[Photograph of Oil Well Fire in Port Arthur, Texas, September 13, 1902]

Photograph of an oil well fire, with smoke roiling into the sky as eighteen men look on. A tank to the left of the blaze is itself giving off smoke. Industrial materials litter the foreground, and two intact oil rigs can be seen in the background. On the reverse side, there is a handwritten passage stating "Kieths Ward Fire - Texas Gusher throwing 200 ft and Higgins 10000 barrel Pressure Tank."
Date: September 13, 1902
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

MGC_1997-44-75

Photograph of a bridge over a river in Port Arthur, Texas. Trees and buildings are visible on both sides of the river.
Date: September 20, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]

Photograph of John Walter Carr and his wife Harriet on their 23rd wedding anniversary. They're wearing white formal wear and are standing in front of vegetation. The reverse side of the photo contains a brief Christmas note from John Carr. The photo is contained inside of a hand-painted frame depicting a butterfly and flowers.
Date: September 25, 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men at Meeting]

Photograph of a group of men in a room during the first meeting towards getting a seawall in Port Arthur, Texas. A weatherman is standing, and Jo Timms sits beside him, at the front of the room, and there is a map on the wall in the background.
Date: September 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chamber of Commerce Meeting]

Photograph of a group of men sitting in a room at a meeting of Port Arthur's Chamber of Commerce after Hurricane Carla. A map hangs on the brick wall in the background.
Date: September 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Meeting About Seawall Improvements]

Photograph of the first meeting about making improvements to the seawall after Hurricane Carla in Port Arthur, Texas. D. S. Turpin, Lyle Vickers, and Buddy Martin sit at the table at the front of the room.
Date: September 14, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group by Monument]

Photograph of Sydalise Fredeman, T. B. Ellison holding a Texas flag, and Percy Toups standing by a monument to Richard Dowling and the men who fought in the Civil War with him, in Port Arthur, Texas. Mrs. Fredeman has placed a wreath with a Confederate flag in the middle in front of the monument.
Date: September 7, 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Officials in Port Arthur, Texas, 1973]

Photograph of a group of eight suited men gathered around a table that has been arranged with ashtrays, writing pads, and pencils. The wood paneled walls of the room have framed pictures of Port Arthur.
Date: September 12, 1973
Creator: Watkins Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History