Photograph of an elderly bespectacled woman seated on a chair and holding needlework. She is in a room with a rug, end table, and a lamp. Light comes in from a window down the hall.

Photograph of an Sallie Reynolds Matthews in a dress standing at a wire mesh fence. She is standing among various plants and a shrub at her feet while John A. Matthews stands in the background.

Photograph of Ray Joy Wiederstein as a child with his first bicycle. He is standing next to the bicycle and holding the handle bars. There is a building in the background.

Photographs of Matthews Ranch. The first photograph on the left is of ranch buildings with a truck and men standing outside. The middle photograph is of a ranch building obfuscated by a tree. The third photograph is of a person standing outside of a car on ranch land.

Photograph of downtown Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. Several cars are on both sides of the road, and there are cars parked on the sides. In the center of the road, there are rail tracks. Businesses line the street.

Photograph of a group of men at the Armistice Day celebration at Pleasure Island. The men are standing in a row, and some are wearing military uniforms, and some men are holding American flags. In the background, there is a metal structure. Text at the bottom-right of the photograph says "'Armistice Day' November 11, 1921."

Photograph of a group of homes on Lakeshore Drive. In the foreground, there is a body of water, with a sign on the shore that says "Cable Crossing."

Photograph of Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden. There are several sections of rose bushes. A hat is sitting on the ground of an aisle. In the background, there are houses. Text on the photograph says "Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden 12-26-30."

Photograph of a display of toys repaired by firemen. The toys are given to underprivileged children at Christmas. In the background, there is a group of people; several men are standing beside each other, and four women are standing to the right side of the room.

Photograph of the Port Arthur Police Department posing in front of a building. Men are posing in two rows; six men in the back row are wearing uniforms. There is a small boy standing on the back row, and a dog sitting in the front row. One man on the front row is identified as J. C. Enright by an arrow and text written under him. Two other men on the front row are identified by arrows and text, but the handwriting is slightly illegible. A man on the back row is identified as Davis by an arrow and text.

Photograph of an exterior view of a wooden building identified as the first city jail of Port Arthur, Texas. There are two narrow windows with bars over them, and several shingles are missing from the roof. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "First Port Arthur Jail 11-28-30." Text below the photograph says "First City Jail - originally located on corner of Fourth Street and Waco Avenue (where Port Arthur News is now. About 1913 it was moved to back of #2 First Station at Thomas Boulevard and Houston Avenue."

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur. A stack of sandbags are sitting on top of a stack of wooden pallets. Three men are on top of the sandbags.

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. A stack of sandbags are sitting on a stack of wood. Men are sitting on top of the sandbags. In the background, there is a train car. Text below the photograph says "72" Pipe Test - Thomas Blvd."

Photograph of men working on a drainage improvement project for Port Arthur, Texas. Men are sitting on top of a stack of sandbags on a stack of wood. In the foreground, four men are standing on the ground. In the background, there is a train car and rows of pipe. Text below the photograph says "Load 58230 No Failure. 8-23-30."

Photograph of a drainage system project in Port Arthur, Texas. Pipe segments are laying in a ditch in the ground. In the background, there are men working and a construction vehicle; one man is standing on a pipe suspended by the vehicle. Text below the photograph says "August 1930."

Photograph of a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. Segments of pipe are laying in a ditch. Two men are kneeling on the pipe, and other men are standing on it in the background. A road runs parallel to the ditch.

Photograph of a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. A pipe is laying in a ditch, and man is standing on it. In the background, there are men working close to a construction vehicle.

Photograph of two unidentified men standing in front the door of a wooden building. The building says "142" written on both the side and on a wooden sign.

Photograph of three men working on a drainage system project for Port Arthur, Texas. Two of the men are standing around a wooden crate on top of pipe segments. One man is standing below the pipe and leaning on a piece of wood supporting the crate. In the background, there are slats of wood laying on the ground.

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."

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."

Photograph of Pleasure Pier Bridge. The bridge is drawn up, and there is a ship in the canal.

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.

Photograph of a view of downtown Port Arthur, on the corner of Procter Street and Austin Avenue. Several cars are parked along a street, and a man is walking across it. Businesses line each side of the street. In the background, there are groups of people walking along the sidewalks.