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[Mrs. E. S. Carter]

Description: Portrait of a woman identified as Evelyn M. ( Mrs. E. S.) Carter, standing in front of a backdrop with her left hand on her hip. She is wearing a floor-length, long-sleeved, dark-colored dress with a light yoke and collar as well as a large round hat with feathers. Handwritten on back: "Mrs. W. S. Carter 819 - Procter. Resident of P.A. 43 years - then population of 7000. Had just millinery shop in 700 block of Procter.
Date: 192X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Municipal Building]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Municipal Building on Lakeshore Drive and Dallas Avenue. A staircase leads to the entrance, and text says "Municipal Building" above it. In the foreground, an unidentified man is standing in between two trees.
Date: February 1966
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Tailor Shop]

Description: Photograph of a portrait of two men standing in front of a tailor shop on 444 Austin Avenue. Text above the door of the shops says "J. F. Owens The Tailor." A bicycle is leaning against the building. Text on the bottom of the photograph says "444 Austing Avenue 1915." Accompanying material gives information about the tailor shop.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Smith - May Motor Company]

Description: Photograph of a brick building identified as Smith-May Motor Company on 900 Procter Street. An awning hangs from the building. A sign on the front of the building says, "Smith-May Motor Co." A sign facing the sidewalk says, "Smith - May Motor Co. Buick - Pontiac." One man is walking on the sidewalk and cars are parked along its curb.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Brown Derby]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Brown Derby, a bar and hotel on 648 Procter Street. An awning hangs from the building, and signs on it say "Coca-Cola" and "Brown Derby." In the foreground, there is a woman standing on the sidewalk and cars parked along the curb.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Owner of Fred Miller Bicycle Company]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Fred Miller, the owner of Fred Miller Bicycle Company on 526 Austin Avenue. The man is wearing a suit and hat, and is standing in front of a truck that says "Fred Miller Bicycles Hardware & Pets[,] 526 Austin Ave. Dial 5519." Behind the man and truck, there is another truck with cargo on the back of it. In the background, there is a train car with a sign on the side that says "Burlington Route."
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Red and White Store]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of The Red and White Store on 647 Sixth Street. The man is standing beside a wooden structure. The building has display windows in the front with products in them. A sign attached to an awning says "-The- Red & White Stores." The store was owned by Peter Cammareri.
Date: 193X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Portrait of Sara Courts King]

Description: Photograph of a portrait of Sara Courts King, the first Caucasian child born in Sabine Pass, Texas, while Texas was still under the Mexican flag and lived under six flags of Texas. She was born on February 14th, 1836 and died in 1913.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Portrait of Miss Mary Donaldson]

Description: Photograph of a portrait of Miss Mary Donaldson, the queen of the Port Arthur Silver Anniversary Celebration. She is wearing a crown and a long dress with sequin applique, pearl trim, and a long train. She is looking down at a scepter she is holding in her hands.
Date: July 4, 1923
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Golden Jubilee Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of the Murphy's Bakery parade float, made by Pete Balch for the Golden Jubilee Parade. The float consists of a four-tiered circular cake shape, with a sign on the top that says "50." On the side of the float, cursive text says "Murphy's." A man is standing in front of the float. In the background, there are houses.
Date: 1948
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Portrait of Slim Walker]

Description: Photograph of a man identified as Slim Walker, Deputy Constable, standing behind a Buick ambulance. He is wearing a uniform, and the vehicle says "Ambulance" at the top. In the background, there are other cars.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[City Drainage System Projects]

Description: Photograph of a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. A horse-drawn vehicle is pulling a large pipe segment down a road. A man is walking beside the vehicle. In the background, there is a wooden building. Text below the photograph says "1930."
Date: August 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[City Drainage System Projects]

Description: Photograph of a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. A horse-drawn vehicle is pulling a large pipe segment down a road. A man is walking beside the vehicle. In the background, there is a wooden building and a car. Text below the photograph says "1930."
Date: August 1930
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[City Drainage System Projects]

Description: Photograph of a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. A pipe is laying in a ditch; piles of dirt surround the ditch. In the background, there is a man working by construction vehicles. A row of houses are on the right side of the photograph. Text at the bottom-right of the photograph says "Van Time Street Port Arthur, Texas."
Date: 193X
Creator: Moon Photographic Service
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Garbage Dump on Pleasure Island]

Description: Photograph of a garbage truck at a garbage dump on Pleasure Island. The truck is dumping garbage into a larger pile of garbage. The side of the truck says "City of Port Arthur Garbage Dept." In the background, there is a field of garbage.
Date: 1950~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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