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[Barge on Water]

Description: Photograph of a large oil barge in the middle of open water. Printed on the front of the photograph is, "L.S.C. #50 - Hull 602, Steel Oil Barge, 264'x50'x10'-3", Completed June 7, 1959."
Date: unknown
Creator: Business Men's Studio
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Bengal Guards on Train to Chicago

Description: Photograph of the Bengal Guard on a train to Chicago. There are at least eleven women wearing light-colored coveralls with the words, "Bengal Guard, Orange, Tex." printed on the back. In the center is Lewis Gay, a man in a cowboy hat, boots, western shirt and tie leaning over another man with a small girl on his lap. Lewis Gay was the Drill Master of the Bengal Guards in the late 1930s. Another girl sits on the lap of a woman on the right side of the frame. Some of the women wear head scarv… more
Date: 1940/1941
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Bob and Sally Production at Royal Theater

Description: Photograph of the Royal Theater in Orange, Texas in-between presentations of the show, "Bob and Sally". The banner on the theater reads, "Ladies 2 & 7 p.m., Men Only 9 p.m. The World's Most Amazing Attraction, BOB and SALLY, concerning SEX, ALCOHOLISM, and MARRIAGE. In person Roger T. Miles". On the right side of the frame next to the theater is a Liquor Store with a neon sign that reads, "Liquor NO 2" and an old car parked in front of it. Many men are lined up from the right theater door t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Boiler at the Fleet Berthing Facility]

Description: Photograph of four men at a fleet berthing facilities. There are various dials, pipes and metal fixtures around the men. One man is wearing a hard hat and three of the men are in uniform. Front of negative: "Brown & Root Inc. Contract Noy 13234. Fleet Berthing Facilities, Orange/Texas. Boiler Operation/Power House 3/28/47 No. 105."
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Bridge Between Port Arthur and Orange, Texas

Description: Photographic postcard of the cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas. It connects Port Arthur with Bridge City in Orange County. It is the highest bridge in Texas and is now known as the Rainbow Bridge. The card was mailed Dec 10, 1950 from Orange, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Building and derrick on water]

Description: Photograph of a large building next to a derrick. The structures are near a lake. Back of photograph: "LSC Hull 695. Slotted drilling barge. "Rig No. 4" Built for Rowan Drilling Co. completed 11-30-70. 209'-6" x 54' x 14'."
Date: unknown
Creator: Levingston
Partner: Heritage House Museum
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