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[Two Women with Lifesaver]

Description: Photograph of two women, identified as Edna Grace Kynard on the left and Ruth Azwell on the right, peering through the middle of a lifesaver. The text on the lifesaver reads: "Pleasure Pier Port Arthur, Tex."
Date: 1939
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Opening of Rainbow Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of people standing on a bridge at the opening of the Port Arthur-Orange bridge, later renamed the Rainbow Bridge, over the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. Several cameras are set up in the foreground, and an American flag and a Texas flag fly at either side of the bridge.
Date: 1938
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Police and Ambulance]

Description: Photograph of the Junior Police Squad of Port Arthur, Texas, on duty during a fake ambulance call. Cars are parked in front of the building, which has been identified as the First National Bank of Port Arthur, in the background, and a crowd of people watch from the sidewalk.
Date: 1935
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Granger's Restaurant at Sabine Pass]

Description: Photograph of Granger's Restaurant exterior view with fish shaped sign reading "Granger's" and another sign which reads "Granger's, fish-oysters", "seafood". Four cars are parked up close the restaurant and the awnings over the windows are drawn in. Handwritten on the reverse of the photo: " 1939, Famous Granger's at Sabine Pass, Burned to Ground"
Date: 1939
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Men in Front of a Texaco Station in Port Arthur, Texas, June 22, 1932]

Description: 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 r… more
Date: June 22, 1932
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Port Arthur College, Main Building]

Description: Photograph of a two story office building with four pillars and steps in front, identified as the main building of Port Arthur College. There are three men in white shirts and dark slacks standing on the portico. There is a flag pole with the American flag and Texas flag flying. Two cars are parked at the curb in front of the building. Marconi radio tower can be seen in the left side.
Date: 1939
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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