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[Photograph of Elderly People at a High School Reunion]

Description: Photograph of a group of elderly people at their sixtieth high school reunion. Taken inside of Wyatt's Cafeteria, the photo shows two women talking to each other. Behind them, Lois and Leroy Halcomb can be seen together. Ida Moran is partially within the picture to the right. The other side of the photo indicates that one of the women shown is Naomi O'Nial Switzger, but doesn't indicate which person is her.
Date: April 24, 1982
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[Photograph of Elderly People at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]

Description: Photograph of Myrtle Bowen Bender, Mandie Walker, and Flora Tout at their sixtieth high school reunion on April 24th, 1982. One woman wearing a pale blue jacket and shirt looks behind the camera, while a woman in red and a woman in a plaid jacket converse. Unidentified elderly men in suits can be seen in the background. The photo was taken inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria.
Date: April 24, 1982
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[Photograph of Elderly Women at a High School Reunion]

Description: Photograph of a group of women at their sixtieth high school reunion. They pose underneath a chandelier inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The other side of the photo notes that the women in the front row are Lois Dunaway Holcomb, Aileen Keeney Levingston, Florise Cash, and Ida Hebert Moran. In the back row are Wilma Knot, Meva Walker, Faye F. Franklin, Flora McDonald Tout, and Frances Turner.
Date: April 24, 1982
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[Barrel Construction]

Description: Photograph of a man constructing a barrel with machinery inside of a warehouse. He is wearing protective gloves, boots, an apron, and a hat, and is working on one of two barrels on what appears to be an assembly line. There are other machines and tools shown in the background. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph "Making barrels in the Cooper shop."
Date: unknown
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[Covered wagon in parade]

Description: Postcard of a covered wagon drawn by two horses in a parade. The side of the wagon reads, "1898 Port Arthur or Bust." The horses have American flags attached to the harnesses on their heads. There are two men riding in the front of the wagon, one has a pipe in his mouth, and a line of spectators in the background behind them.
Date: unknown
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[Entrance to the Refinery]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Company Refinery, from the Houston Avenue entrance. There is a road leading into the refinery on the right side of the photograph, with two visible wagons on it. There are multiple buildings with smokestacks in the background, and two large round structures in the left middle ground. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph, "Houseton Avenue Entrance to the Refinery 1910--12."
Date: unknown
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[Fleet of Wagons]

Description: Photograph of a line of Texaco tank wagons on a railway platform in front of three buildings. There are five men standing on the platform in front of the wagons, and one man sitting on top of a wagon. Text in the lower-left corner of the photograph reads, "Fleet of the Texas Company's wagons at Port Arthur." An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the scene "Fleet of Texaco Tank Wagons," which is also hand-written on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
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[Fruit and Dairy Farm]

Description: Postcard of John Gates' Farm in Port Arthur, Texas. The view is from across the street and there is a small road and fence in front of the farm. There is one large, two-story building on the right with a porch. Two other smaller buildings are on the left, which appear to be barns. The caption beneath the photograph reads, "John W. Gates' Model Truck, Fruit and Dairy Farm, Port Arthur, Tex." The back of the postcard has partially illegible handwriting written on it.
Date: unknown
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[Girls in swimming dresses]

Description: Photograph of six girls in swimming dresses at the Old Gates Pier. Three are standing on the back of a bench, and the other three are seated on the back of it. The seated girl on the left and the girls that are standing are looking off to the right of the photograph, and the two girls on the right are looking towards the camera. The girl on the far left is resting her hands on her head. Text on the top and bottom border reads, "On Loan: Mrs. C. E. Yates. Picture taken at the northeast corner on… more
Date: unknown
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[High School class photograph]

Description: Photograph of a Port Arthur High School class. There are three rows of students with some seated and some standing. The girls are all wearing dresses and have their hair pulled back, and the boys are wearing suits and ties. The class teacher stands in the middle of the group behind a chalkboard with each person's name written on it.
Date: unknown
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[Later View of Plant]

Description: Photograph of a works plant by a river. There are multiple large buildings and three large smokestacks with smoke coming out of them. There is a road along the side of the plant and a river behind it. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo on the bottom) labels the photograph "Later view."
Date: unknown
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[Making Accessories for Containers]

Description: Photograph of an assembly line of seated women working in what appears to be a factory or warehouse, with one man standing near the front. The assembly line extends to the other end of the room and there are cables running from each station to the ceiling. An accompanying card (with the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph "Making accessories for containers."
Date: unknown
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