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[Men on Stage]

Description: Photograph of several men, including Kay Kyser, Mayor H. L. "Buzz" Crow, and Mayor Curtis Trahan, standing on a stage in Port Arthur, Texas. Mayor Crow hands a benefit check to Mayor Trahan. A band is visible in the background.
Date: 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 12 - The Doughboys on Tour 1952 - 1959]

Description: This home movie documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour and performing in Texas and the Southern United States in 1952 - 1959. Footage includes performers at the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas on November 27, 1951 (3 min., 06 sec.); a performance in Houston, Texas on June 25, 1952 that includes actors Tim Holt and Preston Foster (6 min, 44 sec.); a visit with actor Noah Beery, Jr. on September 30, 1952 in Little Rock, Arkansas (8 min, 07 sec.); a trip to historic sites in Vick… more
Date: 1952/1959
Duration: 32 minutes 35 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 32.759574 -96.792968
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 15 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest]

Description: This home movie, with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte on March 4, 1952. Footage includes the LCD at the La Porte Theatre performing at segregated schools,… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 25 minutes 08 seconds
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.0977
Partner: UNT Media Library
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[The Light Crust Doughboys Collection, No. 13 - The Star of Tomorrow Contest (Narrated)]

Description: This home movie, narrated by Light Crust Doughboys (LCD) member Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery with descriptive title cards, documents the Light Crust Doughboys on tour in Texas for the Star of Tomorrow Contest in January through May 1952. The entire film is out of focus. The film begins with the group traveling on their tour bus for the first round of the contest with stops in Marshall, Gladewater, Kilgore, Greenville, Longview, Jacksonville, Lufton, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Henderson, and then La Porte… more
Date: 1952-01-08/1952-05-15
Duration: 21 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Montgomery, Marvin ("Smokey")
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Location: 30.081975 -94.097700
Partner: UNT Media Library

[Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Band]

Description: Photograph of a portrait of Woodrow Wilson Junior High Band. There are four rows of students wearing uniforms and holding instruments. In front, four girls wearing uniforms are holding batons and kneeling; a banner in the middle of the girls says "Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Port Arthur Texas," and has an emblem of the school mascot: a bear. In the background, there is a building with three arched doorways.
Date: March 1959
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[CavOILcade Queen and Princesses]

Description: Photograph of the CavOILcade queen and princesses at Pleasure Pier Ballroom. The queen is standing in the center, and is wearing a crown and holding a bouquet of flowers. The princesses and escorts are standing in a row on each side of her. In the background, there is a band playing in front of a backdrop with mask shapes and text that says "Mardi Gras."
Date: 1953
Creator: Angelle, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Pleasure Island Ballroom Interior]

Description: Photograph of the Pleasure Island ballroom in Port Arthur, TX. The ballroom is full of tables along all the walls. The middle area is left open for dancing. A big band is set up on the ballroom stage at the back of the room. A large sign above the stage reads, "Sonny Marx."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur National Guard Band]

Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur National Guard Band on a stage; three men are standing and holding drums, and the rest are sitting and holding various instruments. A man sitting on the back row in the first chair on the left is identified as Sergeant John L. McClintock. He is holding a bass horn.
Date: 1938
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Italian American Band]

Description: Photograph of a band identified as "Vita Nuova" of La Societi Italiana. The band members are wearing light colored uniforms and are all holding instruments. A man wearing a suit is standing in the middle of the group. Handwritten text on the top of the photograph says "La Societi Italiana 'Vita Nuova' si Port Arthur, Texas."
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Band]

Description: Photograph of Woodrow Wilson Junior High School band. They are all wearing uniforms and holding musical instruments; they are posing in five rows. The front row consists of four girls holding batons with drums in between them. In the background, there is a building with three arched doorways.
Date: 1956
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[U.S. Marine Band Concert Program and Beaumont Fire Department 1929 Yearbook]

Description: Yearbook for the 1929 Beaumont Fire Department and the program book for the U.S. Marine Band Concert on October 31, 1929. The booklet includes portraits of fire department officials with short bios, a group photo of all department personnel, the program and program notes of the Marine Band Concert, ads for local businesses, information about the fire department, and fire safety tips. The U.S. Marine Band Program is interspersed with the other text and advertisements, with one piece and note li… more
Date: 1929
Creator: Beaumont (Tex.) Fire Department
Item Type: Refine your search to only Yearbook
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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