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[Women at Party]

Photograph of a large group of women in fancy dresses posing around a table at an employee party and dance for the Pleasure Pier Company in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1950

Item Type: Photograph

[Group in Chamber of Commerce]

Photograph of a group of men and a few women sitting in chairs at a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce building in Port Arthur, Texas. A man holding a piece of paper, identified as Mack Thomas, stands at the front of the room. Two pictures of ships are balanced on top of full bookshelves, and a photo of a woman hangs on the wall in the background.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Million Dollar Pleasure Pier]

Photograph of a large group of people walking around the Million Dollar Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including concession stands, are visible in the background, and there are rides in the foreground.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Parking Lot and Roller Coaster at Pier]

Photograph of cars in a parking lot at the Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a roller coaster to the right, and Lake Sabine is visible in the background.

Date: 1951~

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Pleasure Pier]

Photograph of Port Arthur's Pleasure Pier, viewed from far away. A roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, and a crowd of people are visible on the grounds, and Lake Sabine is in the background.

Date: 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Butt End of Concrete Pile after Completion of Driving]

Photograph of square block of concrete partially in the ground with a rope beside it.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Closeup of Pile Butt After Pipe Sleeve Driven In

Photograph of a man in a white shirt measuring a pile after having a pipe sleeve driven into it.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Closeup of Pile Butt Before Driving

Photograph of of a pile before driving. A man off-camera is measuring the pile with a sectioned measuring tape.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[Pipe Sleve End of Precast Pile Extension]

Photograph of the pipe sleeve end of precast pile extension with measuring ruler.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Precast Extension Centered and Ready to Drive

Photograph of a precast extension centered over a pile. Several cars can be seen in the background.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Precast Extension Hanging in Lead

Photograph of a piece of machinery holding an extension piece with a chain. There are holding tanks in the background. To the left, a 1950's model pickup truck with the business name "Spence & Howe Construction Co." written on the side.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[Precast Extension Hanging in Lead]

Photograph of a precast extension hanging in lead from an oil derrick with a man holding chain. Company pick-up truck reading "Spence & Howe Construction Co." on the side door in the foreground. Oil tanks are in the background.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Wooden Pile Driven and Cut Off Square

Photograph of industrial equipment surrounding a wooden pile, which has been shaped and cut.

Date: May 11, 1951

Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

[River in Port Arthur]

Photograph of a bridge over a river running through Port Arthur, Texas. There are buildings on the opposite shore.

Date: August 1951

Item Type: Photograph

[Oil Appreciation Dinner]

Photograph of a large crowd of men and women standing during a dinner party in Port Arthur, Texas. A banner at the front of the room reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur".

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Reception for Governor Shivers]

Photograph of a group of men at a reception for Governor Allan Shivers held by the Chamber of Commerce at the Goodhue Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. They are identified as Brehner, Allan Shivers, Manglesdorf, and Louvier.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Reception for Oil Officials]

Photograph of a large group of men in suits mingling at a reception for oil refinery company officials held at the Port Arthur Club in the Goodhue Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. The reception was sponsored by Port Arthur's Chamber of Commerce.

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[View of the Plant]

Photograph of the Port Neches Works Plant, looking north. Multiple round structures and a series of buildings cover the grounds, and there is a road and railroad tracks to the west. The upper left hand corner reads "Port Neches Works, looking north 1952." Handwriting on the back and an accompanying card (with the Texaco logo on the bottom) label the photograph "View of the Plant looking north."

Date: 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse]

Photograph of Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse taken from across the pass. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Chamber of Commerce, (Photo by Stan Fitzner), May, 1952" "Cameron Parish Lighthouse"

Date: May 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[First CavOilCade Dinner]

Photograph of rows of dinners seated and eating with a head table in the background. On the curtain behind reads "We Appreciate Your Faith in Port Arthur". Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "1st celebration of CavOilCade" "Oct. 14, 1952 - dinner to salute oil industry. Became CavOilCade in 1953." "Valuable, return picture to: Lyle Vickers, 300 Plaza Circle, Port Arthur, TX."

Date: October 14, 1952

Item Type: Photograph

[Decorated Stores]

Photograph of decorated stores on a road in Port Arthur, Texas. A few cars are parked in front of the buildings.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

[Parade Queen]

Photograph of Barbara Putnam sitting on the back of a convertible during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. A crowd of people stand in front of the building in the background.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

[Plaque on Chamber of Commerce Building]

Photograph of a plaque on the Chamber of Commerce building in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Texaco Main Gate 1953

Photograph of the main gate of Texaco in 1953. The gate is attended by a single guard. To the left of the gate is a building bearing a large sign declaring that there has been 1,594,538 man hours since the last "lost time injury." There is also a sign requesting that no reading material be carried inside, and other sign on the gate that requests that no matches be carried inside. Two boxes written with the words "Red Head Matches" stand in front of the building.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

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