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[Aerial View of Water Tower]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a 500,000 gallon water tower on Railroad Avenue. Behind the water tower, there is a train and an industrial storage lot. Text on the top-right of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water tower on Railroad Avenue and W. Thomas Blvd. Built 195. Capacity - 500,000 gallons. Photo - 11/13/74."
Date: November 13, 1974
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial View of Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of buildings and streets in Port Arthur. In the foreground, there is a view of Kansas City Southern Railway. On the right side of the photograph, there is a body of water.
Date: 1952~
Creator: Everett, James
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Celebrating Completion of Kansas City Railroad]

Description: Photograph of the two financiers of the Kansas City Railroad celebrating the railroad's arrival at the Gulf of Mexico. There are several large stacks of unused railroad ties behind the men. They are standing by a cement block which holds up the end of the tracks. They are shaking hands over the block. The men are, from left, John Arthur DeGoeijen and his father, Jan DeGoeijen.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Group of Student at Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of a group of second graders from Travis Elementary School waiting for a train for a school field trip. The students are arranged in two long rows. Four teachers are standing behind them. A rail car behind the group reads, "Baggage and Express, Railway Express Agency Inc." All the students and teachers are dressed in coats and winter clothing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rice Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Group of First Graders at Train Depot]

Description: Photograph of a group of first graders from Travis Elementary School waiting for a train for a school field trip. The students are arranged in two long rows. One teacher is standing behind them. A rail car behind the group reads, "Baggage and Express, Railway Express Agency Inc." All the students and the teacher are dressed in coats and winter clothing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rice Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Burton Shipyard]

Description: Photograph of Burton Shipyard just east of Port Arthur, TX. Several ships are on land in the process of construction. Several more ships are already in the water, still under construction.
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

[Port Arthur Trolley Tracks]

Description: Photograph of the trolley tracks leading from downtown Port Arthur, TX to Pleasure Island. Beside the tracks is the US Army Corps of Engineers weather station. The Pleasure Island roller coaster and dance hall are visible in the distance.
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

[Aerial Photograph of Port Arthur]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur, TX taken from the Navy aircraft "Dirigible Akron." Most of the city, canal, and lake are visible. A train is traveling through the rail yards. A tanker is sailing through the canal towards the raised Pleasure Pier Bridge. Pleasure Island and a majority of the coast of Sabine Lake can be seen.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gulf Oil Coke Stills]

Description: Photograph of the coke stills at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Port Arthur, TX. The coke stills are in a long building with five smoke stacks. Two cylindrical buildings are to the left of the stills. A short wire fence is between the photographer and the buildings. Railroad tracks run by the stills.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gulf Oil Refinery Plant Construction]

Description: Photograph of the construction of a gas plant and the railroad to the plant in 1929. Work crews in the foreground are laying ties and tracks for the new railroad. In the background, another crew is operating a pile driver to build the plant. A body of water is to the right.
Date: unknown
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
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Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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