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[Class Portrait]

Description: Photograph of 41 people. 13 girls, 25 boys, and a woman are photographed in one full-length front-facing pose. They are sitting and standing on stairs in front of a brick building. The girls are sitting in front, most of the boys are sitting in the back, and the teacher is standing on the left. The boys are wearing shirts, overalls, and/or jackets. The girls are wearing dresses. A few students are wearing hats. The teacher is wearing a dress.
Date: May 1, 1919
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[Demolition of Mary Gates Hospital and Municipal Building]

Description: 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

Bergstrom Field

Description: Photograph of two men in uniform beside sign for the Headquarters of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing. Maurice Milton Beach, commander of the 53rd Troop Carrier Wing is on the left.
Date: October 1, 1943
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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