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- [Photograph of Tex Ritter]
- Photograph of Tex Ritter wearing a checkered ribbon necktie, light long sleeved shirt, dark pants, and a leather gun belt. The logo for Capital Records appears in the lower left of the photo. "Tex Ritter" is printed on the lower center area. "Autrey Hollywood" is written on the bottom right of the photo.
- [Photograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown with a Violin]
- Photograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown wearing a western style shirt, a cowboy hat, and holding a violin. His autograph is present to the top right of the photograph and dated December 10, 1993. Brown's name is written just below his image, and under that to the left is the address of Alligator Records. Information for Concerted Efforts, Inc. is to the bottom right.
- Tex Martin on "Easy Money"
- Photograph of Tex Martin riding a bucking horse at a rodeo. A line of cowboys are crouched down underneath a railing and watching, while a more formally dressed crowd watches from the stands.
- John and Ted Clegg in Lincoln-Mercury Showroom, 1957
- Photograph of John (left) and Ted (right) Clegg standing in a Lincoln-Mercury automobile showroom. The suited men are standing in front of a 1950's model Lincoln Premiere.
- John Clegg and Mrs. Dorman Certified Auto Exchange
- Photograph of John Clegg (left) and Mr. Dorman (right) sitting at a table. The suited men are looking toward the camera, and the bespectacled Mr. Dorman is holding a check. The reverse side of the photo notes that this took place at 710 - 16th Street in the 1940's.
- [Photograph of Harry Choates]
- Photograph of Harry Choates playing a fiddle and standing at a microphone. Writing on the photo indicates his name, the name of the photographer, and that the photo was from Dessau Hall.
- [Car With King and Queen of Carver School]
- Photograph of two children in a convertible car with a sign for the King and Queen of Carver School. The children are wearing crowns and capes, and the girl is holding a bouquet of flowers. A man in a hat and glasses is driving the car.
- [Carver School Teachers]
- Photograph of teachers from Carver Elementary School. They are wearing black outfits with flowers pinned to their shoulders. They are in two rows and there are flowers in vases in on the floor.
- [Children Reading in Classroom]
- Photograph of a small group of children reading in a classroom. Some of the children are seated in a semicircle, two of which are raising their hands. One child is writing on the chalkboard. The teacher is seated on the right side of the photograph, holding a book.
- [Dorothy Ingram at Teaching Desk]
- Photograph of Dorothy Ingram seated at her teaching desk. She has short dark hair and is wearing a black blouse. She is holding a pen in her hand and looking towards the camera.
- [Elementary School Classroom]
- Photograph of a classroom at Carver Elementary School. The children are seated in their desks and smiling towards the camera. There is a table with miniature buildings on it at the back of the room. The teacher is standing in the opposite corner of the room, behind the children.
- [Elementary School Meeting]
- Photograph of a meeting inside a room at Carver Elementary School. There are rows of people in seats, and a woman can be seen standing at a podium at the end of the room. There are twelve other people seated behind the podium.
- [Group of Carver Elementary School Teachers]
- Photograph of a group of Carver Elementary School teachers. They are seated and standing in three rows on bleachers indoors. There is a mural of a classroom on the wall behind them.
- [Sorority Women in Gowns]
- Photograph of a group of sorority women in gowns. They are seated on a stage in front of a landscape mural. The letters of their sorority are placed in front of them on the stage.
- [Teachers at Carver Elementary School]
- Photograph of a group of teachers at Carver Elementary School. The teachers are in three rows, seated and standing on bleachers indoors.
- [Photograph of Marcia Ball]
- Photograph of Marcia Ball wearing a floral tank top, blue jeans, a peace sign necklace, and a silver bracelet. Listed along the bottom of the photo is her recording company, her name, and her management.
- [Photograph of Marcia Ball]
- Photograph of Marcia Ball wearing a black dress, silver bracelet, and white shoes. She's sitting on a red chair. Listed along the bottom of the photo is her recording company, her name, and her management.
- [Photograph of Marcia Ball]
- Full-length portrait of musician Marcia Ball wearing a red patterned dress and sandals. She is facing the camera with her right shoulder tilted back. Printed below the photo, there is an icon in the lower-left corner that says "Allicator" and has "www.marciaball.com" beneath it; her name in the center; and the phone number and address for The Rosebud Agency (San Francisco, California) in the lower-right corner.
- [Portrait of Marcia Ball]
- Photograph of musician Marcia Ball, visible from the waist up. She is wearing jeans and a sleeveless flowered shirt, posing with her right fist over her heart and her left hand making a "peace" sign. Printed below the photo, there is an icon in the lower-left corner that says "Allicator" and has "www.marciaball.com" beneath it; her name in the center; and the phone number and address for The Rosebud Agency (San Francisco, California) in the lower-right corner.
- [Men Standing in Front of Train]
- Photograph of four men standing in front of Southern Pacific train engine. The man on the left is facing sideways, the two men in the middle are standing on the tracks and holding their hats in their hands, and the man on the right has his arms crossed.
- [Military Group Outdoors]
- Photograph of a military group on a field outdoors. There are a handful men in dark uniforms standing in two lines, and another group of men in white uniforms stands in the distance behind them. Large houses in a neighborhood can be seen in the background. Handwriting on the back of the photograph dates the image July 4, 1917.
- [Centennial Queen Dorothy Ingram]
- Photograph of Dorothy Ingram wearing a Port Arthur Centennial Queen ribbon. She is dressed in formal attire and waring a crown. Her hand is resting on top of a book on a table.
- [Photograph of Cosimo Matassa]
- Photograph of Cosimo Matassa wearing a striped and buttoned shirt. He is an elderly, balding man.
- [Photograph of Cosimo Matassa at His Music Shop]
- Photograph of Cosimo Matassa standing in front of his J & M Music Shop. He's an elderly man wearing glasses, a red sweater, and black slacks. The shop has its name in the sidewalk in front of green doors.
- [Portrait of Clarence Henry]
- Photograph of Clarence "Frogman" Henry, visible from the chest up and to the right of his left shoulder, which has been cropped out. Henry is wearing a white shirt with a blue tie and dark jacket as well as two gold frog pins (one on his jacket lapel and one on his tie). He is posed with his head tilted to the right and his right arm up, pointing to something with his hand.
- [Photograph of Johnny Winter with Busts]
- Photograph of Johnny Winter. He is wearing a black cowboy hat adorned with open-mouthed snake heads, an armless t-shirt with an artistic rendering of a guitar pegboard with the word "Summerfest" written underneath, black watch, and blue jeans. The left side of the photo is taken up by three nearly life sized male busts. Above and behind Winter is a large painted portrait of a sitting woman, under which are two other framed pieces. Below the photograph on a separate card is Johnny Winter's autograph.
- [Tracy Byrd Holding a Guitar]
- Photograph of Tracy Byrd holding a guitar. He is wearing white shirt, black cowboy hat, and a leaning on a black acoustic guitar.
- April 1959, Fire Destroyed the Port Arthur YMCA Building
- Photograph of the remains of the burned YMCA building in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. All that's left are twisted steel I-beams, charred wood, and stone. Firemen can be seen working in the wreckage.
- April 1959, YMCA Burns to the Ground - Nothing Saved
- Photograph of the remains of the YMCA on the Southeast corner of Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas, 1959. Fire crews are spraying the wreckage with water. All that remains is a pile of twisted steel I-beams and stone.
- [Photograph and Autograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown]
- Photograph of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown playing a guitar in front of a drum set in a wood paneled room. He is wearing a black hat and a grey shirt, and his guitar has a leather pick guard embossed with his nickname. His autograph appears in the upper left corner and is dated 1-19-2002.
- [Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]
- 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.
- [Photograph of Tracy Byrd]
- Photograph of Tracy Byrd wearing a white cowboy hat, a dark western style shirt, jeans, and a belt buckle bearing his name. Managerial information is printed in the bottom left corner, the lower center is printed with Byrd's name, and the lower right is printed with MCA Nashville's logo.
- [Photograph of Tracy Byrd on a Chair]
- Photograph of Tracy Byrd reclining in a chair. He's wearing a black hat, dark western style shirt, jeans, and dark boots. Managerial information appears in the lower left portion of the photo, his name in the lower center, and MCA Nashville's logo in the lower right.
- [Photograph of Tracy Byrd Sitting on a Chair]
- Photograph of Tracy Byrd sitting on a chair in reverse. He's wearing a western style shirt, jeans, and a black hat. A brick wall serves as a background. To the lower left of the photo is his managerial information. His name is written in the middle of the bottom. The "MCA Nashville" logo is in the lower right corner.
- [Photograph of the Boat, Heinrich Schulte, at Dock]
- Photograph of a boat named the Heinrich Schulte at dock. The vessel is pulled up alongside a pier that has several grain elevators raised along the left side of the photo. To the right of the Heinrich Schulte is another boat with no visible name.
- [Aerial View of Procter Street]
- Photograph of an aerial of view of Procter Street from the Kansas City Southern Train Station, in Port Arthur, Tx. A handful of cars can be seen on the street, which is in the center of the photograph and extends into the distance. There are other intersecting streets with buildings lining them that create a grid layout. A sticker on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as James Everett from Groves, Texas.
- [Coastal Coaches Bus to Port Arthur]
- Photograph of "Coastal Coaches, Inc." white bus displaying "Pt. Arthur" as the destination. The bus is parked on the street in a residential neighborhood in front of small clapboard sided house with a front porch.
- [Fred Miller Bicycle Trucks and Rairoad Car]
- Photograph of Fred Miller standing in front of his pick-up truck with another crate filled flat bed truck behind. In the background is a wooden "Burlington Route" box car. Advertising displayed on the door of the pick-up reads: " Fred Miller, Bicycles, Hardware & Pets, 526 Austin Ave. Dial 5519" and "Fishing tackle, We make keys" on the side.
- [Grave of Arthur Stilwell Smith]
- Photograph of a grave surrounded by a small picket fence. The tombstone identifies the grave as Arthur Stilwell Smith's and reads, "Born May 1896; Died May 1896; First Birth, First Death in Port Arthur." A sticker on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as James Everett from Groves, Texas.
- [Gulf Gas Station with Tire and Service Station]
- Photograph of Gulf gas station with gas pumps and signs reading "Flats Fixed", "Vulcanizing, Recapping". Service station attached with signs reading "Viator Auto Service" "welding, painting, auto service, general repairing" Car being repaired with worker up under the hood, man standing in front and a few others standing around behind near other cars and a bicycle.
- [Hampton Furniture and Appliance Dealer with Speed Queen Wringer Washers]
- Photograph of interior of an appliance store showing a line of seven Speed Queen wringer washing machines. Sitting on the wash machines and on a table beside them is "Rinso" brand tub washing soap. In the background is a row of six Philco refrigerators with an advertising display for them. Handwritten on the reverse of the photo: "Hampton Furniture"
- [J.B. Jameson Gas Station]
- Photograph of small white cinder block building with "J.B. Jameson, Groceries, Beer" painted on the side with a Coca-Cola sign also. There are two fuel pumps out front with mail boxes to the back of the building. On the reverse of the photograph is the handwritten address: "Orange Rd. & Stadium Rd."
- [Mitchell Auto Supply and Gas Service Station]
- Photograph of Mitchell Auto Supply and Gulf gas service station with a car in front and bays open showing a car being worked on.
- [Photograph of Franklin Elementary School]
- 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.
- [Port Arthur City Bus]
- Photograph of a Port Arthur city bus with driver sitting in front of the First National Bank of Port Arthur on a sunny day. A man in a hat walks on the sidewalk near a lady in a dress.
- [Port Arthur Fire Station No. One]
- Photograph of Port Arthur Fire Station No. One exterior street view.
- [Port Arthur High School Band Drum Corps]
- Photograph of Port Arthur High School "Red Hussars" drum corps in parade. The girls are wearing skirted uniforms with parade boots. Crowd lines both sides of the street with some people viewing out the window from the upper story of a building. Some spectators are viewing the parade from the back of a pickup truck on the side street with parked cars.
- [Port Arthur Train Station]
- Photograph of Port Arthur train station depot with train engine #32 of the Kansas City Southern Line passenger train boarding. Porters and gentlemen and ladies are preparing to board the train. Train tracks and switches are in the foreground. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph is: "prob. 50's"
- [Ship Passing Through Drawbridge]
- Aerial photograph of a ship passing through the drawbridge of a canal in Port Arthur. The town can be seen on the opposite side of the canal, and there are many buildings and houses along the streets. Two billowing clouds of dark smoke are visible in the distant background. A sticker on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as James Everett from Groves, Texas.
- [Shrimping Boats at Docks]
- Photograph of a fleet of shrimping boats at the docks. There are clusters of boats on the left and right side of the photograph. A lighthouse is visible in the distant background. There is a sticker on the back of the photograph that identifies the photographer as James Everett from Groves, Texas.