Texas.
Date: January 28, 1949
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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