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[View of Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade from above. There is a float with a large globe on it with three people pushing it from behind. There are crowds of people on either side of the street.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of parade crowd]

Description: Postcard of a parade crowd on Proctor St. in Port Arthur. There is a large group of people on both sides of the street, and spectators are looking on from above in building windows. American flags are hanging down across the street. There is a man on a horse in the bottom-left corner of the photograph. The men are dressed in suits and hats and the women are in dresses, and many people are carrying umbrellas.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Parade from Above]

Description: Photograph of a parade from above. There is one white float with a woman standing on it, wearing what appears to be a Statue of Liberty costume, proceeding between crowds of people and down a street with buildings on either side. The crowds continue into the distance in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1923
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Plaza Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Plaza Hotel on Lakeshore Drive, dated early 1900s. The photograph was take from in front of Pleasure Pier Bridge. There are telephone poles and wires across the street, and houses can be seen in the distance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Port Arthur From Rooftop]

Description: Photograph of a view of Port Arthur, taken from the roof of a hotel. A river on the right side of the photograph and various different buildings can be seen. Writing on the back of the photograph reads, "View of Port Arthur from Goodhue Hotel roof, taken by Dad. November 1946."
Date: 1946
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Ship Passing Through Drawbridge]

Description: Photograph of a town on the edge of a river with a ship passing through a bridge, identified as Pleasure Pier drawbridge. Cars are waiting for the ship to pass on either side of the bridge. There is what appears to be a factory in the distance with multiple smokestacks. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as J. C. Watkins.
Date: November 19, 1952
Creator: Watkins, J. C.
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[View of Spindletop]

Description: Photograph of a view of oil wells at Spindletop. Multiple oil wells can be seen that continue off into the distance. Writing on the back of the photograph, which is a postcard, reads, "Spindletop 1925."
Date: 1925
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Wagon Pulled by Horses]

Description: Photograph of a group of people underneath a cover on a wagon pulled by horses. There are two young girls in white dresses standing on the rear of the wagon, and two men sitting with four other children near the front. There is a sign on the side of the wagon that reads, "Victors Victrolas and Victor Records," and has two pictures of a white dog on each side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Walker House]

Description: Photograph of a building on a road that reads "Walker House" on the side. There are two people in motion in the foreground, and two visible people on the balcony of the house that are identified (from left to right) as John Carr and John Walker. There are other buildings in the background, and one reads, "Real Estate" on the side. The back of the photograph has writing that places the house on 5th St. and Waco Ave., and dates it around 1900.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Woman Feeding Rabbit]

Description: Photograph of a woman identified as Edith Carr. She is feeding a rabbit through a fence and looking towards the camera. There are chickens in the pen with the rabbit, and a shed in the background. A watering can is sitting in front of the fence in the bottom left of the photograph.
Date: 1918
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Woman in Garden]

Description: Photograph of a woman identified as Mrs. Harriett Carr. She is wearing a light blouse and dark skirt, and standing between large plants in a garden. Her hair is pulled back and she is smiling towards the camera.
Date: 1910
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Woman in White Dress]

Description: Profile photograph of a woman in a long-sleeved white dress, identified as Harriet Housley Carr. She has dark hair that is pulled back into a bun, and is holding a glass bottle and cup. The photograph is dated 1897.
Date: 1897
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Woman on Boat With Life Ring]

Description: Photograph of a woman on a boat holding a life ring that says, "Shenandoah, Port Arthur." She is looking towards the camera and smiling. There is an awning on the right side of the photograph, and a ladder leading up to a deck.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Woman With Texaco Products]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a white shirt advertising Texaco products. She is standing behind a table that has multiple cans of different varieties of motor oil, capella oil, havoline, and other gasoline products.
Date: July 26, 1958
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Women Posing on Pier]

Description: Photograph of four women posing on a pier. The two women wearing black outfits are standing up on a ledge, and the two wearing white outfits are seated. There are three other women to the left seated on the pier. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Young Man in Football Uniform]

Description: Photograph of a high school football player in uniform identified as J. C. Abshire, a Thomas Jefferson High graduate. He has dark short hair, is wearing a jersey with the number 15 on it, and is looking towards the camera with a neutral facial expression. Handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "J. C. Abshire 1932. T. J. graduate."
Date: 1932
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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