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Santos Jaramillo at Viva Downs, Beeville, Texas 1974

Two photographs of Viva downs in Beeville, Texas. The top photograph is of two horses on the race track. In the bottom photograph, the winning horse, Zipolo Honey, and his jockey stand beside the horse's owner Santos Jaramillo along with the horse trainers, Pancho Garza and Pete de Luna. In 1937, Santos Jaramillo started Jaramillo Cattle hauling with a bob-tailed truck. He soon had a fleet of big cattle trailers, taking cattle to market from ranches all over South Texas, and even by ferry fro… more

Date: June 23, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

[CavOILcade Parade Float]

Photograph of the princess float for the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of a girl, a boy, and a woman wearing a gown, tiara, and sash sitting on a white ramp. They are sitting in front of a structure made of columns with a gold crown shape on the front. In the background, two car floats are following, and there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Date: October 26, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[CavOILcade Parade Float]

Photograph of a float at the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of four older boys wearing yellow shirts and black cowboy hats, sitting around a red and yellow bee mascot in the back of a yellow Chevrolet truck. The truck is decorated with red and gold streamers. In the background, there are people watching the float.

Date: October 26, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[CavOILcade Parade]

Photograph of the princesses float for the CavOILcade Parade. One woman is sitting under an arch at the top of the float, and nineteen other women are sitting on the edges of the float. Other parades floats are behind the princesses float. In the background, there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Date: October 26, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Water Plant]

Photograph of an aerial view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. Water storage pools and buildings are visible. A water tower is visible on the left side of the plant. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water Treatment Plant on 19th Street @ Stilwell Blvd. November 13, 1974."

Date: November 13, 1974

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Three Dolphins at Seven Seas]

Slide of three dolphins performing at Seven Seas ocean life park. They are in a pool in front of a stage performing a synchronized jump. There are a few people on the stage.

Date: 1974

Item Type: Photograph