Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coasthttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/partners/MGC/browse/2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast[Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 1923]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221844/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221844/"><img alt="[Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 1923]" title="[Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 1923]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221844/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson as the Queen of Port Arthur's 25th Anniversary celebration in Texas. She is sitting to the right, wearing a beaded crown and a beaded dress with a long train bunched around her feet. She's holding a scepter across her lap. There is a painted woodland scene in the background. The photo is contained in a greenish grey paper folder. The front flap is stamped with a pattern and has "The Studio Miss Woods Prop Port Arthur" printed upon it.</p>[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221845/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221845/"><img alt="[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]" title="[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221845/small/"/></a></p><p>Bill of sale witnessed by notary Selim Wagner, containing details of the sale of a slave named Adam or Tircis. Adam was sold for $1,225 by auctioneer for the estate of the deceased Pierre Riviere of New Orleans as directed by his executor, Nicolas Tourne. The buyer was Lucretia Van Woert of Sabine Pass, Texas, though her husband, Theodore Gripon, accepted on her behalf.</p>[Bills of Sale of a Slave Named Nancy, June 18, 1838]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221846/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221846/"><img alt="[Bills of Sale of a Slave Named Nancy, June 18, 1838]" title="[Bills of Sale of a Slave Named Nancy, June 18, 1838]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221846/small/"/></a></p><p>Bills of sale of a slave named Nancy. The initial bill was written by notary William Christy in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jacob Sevy is selling Nancy, approximately 15, to John Covington Thomas of Gainsville, Alabama, for $1,200. Handwritten bills are added explaining that John C. Thomas sells Nancy to James Chessher in August 1838 for $3,000, who in turn sells her to Stephen Jackson of Jefferson County, Texas, in 1840 for $1,000.
A separate paper is included with a description of this document.</p>[Photograph of the Schreck Family]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221847/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221847/"><img alt="[Photograph of the Schreck Family]" title="[Photograph of the Schreck Family]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221847/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Frank S. Schreck family posing for a portrait. From left to right: Frank is standing behind a drum and dressed in a tasseled military uniform, complete with a saber at his side; baby Ursula is sitting on a tall stool and wearing a white dress; mother Ursula is in a dark dress, sitting down and holding a bow; child Enrique (Henry) is seated and wearing a uniform like his brother's; Frank S. Schreck is seated next to his wife, wearing a dark suit, and has his left hand on son Alfonso's shoulder; Alfonso is also wearing a military uniform and holding a bugle; Leo is similarly dressed and has a bow across his back. There is a painted woodland scene in the background, and the family is standing on an animal skin rug.
The reverse side of the photo contains two handwritten notes; the first says: "Matamoros, June 3d, 1899 To our dear sister Mrs. Anna B. Schreck and her dear and sweet family, as a token of sin-cere affecton. Frank Schreck and Ursula Fuente[...]r Schreck." The note in the lower-left conrer says "Oct. 5-, 1956. To my cousin E. E. Schreck, Leo. M. Schreck."</p>[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221848/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221848/"><img alt="[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]" title="[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221848/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of John Walter Carr and his wife Harriet on their 23rd wedding anniversary. They're wearing white formal wear and are standing in front of vegetation.
The reverse side of the photo contains a brief Christmas note from John Carr. The photo is contained inside of a hand-painted frame depicting a butterfly and flowers.</p>[Photograph John Walter Carr]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221849/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221849/"><img alt="[Photograph John Walter Carr]" title="[Photograph John Walter Carr]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221849/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of John Walter Carr wearing a dark suit, pocket square, and polka dot tie. The portrait style photo shows Carr in middle age with a beard. On the back of the mat is information regarding Carr's lifespan and children.</p>[Photographs of Harriet and Edith Carr]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221850/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221850/"><img alt="[Photographs of Harriet and Edith Carr]" title="[Photographs of Harriet and Edith Carr]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221850/small/"/></a></p><p>Photographs of Harriet and her daughter, Edith Carr. The larger photograph features Edith Carr standing to the left side of the photo, wearing a dark dress. Immediately to the right is Edith wearing a white dress and riding in an early baby carriage. The photograph was taken at the side of a building with windows on either end of the frame and a large rose bush creeping up the building between them. A smaller rose bush is crowing under the window to the right.
On the bottom right of the mat is a small photograph of Harriet and Edith Carr. Harriet is shown from the chest up and is wearing a white dress and a round, ribboned hat. She is holding Edith, who is wearing a white dress and bonnet.
The reverse side of the mat contains information about both pictures, including their home address and that the baby buggy was the first in Port Arthur.</p>[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221851/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221851/"><img alt="[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]" title="[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221851/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the first boat to move through the new canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The center of the photo shows the lengthy vessel "Sabine" carrying lumber and several men and women in dark formal clothing, a United States flag raised fore and aft. There is a boat behind the "Sabine" and another boat with its nameplate partially hidden is over to the right. To the left is a smaller vessel covered with lumber and tools and a single man in the rear. Land runs across the left side and in the right background.
On the reverse side of the photograph is a description of the photo, the date, and an incomplete list of visible people.</p>[Photograph of Students and Teacher in Front of the Farm School, 1906]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221852/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221852/"><img alt="[Photograph of Students and Teacher in Front of the Farm School, 1906]" title="[Photograph of Students and Teacher in Front of the Farm School, 1906]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221852/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of students and their teacher standing in front of Tyrrell School, known then as the Farm School in 1906. The gabled schoolhouse itself is a clapboard structure raised up off of the ground, with a short and broad stairway leading up to a porch. Two tall windows flank the centered door which itself is topped with a smaller window. A smaller structure can be seen in the background to the right.
Standing on the porch from left to right: Alexie Bledsoe; Grace Hamilton; Jesse Hamilton; Susie Baker (teacher); W. E. Hamilton; Charles Bolyard; Archie Hamilton.
The reverse side of the cardboard mat gives information regarding the names and addresses of those pictured, including the new married names of Susie Baker (Mrs. A. J. Lewis) and Grace Hamilton (Mrs. R. R. Morehead).</p>[Photograph of Franklin Elementary School]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221853/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221853/"><img alt="[Photograph of Franklin Elementary School]" title="[Photograph of Franklin Elementary School]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221853/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Franklin Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas. Standing by a street and sidewalk and surrounded by a chain link and barbed wire fence, the school is two stories tall. A sign bearing the school's name and information can be seen near the main entrance.</p>[Photograph of Four Young Women on a Carousel]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221854/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221854/"><img alt="[Photograph of Four Young Women on a Carousel]" title="[Photograph of Four Young Women on a Carousel]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221854/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of four young women on a carousel. Two sit on a bench, while one stands on the bench and another stands behind her. On the mat beneath the photo are written the names Estelle, Ruby, Margaret, and Rose.</p>[Photograph of Factory Workers]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221855/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221855/"><img alt="[Photograph of Factory Workers]" title="[Photograph of Factory Workers]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221855/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of factory workers. They have lined up into different levels of rows to pose for the photo. Their manner of dress is varied, but most wear dark clothes. Many of their hands are covered in soot. They are posed inside of a factory, with industrial materials visible behind the men and beneath them.</p>[Photograph of Factory Workers]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221856/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221856/"><img alt="[Photograph of Factory Workers]" title="[Photograph of Factory Workers]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221856/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of furniture factory workers stopping work to pose for a photo. Several men in work clothes stand in the foreground around machines. Dozens more can be seen in the background of a factory filled with machines and straps. Daylight pours in from high windows along the upper left quadrant of the photo.</p>[Photograph of Aerial View of Gulf Oil Corporation]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221857/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221857/"><img alt="[Photograph of Aerial View of Gulf Oil Corporation]" title="[Photograph of Aerial View of Gulf Oil Corporation]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221857/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of aerial view of Gulf Oil Corporation buildings, storage tanks, and refineries. Simple housing can be seen in the bottom left side of the photo. Smoke from in the background is blowing to the left.</p>[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221858/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221858/"><img alt="[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]" title="[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221858/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Marcia Bell in a light dress and crab earrings standing beside Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown in a black Stetson hat and a light plaid shirt.</p>[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Bill Clinton at a Formal Event]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221859/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221859/"><img alt="[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Bill Clinton at a Formal Event]" title="[Photograph of Marcia Ball with Bill Clinton at a Formal Event]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221859/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Marcia Ball in a black dress with a pearl necklace, standing between Bill Clinton to the right and a man in a tuxedo to the left. Additional people can be seen in the background in front of a bluish curtain speckled with points of light</p>Examination of Title to Lot Number Ten, Block Number Thirty Two of Del Mar Terrace2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221860/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221860/"><img alt="Examination of Title to Lot Number Ten, Block Number Thirty Two of Del Mar Terrace" title="Examination of Title to Lot Number Ten, Block Number Thirty Two of Del Mar Terrace" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221860/small/"/></a></p><p>Examination of a real estate title of an addition to Port Arthur, Texas. Zoning requirements are noted, as well as zoning ordinances in the city of Lakeview that would affect the use of the property.</p>[Photograph of a Rainbow Bridge Parade]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221861/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221861/"><img alt="[Photograph of a Rainbow Bridge Parade]" title="[Photograph of a Rainbow Bridge Parade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221861/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a parade for the ribbon cutting ceremony of Rainbow Bridge. The procession is being lead by African American men in military uniform. On either side of the parade is a crowd watching from both the street and from the windows of nearby buildings.</p>[Photograph of a Crowd at a Rainbow Bridge Parade]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221862/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221862/"><img alt="[Photograph of a Crowd at a Rainbow Bridge Parade]" title="[Photograph of a Crowd at a Rainbow Bridge Parade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221862/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a crowd attending a parade for the ribbon cutting ceremony for Rainbow Bridge. People are on either side of the busy street and there are several buildings in the background.</p>[Photograph of a "Shantytown" Outside of Port Arthur, Texas]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221863/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221863/"><img alt="[Photograph of a "Shantytown" Outside of Port Arthur, Texas]" title="[Photograph of a "Shantytown" Outside of Port Arthur, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221863/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a "shantytown" on the outskirts of Port Arthur, Texas. A group of African Americans stand in a group beside a row of dilapidated houses.</p>[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221864/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221864/"><img alt="[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]" title="[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221864/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of men and women on the steps of Port Arthur College. They are arranged in six rows that decline upward, with the final row being comprised of a single man. Men in the photograph are wearing suits and ties, whereas the women are wearing blouses and skirts.
Two separate pieces of a paper have been taped above and below the photo. Over the photo is a description of the image and the date. Below the image is the name of the donor, Maccie Barrier LaGrone.</p>[Photograph of Faculty of the First School in Port Arthur, Texas]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221865/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221865/"><img alt="[Photograph of Faculty of the First School in Port Arthur, Texas]" title="[Photograph of Faculty of the First School in Port Arthur, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221865/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the principal and teachers of the first school in Port Arthur, Texas. Four rows of people sit on a railed stairway leading up to a set of double doors on a brick building. The group is made up of twelve women wearing light blouses and dark skirts, with two men in suits sitting in the front row.
The reverse side of the mat contains a handwritten list of surnames and the name of the principal, Steven Durfee. He is noted as the father of Mrs. Frank Timmons</p>[Photograph of a Sailing Ship Being Pulled by a Tugboat]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221866/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221866/"><img alt="[Photograph of a Sailing Ship Being Pulled by a Tugboat]" title="[Photograph of a Sailing Ship Being Pulled by a Tugboat]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221866/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a large sailing vessel being pulled by a smaller tugboat in choppy waters. The larger sailing vessel is to the left and has nine rhomboidal and triangular sails. To the right and in front of the ship is a small tugboat in shadow.</p>[Photograph of Canal Bank in Port Arthur, Texas, February 2, 1922]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221867/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221867/"><img alt="[Photograph of Canal Bank in Port Arthur, Texas, February 2, 1922]" title="[Photograph of Canal Bank in Port Arthur, Texas, February 2, 1922]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221867/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the Port Arthur, Texas, ship canal and bridge showing signs of erosion. The grass and sand of the bank shows vehicle tracks, leading back past power lines and towards houses. The mid portion of the photo displays the bridge raised over the canal with some people standing along the structure. On the lower right portion of the photo is a dated note describing the view.</p>[Photograph of United States Destroyers]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221868/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221868/"><img alt="[Photograph of United States Destroyers]" title="[Photograph of United States Destroyers]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221868/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a row of United States Paulding-class destroyer vessels. The armed destroyers are tied together across their bows, and sailors can be seen working on board. The vessels are named, from left to right, "Sterret," "Terry," "Walke," and "Monaghan."</p>[Photograph of the First Bank in Port Arthur, Texas]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221869/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221869/"><img alt="[Photograph of the First Bank in Port Arthur, Texas]" title="[Photograph of the First Bank in Port Arthur, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221869/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the first bank in Port Arthur, Texas, c. 1908. The bank is a single story clapboard building with a flat roof. Two tall windows are on the side between entrances. Two signs hang over the left entrance, the first printed with "P. Haney and Co. Contracting Stevedores" and the second with "W. H. Gilliland S. S. Agent." To the right of this entrance is another sign advertising a postal telegraph. Two men in suits stand in front of the left entrance, with two more men posing under a telegraph advertisement in the background.
Under the photograph is a mounted and printed piece of paper describing the photo and mentioning that the first telephone in the building had Mrs. Fred Borden as one of its operators. There is also a handwritten description on the back of the mat.</p>[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221870/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221870/"><img alt="[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]" title="[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221870/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of an oil well fire, with smoke roiling into the sky as eighteen men look on. A tank to the left of the blaze is itself giving off smoke. Industrial materials litter the foreground, and two intact oil rigs can be seen in the background.
On the reverse side, there is a handwritten passage stating "Kieths Ward Fire - Texas Gusher throwing 200 ft and Higgins 10000 barrel Pressure Tank."</p>[Photograph of Men in Front of a Texaco Station in Port Arthur, Texas, June 22, 1932]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221871/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221871/"><img alt="[Photograph of Men in Front of a Texaco Station in Port Arthur, Texas, June 22, 1932]" title="[Photograph of Men in Front of a Texaco Station in Port Arthur, Texas, June 22, 1932]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221871/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a group of thirteen men standing in front of a Texaco gas station. The men stand in two rows. The first row features three men in suits and a fourth man in a shirt and bow tie. The second row is primarily composed of men in white shirts and ties, with the third and eighth man wearing suits. Behind them, the Texaco station flies a Texaco and United States flag side by side. A single pump can be seen just behind the group, and a Texaco shaped like a question mark is further to the right. A body of water can be seen in the right background. The reverse side of the photograph identifies Fred P. Dodge as the person on the far right of the front row.</p>[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221872/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221872/"><img alt="[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]" title="[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221872/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students of Port Arthur High School, 1908-1909. Principal Dilley is identified as standing to the far right. Superintendent J. H. Bright is standing at the far left behind a woman named Mary E. Donaldson. The students are arranged in three rows in front of a brick building with four tall windows behind them.</p>[Photograph of the Hayne Family, 1906]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221873/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221873/"><img alt="[Photograph of the Hayne Family, 1906]" title="[Photograph of the Hayne Family, 1906]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221873/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Hayne, Alda, and Andy (on the pony) in front of a house labeled 248 in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several houses on the fenced in property, three with visible chimneys and two with ornamental posted awnings. Walkways made up of crushed shells have been made outside of the fence. On the reverse mat side of the photo, the address is given as Houston Avenue and Fourth Street in Port Arthur.</p>[Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman With a Plate]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221874/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221874/"><img alt="[Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman With a Plate]" title="[Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman With a Plate]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221874/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman showing off a plate. She is wearing a dark dress and standing in front of a columned building on a lawn. The reverse side of the photograph bears her name and a description.</p>[Photograph of a Museum Display of the First Queen of Port Arthur, Texas]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221875/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221875/"><img alt="[Photograph of a Museum Display of the First Queen of Port Arthur, Texas]" title="[Photograph of a Museum Display of the First Queen of Port Arthur, Texas]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221875/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a museum display depicting the first queen of Port Arthur, Texas, 1923. A mannequin wearing a tiara and ornate dress stands between a display case to the left and a document display case and chair to the right. Small signs amid the mannequin's feet note the dressmaker, Ida Griffin, and the first queen of Port Arthur, Mary Donaldson. Near the bottom of the photo is a photo of the original queen wearing the dress. To the far right is a sign urging pioneer families to display at least one item from the case.</p>[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221876/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221876/"><img alt="[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]" title="[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221876/small/"/></a></p><p>Postcard depicting a group of men standing in a flooded street in Port Arthur, Texas. The waters rise over the knees of the men gathered at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street. Two telephone lines and two buildings loom above either side of the street; the building to the right is the Port Arthur post office. Trees and several other buildings can be seen in the background.</p>[Photograph of Flooded House, 1943]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221877/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221877/"><img alt="[Photograph of Flooded House, 1943]" title="[Photograph of Flooded House, 1943]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221877/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a flooded house in Port Arthur, Texas, in 1943. The gabled clapboard house with four shuttered windows and a central door is flooded up to the walkway. A partially covered shrub can be seen in the foreground.</p>[Photograph of Three Women on a Parade Float]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221878/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221878/"><img alt="[Photograph of Three Women on a Parade Float]" title="[Photograph of Three Women on a Parade Float]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221878/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of three women sitting on a flowered parade float, holding dark ribbons attached to a pole shaped like a drilling rig. A tall brick building can be seen behind the float.</p>[Tracy Byrd Holding a Guitar]2012-06-05T21:44:27-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221879/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221879/"><img alt="[Tracy Byrd Holding a Guitar]" title="[Tracy Byrd Holding a Guitar]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221879/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Tracy Byrd holding a guitar. He is wearing white shirt, black cowboy hat, and a leaning on a black acoustic guitar.</p>[Cars Outside Store]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202669/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202669/"><img alt="[Cars Outside Store]" title="[Cars Outside Store]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202669/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of several cars and men outside a store building in Port Arthur, Texas.</p>[High School Building]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202670/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202670/"><img alt="[High School Building]" title="[High School Building]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202670/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of three school buildings in Port Arthur, Texas. A road is visible in the foreground.</p>[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202671/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202671/"><img alt="[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]" title="[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202671/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of five men in suits standing inside the Irvine Furniture Store on Houston Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. Wicker chairs are lined up in the middle of the room, and wooden cabinets are pushed against the walls.</p>[Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202672/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202672/"><img alt="[Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse]" title="[Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202672/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse taken from across the pass. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Chamber of Commerce, (Photo by Stan Fitzner), May, 1952" "Cameron Parish Lighthouse"</p>[Ad for Jaycee Fishing Pier]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202673/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202673/"><img alt="[Ad for Jaycee Fishing Pier]" title="[Ad for Jaycee Fishing Pier]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202673/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a long pier with rocks on either side of it, jutting out into the ocean. The text at the top of the photo reads, "Jaycee Fishing Pier Reopens Saturday May 11th."</p>[Opening Day at Seahawk Stadium]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202674/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202674/"><img alt="[Opening Day at Seahawk Stadium]" title="[Opening Day at Seahawk Stadium]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202674/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a baseball team and a group of men in suits standing behind B. T. McWhorter, who speaks at a microphone on the field on opening day of Seahawk Stadium in Port Arthur, Texas. The men in suits are identified, from left to right, as Dick Olliver of Port Arthur News, Tom Dennis, Lee Eagleson, Mayor Nick Norris, Tony Durso, an unknown man, and Lyle Vickers. Spectators sit in the stands to the right.</p>[Port Arthur City Hall]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202675/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202675/"><img alt="[Port Arthur City Hall]" title="[Port Arthur City Hall]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202675/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the city hall building in Port Arthur, Texas. A palm tree and several bushes are visible on the lawn in front of the building.</p>[Cars in Front of Police Station]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202676/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202676/"><img alt="[Cars in Front of Police Station]" title="[Cars in Front of Police Station]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202676/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of several cars parked on the road outside the police station in Port Arthur, Texas.</p>[Cars Outside the Coastal Inn]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202677/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202677/"><img alt="[Cars Outside the Coastal Inn]" title="[Cars Outside the Coastal Inn]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202677/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of three cars parked outside the Coastal Inn restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas. The text on the side of the building advertises its sea foods and barbecued crabs.</p>[Photo of Hotel Sabine]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202678/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202678/"><img alt="[Photo of Hotel Sabine]" title="[Photo of Hotel Sabine]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202678/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the exterior of the Hotel Sabine building in Port Arthur, Texas. A car is parked on the street below.</p>[Group in Old Plaza Hotel]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202679/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202679/"><img alt="[Group in Old Plaza Hotel]" title="[Group in Old Plaza Hotel]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202679/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a group of men and women sitting in chairs around a table in the old Plaza Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Three African American men in white uniforms stand at attention in the background.</p>[First National Bank in Port Arthur]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202681/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202681/"><img alt="[First National Bank in Port Arthur]" title="[First National Bank in Port Arthur]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202681/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the First National Bank building on the northeast corner of Proctor Street and Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. The Adams Building is visible in the background. There are cars and people in front of the bank building.</p>[St. Mary's Hospital]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202682/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202682/"><img alt="[St. Mary's Hospital]" title="[St. Mary's Hospital]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202682/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of the exterior of St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several cars in the semicircular driveway, and plants are visible in front of the building.</p>29.910209 -93.923806[Construction of Addition to Hospital]2012-02-06T21:42:16-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202683/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202683/"><img alt="[Construction of Addition to Hospital]" title="[Construction of Addition to Hospital]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth202683/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a construction site, building an addition to St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings and trees are visible in the background.</p>