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[Tugboats Pulling Tanker to Sea]

Description: Photograph of the Texaco tugboats "E. M. Black" and "Havoline" assisting a full Texaco tanker to dock. Various crew members of all three ships are one the decks. The tanker is labeled as the Wyoming out of Wilmington, DE. One large smokestack on the stern of the ship carries the Texaco logo. An American flag is also flying from a pole on the stern.
Date: August 9, 1971
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Bookie's Service Station]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Bookie's Service Station on 2500 Procter Street. Several gas pumps are under an awning extending from the front of the building. Automotive repair supplies are scattered underneath the awning. Several men are working around the building. A sign in front of the building says "Texaco" above a "T" and star logo. In the background, a carport says "Bookie's Motor-Tune-Up-Brake Service." In the bottom right of the photograph, text says "25850 9-26-41."
Date: September 26, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Service Station]

Description: Photograph of a Texaco Service Station on the southeast corner of Procter Street and Beaumont Avenue. There are gas pumps and a car under an awning. A round sign at the corner of the station says "Texaco," and has a star-shaped logo with a "T" in the star. In the background, there are other businesses.
Date: 1938
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texas Company Employee Picnic]

Description: Photograph of Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, TX. A large number of people are in the amusement park for Texaco's annual employee picnic. A single road leads from the amusement park to the city beyond. A prominent feature is the large roller coaster on the left. Cars are parked in large lots to either side of the amusements and also along the street leading to town.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Pleasure Pier Dance Pavilion]

Description: Photograph of the Pleasure Pier dance pavilion in Port Arthur, TX. The building is raised above ground level on a wooden platform. A sand road leads up to the pavilion. Several drink advertisements are attached to the side of the pavilion.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Airplane]

Description: Photograph of an airplane belonging to Texaco Oil Company. The plane is in a large, open field with its propellers moving. The 14-passenger plane was used to fly passengers between the Texaco Airport and Port Arthur in the 1930's. Accompanying information states that the plane crashed in the late 30's, killing five men, including the pilot and oil company manager.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gulfport Shipyard]

Description: Photograph of the Gulfport Shipyard on the Sabine Neches Canal in Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are under construction. The Kansas City Southern rail yards run next to the shipyard. In the background is the town of Port Arthur. Beyond the town are the Gulf and Texaco Oil Company tank farms.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Farm-to-Market Highway Intersection]

Description: Photograph of an intersection near Port Arthur, TX. State Highway 347 and Farm-to-Market 365 are the roads intersecting. A railway crossing is also present. Cars are crossing through the intersection. In the distance are two Texaco storage tanks.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Early Port Arthur Aerial]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur. Mary Gates Hospital, the engineers' office, and Port Arthur's first power plant are all visible. In the far background, the smoke off the Gulf Oil and Texaco Oil Refineries is visible. Several houses can also been seen near the hospital and power company.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Island]

Description: Photograph of the Texaco Island in Port Arthur, TX. Several tankers are at dock on the island. Storage tanks for petroleum products are on the shore. The Intracoastal Waterway is running through the Murphree Wildlife Management Area. All the waterways lead to the top of the picture, where the Gulf of Mexico is visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Men Making Wooden Barrels]

Description: Photograph of two men at the Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur, TX building wooden barrels. The barrels are being made to hold petroleum product. Both workers have the barrel boards secured by a single barrel band at the bottom and are placing a top band on the barrel.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Tugboat Preparing to Pull Tanker]

Description: Photograph of the Texaco tugboat "Havoline" assisting a full Texaco tanker to the sea with its load. The tanker is labeled as the "Wyoming" out of Wilmington, Delaware. One large smokestack on the bow of the ship carries the Texaco logo. An American flag is also flying from a pole on the bow. Another tanker, the "Nautica" out of Monrovia, is docked nearby.
Date: August 9, 1971
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Lumber Shipping Dock]

Description: Photograph of the lumber shipping dock on Texaco Island in Port Arthur, TX. A ship is docked to the left of the dock. Past the dock is a row of buildings with several smokestacks. More ships and boats are docked near this area. Large piles of lumber are on the dock next to a large grouping of railroad tracks and several large boxcars.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Tug Boat Passing Through Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the tugboat named South America sailing through the Pleasure Pier Bridge in Port Arthur, TX. The boat has two masts, one forward and one aft. It is steam powered with one smokestack in the center. The Texaco Star logo is painted on the smokestack.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Fox Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Brick Complex at Texaco Refinery]

Description: Photograph of a brick complex at the Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur, TX. Three workers are walking around the building. A tall storage tank is on the left with a ladder leaned against it. An object that appears to be an oven is in the picture foreground with a tall pipe protruding from the top.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texas Company Refinery]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Texas Company refinery in Port Arthur, TX. The sign on the building reads, "The Texas Company." Several people are standing at the top of a short stairwell near an open door. Several more are in a vehicle parked in front of the stairwell.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[The Monrovian Ship "Nautica"]

Description: Photograph of the "Nautica," a tanker owned by the Texas Company, out of Monrovia, Liberia. The ship has has one smokestack as well as many tall cranes, each of which is connected by a large amount of rigging. It is flying the American flag from a pole on the stern.
Date: 1971~
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Laboratory Expansion]

Description: Photograph of a Texaco (Texas Company) plant in Port Arthur, Texas, consisting of several long buildings set around an inner square. The expansion area is to the left with large piles of dirt and noticeable rectangular sections where buildings are to be constructed. Tanks for storage of petroleum products are in the far right background.
Date: 1969
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Laboratory Expansion]

Description: Photograph of Texaco Island on the Sabine-Neches Canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The island is covered in petroleum storage containers and several large tankers are in dock in the water behind the island. Tugboats are also pushing barges through the entrance into the canal.
Date: July 1967
Creator: Watkins Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial of Texaco Island]

Description: Photograph of Texaco Island in Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are docked by the shore. On the island are a large grain elevator and a motor oil packaging factory. At the far end of the island, the is a grouping of petroleum storage tanks.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Holmes-Manley Batteries]

Description: Photograph of the Holmes-Manley Batteries at the Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur, TX. The batteries are all similar. Each unit has a small white shack and one smokestack. There is also a circular device with each battery unit.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett Photographic Service
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Texaco Additive Unit]

Description: Photograph of storage tanks for petroleum additives at the Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur, TX. There are two tanks. Both are atop high metal scaffolding. Many pipelines and tanks are underneath the tanks for routing of the chemicals. Several workers wearing hard hats are working beneath the scaffolding.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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