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[Lincoln High School Commencement]

Description: Photograph of a commencement at Lincoln High School. Several students wearing caps and gowns are in two lines meeting in the center. Students walking in pairs are in an aisle separating the audience. In the background, there is a stage with men wearing suits and ties seated on it. Further in the background, there are buildings, parked cars, and other people walking and standing about.
Date: unknown
Creator: Briscoe's Studio

[Red Hussars]

Description: Photograph of the all-girl honor organization, known as the Red Hussars of Thomas Jefferson High School. They are marching down Procter Street in a parade. People are gathered on both sides of the street to watch. Businesses also line the street. In the top-left of the photograph, text says "Port Arthur Telephone Directory September, 1961." The corps was best known for its quick "double time" step of 360 steps per minute. Members were selected and invited into the corps after passing five t… more
Date: 1950
Creator: Everett, James

[Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Band]

Description: Photograph of Thomas Jefferson High School marching band standing in a block formation on a football field. They are wearing uniforms and posing in nine rows while holding instruments. The front row consists of all women wearing uniforms with skirts, and every other woman is holding a baton. In the background, there is a set of bleachers.
Date: 194?
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography

[Lincoln High School Cheerleaders]

Description: Photograph of a parade float consisting of a group of Lincoln High School cheerleaders sitting on top of a car at the CavOILcade parade. The girls are wearing yellow cheerleader uniforms, and some have yellow and purple ribbons tied in their hair. The girls are also holding yellow and purple pom-poms in their laps. A small child is standing up through the window of the car. In the background, there is a man dressed as a clown, and a crowd watching the parade.
Date: October 26, 1974

[Football Team]

Description: Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson High School football team. All but four men are wearing football uniforms; they are posed in three rows. In the background, there is a building with three archways. Text below the photograph says "Coach Tom L. Dennis' 1934 Yellow Jackets, who open the season against the Byrd high eleven of Shreveport on Franklin field this afternoon, are shown above: Back row, left to right- Alex Pickett, assistant manager; Harold Goff, Austin Newsome, Marland Jeffrey, C. A… more
Date: 1934

[Dormitory Room at Port Arthur College]

Description: Photograph of a Port Arthur College dormitory room. In the foreground, there is a desk with two chairs. In the background, there is a dresser with an oval mirror attached the top and a bed to its right. Text below the photograph says "Port Arthur College Dorm Room." Port Arthur College was located on the south 1500 block of Procter Street.
Date: 1915~

[Auditorium Construction]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of the construction of an auditorium for Stephen F. Austin High School. In the lower-left of the photograph, there is a metal frame for the building and other construction equipment.
Date: December 12, 1969
Creator: Watkins Studio

[Port Arthur Industrial Arts and Manual Training High School]

Description: Photograph of a crowd of students standing in front of Port Arthur Industrial Arts and Manual Training High School. The building is three stories high and a sign on the front says "Port Arthur High School." It is located on Stilwell Boulevard and Lakeshore, and was built in 1906. Text below the photograph says "Industrial Arts and Manual Training High School - 1907."
Date: 1907

[Group of Students]

Description: Photograph of the first group of students at Port Arthur Industrial Arts and Manual Training High School. They are posing in six rows on the entryway stairs, and students are also sitting around the pillars of the entryway. In the background, there are two sets of double doors.
Date: September 1906

[Elementary School Students]

Description: Photograph of Webster School elementary students. The students are posing in four rows, and a teacher is in the back row on the right end. Handwritten text at the top of the photograph says "Mary McFarland," with illegible text to the right. Each person has a handwritten number over them; the numbers start at "1" and end with "41". Illegible words are written above persons 8 and 10. Accompanying material identifies the children as "Second Grade at Webster School about 1907" and "1. Robert … more
Date: 1907

[Lamar State College]

Description: Photograph of Lamar State College campus. In the foreground, there is a round courtyard with four flower beds and four flag poles with the American flag, Texas flag, and two unknown. In the background, there are buildings and a radio tower; one building is identified as Ruby Ruth Fuller Building, a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and the tower is named Marconi Radio Tower, a National Register Historic Place.
Date: 2009

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Gates Memorial Library, a National Register Historic Place. There are columns in the front of the building. In the foreground, there is a round courtyard with four flower beds and four flag poles with the American flag, Texas flag, and two unknown. A bust on a cement slab and a street light are in the center.
Date: 2009

[Port Arthur College Aerial View]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of Port Arthur College. Buildings are identified left to right as Gates Library, Administration Building, boys dormitory, girls dormitory, and the historic A. J. M. Vuylsteke House. In the background, there is a view of Port Arthur. The A. J. M. Vuylsteke House was constructed for the Vuylsteke family in 1905 by J. E. Alexander at a cost of $3,600. Mr. Vulysteke was the Dutch Consul in Port Arthur beginning in 1906.
Date: 1930~

[Pleasure Pier Ballroom]

Description: Photograph of a group of six young people sitting at a table at the Pleasure Pier Ballroom at Pleasure Island. They are identified as Nick Carcara, Marjorie Baxley, Jerry Fontenot, Yvonne Aaron, Jimmie Robinson, and Geraldine Hillard. On the table, there are empty and half-full soda bottles, two bowls, and a paper card that says "110." In the background, there are empty tables. Accompanying material is a card from Pleasure Pier.
Date: 1948

[Portrait of Charles W. Gates]

Description: Photograph of a portrait of a man identified as Charles W. Gates. He is sitting in a chair with his legs crossed, and is holding a riding crop and hat in each hand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Charles Gates son of John W. Gates died November 1913."
Date: unknown

[Port Arthur College Students]

Description: Photograph of a group of Port Arthur College students standing in front of the Administration Building on 1500 Procter Street. The students are posing in seven rows on the front steps of the building. In the background, there are two columns and a doorway. Partially visible handwritten text on the bottom of the photograph says "[P. A. College 1919]."
Date: 1919
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