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[Four Women in Front of a Truck]

Description: Photograph of four women standing in front of a white truck. The woman to the left has silver hair, a blue dress, and has her arms crossed over a red cloth. To the right, a brown haired woman in a collared white shirt, black cardigan, and plaid skirt has her face obscured by the hat of a woman to the right. The next woman to the right is leaning over with her arms crossed and is wearing a straw hat, glasses, and a pink shirt. A dark haired woman stands to the right of the photo in a light green… more
Date: 1958~
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Lower Valley School Students]

Description: Photograph of the "Little Room" students of Lower Valley School. Their teacher, Maxine Watts, is standing behind the students, who are standing in four rows on the steps of the school building. The fourth girl from the left in the back row is Jeanne Marie Wiederstein.
Date: 1958
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[People in a Field near Fenced Cattle]

Description: Photograph of people gathered in a field with fenced off cattle in the background. Some men and women are gathered around a blue truck to the left. A horse is partially visible behind them. Another group of men stands together to the right of the other group. A small child walks to the right of the photo.
Date: 1958
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[People Leaning on a Fence]

Description: Photograph of a group of people leaning against a wooden fence. The group is comprised of a mixture of men and women and a small child being held up to the fence (right). Vehicles can be seen parked behind the group to the right.
Date: 1958~
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Six Girls At Playground]

Description: Photograph of six girls sitting on a playground merry-go-round. They are all looking toward the camera and smiling. There is a slide and a building in the background.
Date: 1958
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Three Students on Playground]

Description: Photograph of three young women sitting on a playground merry-go-round. They are wearing blouses with cardigans with long skirts. There is a slide and building in the background.
Date: 1958
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Truck Near Cattle Pens with People Gathered Around]

Description: Photograph of people gathered around a blue truck in front of cattle pens. Men to the left stand near a metal gate structure, with a man in the foreground carrying a camera that is slung under his arm. Another group surrounds the blue truck. A horse is visible behind them. A third group of two men look toward the truck from the right.
Date: 1958
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Flooded Streets]

Description: Photograph of a flooded street resulting from Hurricane Audrey. A man riding a horse is in the middle of the street. On the left side of the photograph, there is a building with signs that say "Stilwell Service Station" and "Official Tire Inspection Here." In the background, there are other people wading through the water.
Date: June 27, 1957
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Pleasure Island Damage]

Description: Photograph of damage at Pleasure Island resulting from Hurricane Audrey. In the foreground, there are overturned amusement rides and an overturned chair. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel and a closed concession stand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Hurricane Audrey June 1957."
Date: June 27, 1957
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Four Girls on Slide]

Description: Photograph of four young girls on a playground slide. The girls are sitting one in front of the other on the slide.
Date: 1957
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Joe and Louise Matthews]

Description: Photograph of Joe and Louise Matthews standing next to a brick wall and downspout. Joe Matthews is wearing a blue shirt, black glasses, and a bow tie. Louise Matthews is wearing a red blouse with a wavy pattern and pearl necklaces and holds a portion of a flower that grows at the side of the building.
Date: 1957
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Students at a Cave]

Description: Photograph of a group of students standing near an entrance to a cave. One student is petting a dog.
Date: 1957
Partner: Northeast Lakeview College

[Man Standing at a Microphone]

Description: Photograph of a man standing before a crowd under a tarp. He is wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie with a central diagonal stripe. Two microphones are on either side of him. Adolfo López Mateos and Sam Rayburn are seated to the left.
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

Airplane Flying

Description: Negative of an airplane flying over Odessa, Texas during a military parade in 1956. The building on the left side of the picture is the Ector County courthouse.
Date: 1956
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Downtown Port Arthur Stores]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Dollar Department Stores in downtown Port Arthur on the 500 block of Procter Street. There are several signs on the front glass of the store, and text on the front of the building says "Dollar Department Stores." In front of the building, there are people walking on a sidewalk and cars are parked in a row. Other businesses are on each side of the store.
Date: 1956
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Military Parade

Description: Negative of a U. S. Army personnel carrier rolling down a street lined with families for a military parade in Odessa, Texas in 1956.
Date: 1956
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

Plane in Sky

Description: Negative of an airplane flying over Odessa, Texas during a military parade in 1956.
Date: 1956
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Port Arthur News Pressroom]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as John P. Cillessen, a foreman for Port Arthur News, standing beside a printing machine in the press room. He is pushing a button on the machine, and looking towards the newspapers on the top of it.
Date: 1956
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Salem's Used Car Lot]

Description: Photograph of Salem's Used Car Lot on 1100 Procter Street. Several cars are parked along a corner of the lot. Signs in the corner of the lot say "Salem's Guaranteed Cars" and "Salem's Dependable Cars." Behind the cars, there is a building with a sign that says "Salem Motor Co." In the background, there is a car on the road.
Date: 1956
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Tank on Street

Description: Negative of a U. S. Army tank rolling down a street lined with families for a military parade in Odessa, Texas in 1956.
Date: 1956
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Band]

Description: Photograph of Woodrow Wilson Junior High School band. They are all wearing uniforms and holding musical instruments; they are posing in five rows. The front row consists of four girls holding batons with drums in between them. In the background, there is a building with three arched doorways.
Date: 1956
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Family Being Served at Christmas Dinner Table]

Description: Photograph of a family being served Christmas dinner. From the lower left corner of the table to the lower right: Three unknown dinner guests; Edna Blanton; Tom Blanton (in back); Watt Matthews is seated at the head of the table; a woman in white serving; Richard King stands in a white uniform in the upper right of the photo; Two unidentified male guests; and Louise Matthews. The table is set with a red tablecloth, plates, wine glasses, bowls, lit candles, and a cooked bird. Floral curtains, wi… more
Date: December 1955
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Family Being Served at Christmas Dinner Table]

Description: Photograph of a family being served Christmas dinner. From left to right: Patty Blanton; Joe Matthews; Richard King (serving); May Blanton; woman serving; Matt Blanton; Anne Blanton; and an unknown diner. A woman and child can be seen in a back room dining at a different table. The foremost dinner table is set with a red tablecloth, plates, glasses, and lit candles. A china cabinet is sitting in the left corner near Richard King.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
Partner: Matthews Family and Lambshead Ranch

[Sinclair Service Station]

Description: Photograph of the interior of J. W. Johnson Service Station at 510 E. 5th. Demolished.
Date: November 26, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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