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[Downtown Port Arthur Businesses]

Description: Photograph of downtown Port Arthur, Texas businesses on 547 Procter Street and Waco Avenue. Signs on the buildings identify the businesses as Boston Shoe Store, The Gem Jewelry Company, and G. W. Imhoff and Company. In front of the businesses, People are walking along the sidewalk and street; cars are parked along the curb.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Townsend Quality Milk]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Quality Milk on 2545 Procter Street. A decorative glass panel on the corner of the building says "Townsend" at the top. Townsend Quality Milk was the home of the famous Roscoe Bar, a vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate on a stick. About one in five bars would have the word "Free" printed on the stick. This treat was popular with grade school children.
Date: 1950
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Mano's Confectionery]

Description: Photograph of Mano's Confectionery on 1201 Procter Street. A man, woman, and child are posing in the doorway; they are identified as George Manos, Kate Manos, and Mary Manos. To the right of the doorway, there is a display case filled with confectionery products; jars of candy are sitting on top of the case. In the background, there is a view of the store.
Date: 192?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Teet's Club]

Description: Photograph of Teet's Club in downtown Port Arthur, TX. The club has signs advertising liquor and beer. The building is two stories with white walls. The front is a double door, with octagonal windows on both sides. All the windows have neon lights advertising various services and drinks the club offers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Blossom Shoppe and Matise Blue Print Company]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Blossom Shoppe on 1730 Procter Street. Bouquets of flowers are displayed in the front window; a neon sign in the window says "Flowers." A sign above the entrance says "Blossom Shoppe." A business on the right side of Blossom Shoppe is identified as Matise Blue Print Company. Signs in the front window say "Notary Public." A sign above the entrance says "Matise Blue Print Company.
Date: 1944
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Inman Used Car Lot]

Description: Photograph of a used car lot in Port Arthur, TX. Several people are walking around the lot browsing for vehicles. A small building in the center of the lot bears the name of the lot and the company that owns it. Several lights are placed around the lot. In the background is a larger brick building for a Chevrolet Company.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Stephens Motor Company]

Description: Photograph of a car company in Port Neches, TX. The building is a small, one floor white building. The showroom has many windows. To the far right is a garage portion. There are also three gas pumps at the front of the dealership. One car is parked at the pumps. A single man is standing near the open door to the dealership.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Business District]

Description: Photograph of downtown Port Arthur, TX. The left side of the street is lined with stores, including several clothing stores. A stop light is at the intersection shown. A single man is crossing the street onto the sidewalk. Behind him are two more people. Cars line the street in front of the stores. A sign on the stop light points the way to the Western Union. There is snow on the ground.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Decorated for Christmas]

Description: Photograph of downtown Port Arthur, TX decorated for the Christmas holiday. Long strands of pine garland stretch across the intersections and along the fronts of the downtown buildings. Large wreaths are dispersed along the garland. In the wreaths are stars and bells. Several downtown customers are walking up and down the car-lined street.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Early Harbor City Dray Line]

Description: Photograph of an early Port Arthur business. The sign identifies it as, "Harbor City Dray Line, Hauling and Moving." A group of people is outside. Two men and a young boy are atop an empty cart hitched to two mules. To the left, man dressed in dark clothes is holding two more mules. Three young children are standing to the left of the mules.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Christmas Decorations at Night]

Description: Photograph of downtown Port Arthur at night with Christmas decorations. The buildings on both sides of the street are well-lit. Strands of pine garland are run across the fronts of all the buildings and are hung across the street. Wreaths are hung from the strands of garland. The area appears very busy with most parking spaces along the street occupied with cars. A sleigh with Santa and eight reindeer is silhouetted against the moon.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sutherlin Jewelry Store]

Description: Photograph of Sutherlin Jewelry Store in downtown Port Arthur, TX. The store is filled with many items, including jewelry, watches, instruments, clocks, china, and silverware. The people pictured, from left to right, are Mrs. Urcy Harman, Charles Morgan, Jim Sutherlin, and Edgar B. Sutherlin. The young girl is Elizabeth Ann Sutherlin.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Downtown Procter Street]

Description: Photograph of the Port Arthur interurban train in the middle of the downtown shopping district. Many different types of businesses are along the sides of the Procter Street. Pedestrian shoppers are all around, going into various businesses. Vehicles are parked in all the parking spaces along the street. A single stoplight on a pole stands in the middle of the intersection.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Trolley Construction]

Description: Photograph of construction work on the Port Arthur trolley system circa 1910. Workers are digging and laying rails for the trolley in the middle of a street in Port Arthur, Texas. The trolley is already on the rails and the conductor and driver are standing near it. Behind the trolley is the Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot. The construction is headed towards the intersection of Beaumont and Procter Streets.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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