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[Photograph of a "Shantytown" Outside of Port Arthur, Texas]

Photograph of a "shantytown" on the outskirts of Port Arthur, Texas. A group of African Americans stand in a group beside a row of dilapidated houses.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]

Photograph of men and women on the steps of Port Arthur College. They are arranged in six rows that decline upward, with the final row being comprised of a single man. Men in the photograph are wearing suits and ties, whereas the women are wearing blouses and skirts. Two separate pieces of a paper have been taped above and below the photo. Over the photo is a description of the image and the date. Below the image is the name of the donor, Maccie Barrier LaGrone.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of a Sailing Ship Being Pulled by a Tugboat]

Photograph of a large sailing vessel being pulled by a smaller tugboat in choppy waters. The larger sailing vessel is to the left and has nine rhomboidal and triangular sails. To the right and in front of the ship is a small tugboat in shadow.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Canal Bank in Port Arthur, Texas, February 2, 1922]

Photograph of the Port Arthur, Texas, ship canal and bridge showing signs of erosion. The grass and sand of the bank shows vehicle tracks, leading back past power lines and towards houses. The mid portion of the photo displays the bridge raised over the canal with some people standing along the structure. On the lower right portion of the photo is a dated note describing the view.

Date: February 2, 1922

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of the First Bank in Port Arthur, Texas]

Photograph of the first bank in Port Arthur, Texas, c. 1908. The bank is a single story clapboard building with a flat roof. Two tall windows are on the side between entrances. Two signs hang over the left entrance, the first printed with "P. Haney and Co. Contracting Stevedores" and the second with "W. H. Gilliland S. S. Agent." To the right of this entrance is another sign advertising a postal telegraph. Two men in suits stand in front of the left entrance, with two more men posing under a te… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]

Photograph of an oil well fire, with smoke roiling into the sky as eighteen men look on. A tank to the left of the blaze is itself giving off smoke. Industrial materials litter the foreground, and two intact oil rigs can be seen in the background. On the reverse side, there is a handwritten passage stating "Kieths Ward Fire - Texas Gusher throwing 200 ft and Higgins 10000 barrel Pressure Tank."

Date: September 13, 1902

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]

Photograph of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students of Port Arthur High School, 1908-1909. Principal Dilley is identified as standing to the far right. Superintendent J. H. Bright is standing at the far left behind a woman named Mary E. Donaldson. The students are arranged in three rows in front of a brick building with four tall windows behind them.

Date: 1908~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of the Hayne Family, 1906]

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Hayne, Alda, and Andy (on the pony) in front of a house labeled 248 in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several houses on the fenced in property, three with visible chimneys and two with ornamental posted awnings. Walkways made up of crushed shells have been made outside of the fence. On the reverse mat side of the photo, the address is given as Houston Avenue and Fourth Street in Port Arthur.

Date: 1906

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman With a Plate]

Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman showing off a plate. She is wearing a dark dress and standing in front of a columned building on a lawn. The reverse side of the photograph bears her name and a description.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of a Museum Display of the First Queen of Port Arthur, Texas]

Photograph of a museum display depicting the first queen of Port Arthur, Texas, 1923. A mannequin wearing a tiara and ornate dress stands between a display case to the left and a document display case and chair to the right. Small signs amid the mannequin's feet note the dressmaker, Ida Griffin, and the first queen of Port Arthur, Mary Donaldson. Near the bottom of the photo is a photo of the original queen wearing the dress. To the far right is a sign urging pioneer families to display at leas… more

Date: unknown

Creator: Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[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.

Date: August 17, 1915

Creator: D & H Photo

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Three Women on a Parade Float]

Photograph of three women sitting on a flowered parade float, holding dark ribbons attached to a pole shaped like a drilling rig. A tall brick building can be seen behind the float.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[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.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cricchio Photography Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of People Sitting on a Roof]

Photograph of a group of four women and one man sitting on a roof. The four women are wearing blouses and skirts, while the man is wearing a high collared suit and a broad brimmed hat.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Women Sitting Along a Shore]

Photograph of three women sitting along a shoreline. The women, wearing turn of the twentieth century bathing suits, are posing so that one is lying down, another is leaning upon her, and a third is sitting up.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of People on a Shoreline]

Photograph of a group of seven people in turn of the twentieth century bathing suits. They are posing along a shoreline, with two men and women standing in a row, two women sitting before them, and one woman lying down in front.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Women Standing in Water]

Photograph of five women wearing turn of the twentieth century bathing dresses and standing in water. They are standing in a row and facing the camera.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Clyde H. Martin

Photograph of Clyde H. Martin wearing cowboy regalia and posing with a saddle embossed with the words "All Around Cowboy 1959" and "Texas A.M. Rodeo Intercollegiate."

Date: 1959

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Tex Ritter in Concert]

Tex Ritter performing onstage with a band. He is on the left of the photograph playing a guitar and standing in front of a microphone. A man wearing glasses plays drums behind Ritter. On the right side of the photo, a man with a fiddle stands in front of another bespectacled man. The background of the stage is painted in the image of a downtown business scene.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[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.

Date: unknown

Creator: Autrey Hollywood

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Tex Ritter Performing]

Photograph of Tex Ritter performing at the 47th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry. He is at a microphone with his guitar hanging from his shoulders. "WSM's Grand Ole Opry 47th Anniversary" and "WSM Photo By Les Leverett" are written in the lower right.

Date: unknown

Creator: Les Leverett

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Tex Ritter Performing]

Photograph of Tex Ritter Performing. He's wearing a dark suit, a light cowboy hat, and playing a guitar while standing in front of a microphone.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Edgar Winter Performing]

Photograph of Edgar Winter performing onstage with a guitar. He's dressed in a black hat and an open black shirt and is standing in front of an obscured drummer.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Johnny Winter Performing]

Photograph of Johnny Winter performing. He's singing into a microphone and playing a guitar. His name and "Columbia Records" are printed on the lower left corner of the photo, and "CMA" is printed on the lower right corner.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

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[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]

[Photograph of Three Women on a Parade Float]

[Tracy Byrd Holding a Guitar]

[Photograph of People Sitting on a Roof]

[Photograph of Women Sitting Along a Shore]

[Photograph of People on a Shoreline]

[Photograph of Women Standing in Water]

Clyde H. Martin

[Photograph of Tex Ritter in Concert]

[Photograph of Tex Ritter]

[Photograph of Tex Ritter Performing]

[Photograph of Tex Ritter Performing]

[Photograph of Edgar Winter Performing]

[Photograph of Johnny Winter Performing]