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Revised map of Jefferson County, Texas : Showing land surveys, railroads and water ways.

Description: Map shows cities and towns, existing and proposed railroads, waterways, land tracts by number, land ownership, ferries, lighthouses, marshland, some buildings and businesses. Includes notes and dates of title patents. Insets: "Jefferson County Court House," "Beaumont, Texas," "Gladys [&] Cecil, age 12, natives of Beaumont, Texas," and "A Door to the World." Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:126,720].
Date: 1898
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo, b. 1863
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Buildings and People in Port Arthur]

Description: Two photographs taken in Port Arthur, Texas. The top photograph shows the exterior of the old Sabine Hotel. A horse-drawn carriage is stopped in front of the porch, where a group of people stand. In the bottom photo, a large group of men and boys in swimming outfits sit and stand on the grass.
Date: 1895
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Buildings in Port Arthur]

Description: Two photographs taken in Port Arthur, Texas. The top photograph shows two people riding horses, viewed from the porch of the Sabine Hotel. The bottom photo shows the first school house in Port Arthur, Texas
Date: [1895,1896]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of Men Celebrating on a Small Island, 1899]

Description: Photograph of men gathered to celebrate the completion of the Port Arthur Canal from Sabine Pass to Taylor Bayou. From left to right: a fisherman called "Frenchy" sitting in a boat; Peter Lamp; Captain Evans; Colonel Jim Furlong; M. R. Bos; N. N. Beels (holding flag); A. N. Scott; J. W. Carr; A. J. M. Vuylsteke; Frank Cummins; Peter Stock; and L. Schuh. Sitting: Billy Farrell; A. Spence; D. L. Stump; Hans Falsenburg; and E. A. Laughlin. They are gathered on a small island, with a boat visible n… more
Date: 1899
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photographs of Harriet and Edith Carr]

Description: Photographs of Harriet and her daughter, Edith Carr. The larger photograph features Edith Carr standing to the left side of the photo, wearing a dark dress. Immediately to the right is Edith wearing a white dress and riding in an early baby carriage. The photograph was taken at the side of a building with windows on either end of the frame and a large rose bush creeping up the building between them. A smaller rose bush is crowing under the window to the right. On the bottom right of the mat is… more
Date: 1899~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Sabine Pass, Texas: A Few Facts concerning the Harbor and Town

Description: Pamphlet about Sabine Pass, Texas gives an overview of the area and its potential as an area of trade and industry. According to the start of the text, "The object of this pamphlet is to present such facts in a strightforward manner as it will enable the fairminded investigator to draw just conclusions [...] to call attention to the advantages of Sabine Pass as the natural site, and where the most favorable conditions exist, for the building of a city upon Sabine Pass Harbor" (p. 3).
Date: 1898
Creator: Sabine Land & Improvement Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries
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