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[High School Students at Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of a group of high school students posing outside of Gates Memorial Library. One woman on the left front row is identified as Grace Wendling Foote, married to Henry Foote. Text below the photograph says, "front row- l. to r. Grace Wendling (Foote)," and "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. (Pupils receive full school credit for work done at library)."
Date: 1925~
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[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. Two glass walls surround a circulation desk with one woman sitting on one side, and another woman standing on the opposite side of it. In the foreground, there are tables and shelves with periodicals. In the background, there are people sitting at tables surrounded by bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Gates Memorial Library 1925."
Date: 1925
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[Gates Memorial Library Reading Room]

Description: Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Reading Room. Two glass walls surround a circulation desk with a woman sitting on one side and other people standing on the opposite side of it. In the foreground, there are tables and shelves with periodicals; a girl is reading at a table. In the background, there are people sitting at tables surrounded by bookshelves.
Date: 1925
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[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Children's Reading Room. There are groups of children sitting at three tables in the room. Each table has a lamp on it. In the background, five children are facing bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Children's Reading Room [-] Shelf Reading and Arrangement Cared for by the Library Science Class."
Date: 1921
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[Port Arthur Public Library West Side Branch]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Port Arthur Public Library - West Side Branch on 740 West Seventh Street. The building is made of brick, and signs to the right of the entrance say "Memorial Library West Side Branch." The building was constructed in May of 1955 by Straub, Rather, and Howze at a cost of $30,000. It began with 4,285 volumes of reading materials; Mrs. Illen Sessions was a librarian there.
Date: unknown
Creator: Beryl Crist Photography
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[Hampton Ambulance]

Description: Photograph of a Hampton Company ambulance. The windows of the vehicle say, "Hampton Ambulance." A man posing with the ambulance is identified as Harry J. Dominique, a driver. In the background, there is a building with a sign that says, "Hampton Company." Undertaker services were located on 2105 Procter Street.
Date: 193X
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[Man in Front of Funeral Car]

Description: Photograph a man identified as J. E. Grammier standing in front of a funeral car. Text below the photograph says "Shown above is J. E. Grammier standing in front of one of the finest funeral cars available... in 1915. This funeral car represented the very newest and finest equipment at that time and Grammier's took great pride in it. Today, just as in 1915, Grammier's equipment is the finest obtainable.
Date: unknown
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[Funeral of Seamen]

Description: Photograph of a funeral procession for seamen killed at refinery docks. Several trucks are driving down a street, and a crowd is gathered on both sides of it. In the foreground, a hanging sign says "Dairy Maid Cafeteria and Sandwich Shop."
Date: 1926
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[Clayton and Thompson Funeral Car]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Bill Pearce standing beside a Clayton and Thompson Funeral car. The door of the car is partially open, and the man has one leg propped in the doorway. The car says "Clayton & Thompson[,] Phone 2500" on the side. In the background, there is a garage. Pearce lived in Dallas, Texas in 1981.
Date: 1938
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[Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home on 2105 Procter Street. Columns decorate the front of the funeral home, and a canopy covers the walkway from the door to the street. Trees and bushes surround the funeral home. Cars are parked along its curb, and a sign on the corner of the yard says "Clayton & Thompson Funeral Home[,] Phone 2500."
Date: 1936
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[Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home]

Description: Photograph of a wooden building identified as Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home on 2105 Procter Street. Columns decorate the front of the building, and a canopy covers the walkway from the door to the street. In the yard, there are trees shrubs, and a post with handwritten text that says "2100 Procter."
Date: 1948
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[Sabine Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a brick building identified as Sabine Hotel on 600 Procter Street. The building is several stories high, and a sign extended from the side says "Hotel Vaughan." Cars are parked are parked along its curb. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "1-30 1930" and "No 1182 1-30-P.AWK." Text below the photograph says "Sabine Hotel." The hotel was built in 1928.
Date: January 30, 1930
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Location: 29.872290 -93.934227

[Plaza Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Plaza Hotel. The building is three stories high, and the bottom floor is decorated with arches. In the background, there are other buildings; a tall building in the top right corner is identified as Webster Building. In the foreground, there is a view of Pleasure Pier Bridge.
Date: 1930
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[Plaza Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Plaza Hotel, taken from the United States Army Corps of Engineers' field office on Pleasure Island. The building is three stories high and arches decorate the bottom floor. In the foreground, there are planks of wood, pipes, and a building. A man is standing on a pier behind the wood.
Date: unknown
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[Plaza Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Plaza Hotel on 500 Lakeshore Drive. The building is three stories high and is decorated with arches on the bottom floor. Outside the building, there are cars parked on a driveway and trees in a yard. Text below the photograph says "Plaza," "1909-1934," and "500 Lakeshore." The hotel was constructed in 1909 by Bet-a-Million Gates, and was torn down in 1934.
Date: unknown
Creator: Artie Herbert Photography
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[Central Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Central Hotel on the corner of Procter Street and Waco Avenue. The building is several stories high, and a hanging sign says "Central Hotel" on the side. In front of the building, there are people walking on a sidewalk and cars parked along its curb. Text below the photograph says "Central Hotel - 1917." The hotel was used to house United States Coast Units during World War II.
Date: 1917
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[Men Waiting to Unload Train]

Description: Photograph of a group of men identified as local grocers waiting to unload food from a train car. Some men are leaning on cars, and other men are standing in the doorway of a train car. In the background, a train car says "Plessala Bros. Complete Food Stores Port Arthur, Texas" on the side.
Date: 1946
Creator: Everett, James
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[Goodhue Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Goodhue Hotel on the corner of 5th Street and Waco Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. The building is several stories high. Cars are parked along its curb. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the photograph says "Goodhue Hotel 1930's." The hotel was built in 1928.
Date: 193X
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