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[Debris From Gulf Tanker Explosion]

Description: Postcard of the debris after the explosion of Gulf Tanker "Venezuela." The tanker can be seen by the dock in the distance. The caption written on the photograph reads, "Explosion of the Gulf of Venezuela, Pt Arthur, Tex."
Date: April 11, 1926
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Shipping float in parade]

Description: Postcard of a float in a parade with one large ship and one small ship on it. It is being drawn by horses, and two men sit at the front. The banner on the float reads, "Shipping Growth," and states the growth in numbers of ships. There are houses in the background with people watching from the porches, and other cars driving along the other side of the float.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Great Lakes bulk carrier Leaving Port

Description: Postcard of Great Lakes bulk carrier leaving the port. Crowds of onlookers observe both the crew and the passengers on the deck of the ship as it moves away from the dock.
Date: unknown
Partner: Witte Museum

Freighter on Sabine River, Orange, Texas

Description: Photographic postcard picturing a freighter ship on the Sabine River in Orange, Texas. Along the river bank are docks and a large tree with Spanish moss hanging from its branches.
Date: unknown
Creator: Grogan Photo Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum

S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, Michigan City, Ind.

Description: Postcard with a black and white photo of the S.S. Theodore Roosevelt on Lake Michigan. Passengers line the decks. Correspondence reads, " This is the 'big boat' and 'big nannie' Auntie came over here in. Auntie". It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, P.O. Box 838, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked, Michigan City, Ind. Aug 22 1908.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Postcard of Neches River Bridge]

Description: Postcard of the South's tallest highway bridge built across the Neches River between Port Author and Orange, Texas. Many miles of timber lands are visible while crossing this astounding piece of engineering structure, 230 feet high, 5.7 miles long, and costing $2,750,000.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of South's Tallest Highway Bridge]

Description: Postcard of the South's tallest highway bridge built across the Neches River between Port Author and Orange, Texas. Many miles of timber lands are visible while crossing this astounding piece of engineering structure, 230 feet high, 5.7 miles long, and costing $2,750,000.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of South's Tallest Highway Bridge]

Description: Postcard of the bridge crossing the Neches River between Orange and Port Arthur, Texas. It is named the Rainbow Bridge. A ship passes under the bridge in the picture.
Date: unknown
Creator: Grogan Photo Company
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Photograph of Freighter on Sabine River]

Description: Photograph of a freighter on the Sabine River in Orange, Texas. The photo is taken from the river's edge where two docks and a large tree draped with Spanish moss are visible.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[John F. Kennedy Ferry]

Description: Color photo postcard picturing the world's most famous ferry named the, "John F. Kennedy" The ferry is a Staten Island Ferry that was built in Orange, Texas at Levingston Shipyard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Levingston Shipyards]

Description: Color postcard with photograph of the Levingston Shipyards in Orange, Texas. This was on Levingston Island near the Orange river front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Longstreet, Orman S.
Partner: Heritage House Museum

["The City of Orange" Cargo Ship]

Description: Color postcard depicting the river front in Orange, Texas. Along the far shore is "The City of Orange" a five-masted sailing ship that was build in the Orange shipyard to carry cargo all around the world.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of Dry-Docks at Gibraltar]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of two steamer ships in dry-docks in a shipyard on the edge of a large body of water. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the shipyard as the dry docks at Gibraltar. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, January 20, 1988]

Description: Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards telling him that she will be giving a box of issues from Stars and Stripes to the museum. On the front is a picture of a ship named Princess Marguerite.
Date: January 20, 1988
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Postcard of Steam Ship]

Description: Postcard of a long steam ship with a single stack and many people on the decks. The ship is sailing on a body of water with a forest on the shore in the background. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Downtown and Port of Beaumont]

Description: Postcard of the Port of Beaumont on the Neches River with downtown Beaumont in the background. In the foreground, written in the grass, is "Port of Beaumont." At least five ships and a tugboat are visible at the port. The Kansas City Southern Lift Bridge is visible on the right side of the photograph and in the background downtown Beaumont buildings can be seen including the Jefferson County Courthouse. On the back of the postcard is printed the following: "The City of Beaumont is one of the Na… more
Date: [1940..1969]
Creator: The Edwards News Co.
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

[Postcard of Geneva Water Fountain]

Description: Postcard of the Geneva Water Fountain (Jet d'Eau) in Geneva, Switzerland, a fountain in La Rade lake. A long boat is visible in the foreground, with the buildings of Geneva and Mont Blanc in the background. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Genève, Le Jet d'Eau (90 m) et le Mont-Blanc."
Date: [1941..1945]
Location: 46.208562 6.153500
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of S. S. Christopher Columbus of Goodrich Transit Company]

Description: Postcard of a triple-deck steam ship sailing on the ocean. The letter on the back of the postcard reads, "Here we are on our way to Milwaukee. Wish you were here, Ofalen." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Third Ave. Huntington, W. Va. To M. I. L. Caldwell."
Date: June 27, 1908
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of SS Lurline]

Description: Postcard of SS Lurline sailing on the open sea on the front, with a sentence on the back describing her location as "Matson Line's luxury liner is shown near Honolulu harbor."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mar Basken & Sons
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Good Neighbor Liner]

Description: Postcard of a large black and white commercial ship sailing near a white sailboat. The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. N. P. H. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas, U. S. A."
Date: unknown
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Good Neighbor Liner 3]

Description: Postcard of a large commercial ship sailing past a smaller sailboat with a third commercial ship in the background, all sailing on the blue sea. On the back, a description of the commercial ship reads : "The Good Neighbor liners Brazil, Uruguay an Argentina, operated by Moore-McCormack Lines, sail on a fortnightly schedule from New York to the East Coast of South America. They are the largest ships (33,000 tons) operating regularly in this trade. Each ship accommodates 500 passengers."
Date: unknown
Creator: Fred J. Hoertz
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Good Neighbor Liner 4]

Description: Postcard of a large commercial ship sailing past a smaller sailboat with a third commercial ship in the background, all sailing on the blue sea. On the back, a description of the commercial ship reads : "The Good Neighbor liners Brazil, Uruguay an Argentina, operated by Moore-McCormack Lines, sail on a fortnightly schedule from New York to the East Coast of South America. They are the largest ships (33,000 tons) operating regularly in this trade. Each ship accommodates 500 passengers."
Date: unknown
Creator: Fred J. Hoertz
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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