[Exterior of Sabine Hotel]

Photograph of the exterior of the Old Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Several horse-drawn carriages are stopped in front of the building, and people stand on the porch.
Date: April 27, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Procter Street]

Photograph of stores, including restaurants and a real estate agency, on either side of a dirt road in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: April 24, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port Arthur Skyline]

Photograph of the skyline of Port Arthur, Texas, viewed from the old Pleasure Pier. The ocean is visible in the foreground.
Date: April 24, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mining Sulfur. (open access)

Mining Sulfur.

Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.
Date: April 27, 1897
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo & Carroll, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History