Photograph of an exterior view of the Gates Memorial Library Dedication Day. A crowd of people are gathered outside the entrance of the library. In the foreground, there are cars parked along a street. In the background, there are houses.

Photograph of a group of men and women posing outside of First Methodist Church. The people are identified as (first row, left to right) Mrs. O. B. Morris, Mrs. Bushong, Beth Palmer, Mrs. A. A. Miles, Mrs. Chester McDonald, (second row, left to right) The Reverend O. B. Morris, Mrs. W. H. Achey, Mrs. Francis Bushong Hoffpauir, Mrs. C. V. Palmer, Helen Gunn, Mrs. Cora Cann, (third row, left to right) J. H. Stevens, C. P. Gunn, C.V. Palmer, George Carter, Merle David, and N. J. Ader.

Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. Panes of glass separating parts of the library are decorated with World War I propaganda. In the foreground, there are study tables. In the background, there are bookshelves. Text on the bottom-right of the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur Texas Interior View Gates Day May 18, 1918 Patriotic Bulletin Board."

Photograph of an exterior view of Pleasure Island's Midway and Ballroom. A wide cement walkway is in between buildings. In the background, there is a building with a circular window.

Raymond Hamilton's criminal record compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It dates from his first reported crime of car theft in 1931 to the date of his execution in 1935.

Dallas Police Department case report for Floyd Hamilton, filed on 5-23-1938 following his arrest for robbery by firearm of a filling station.

Photograph of the Kansas City Southern train schedule for May 10, 1968 in Port Arthur, Texas. The schedule shows the arrival and departure times for a train called "The Flying Crow." The board is posted on a wall next to a large window.

Photograph of a Kansas City Southern Lines train leaving the train depot in Port Arthur, Texas. A conductor is standing on the platform giving hand signals to the train as it pulls away. Several large trailers are in the background on the other side of the railroad tracks. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says: "Kansas City Southern Lines, 'The Flying Crow,' Port Arthur 5-10-68."

Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. In the foreground, there is a man and woman sitting at a table reading. To each side of them, there are empty tables. Behind them, there is a circulation desk facing the entrance, which is surrounded by two panes of glass. In the foreground, there are other people sitting at tables. Bookshelves line the walls. Text at the bottom-right of the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas Interior View Gates Day, May 18, 1918." Mrs. John W. Gates donated $25,000 for the construction of the library in memory of her husband, John W. Gates, and their son, Charles W Gates.

Photograph of four men on Matthews Ranch land. A note written on the bottom left of the note mentions the location, the address, the date, and the photographer. The man, left, is an unidentified young man in a coat and a large hat. The man with the paper to the left is identified as Merry Howard. The older man in the three piece suit is identified as Judge J. H. Matthews. Most of the fourth man is obscured by blurred white space.

Pamphlet from the Arlington High School Commencement Exercises in May 1924 including class officers, the program for the ceremonies, and a class roll.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students sitting on the steps of the school, possibly in May of 1950 in preparation for the end of school play. In the back row, from left to right, are Vernell Schmoekel, Mr. Watts, Francis Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Harvey Siler, Robert Rankin, Rankin (first name not given) and Roland Mueller. In the front row are Marilyn Friesenhahn, Niomi Faye Snoddy, Verna Lee Gerth, Sylvia Katt, Margie Katt, Dorothy Katt, Cleven Englehardt, Oliver Grobe, Jr. and Alfred Siler, Jr.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students in costume for an end of year school play. They are posing on the porch of the teacherage building.

Photograph of Lower Valley Students in costume for a school play. In the back row, from left to right, are Naomi Faye Snoddy, Mr. Watts, Dorothy Katt, Jerome Seiler, Frances Stapper and Floyd Mueller. In the front row are Alfred Seiler, Jr., Sylvia Katt, Margie Katt and Gloria Seiler. They are on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.

Photograph of the Lower Valley School baseball team posing outside the school building in front of two automobiles. In the back row are Alfred Siler, Jr., Oliver Grobe, Jr., Roland Mueller, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Naomi Faye Snoddy and Vernell Schmoekel. In the front row are an unknown boy, Harvey Siler, Margie Katt, Sylvia Katt and Verna Lee Gerth. To the right, at the door to the building with her back to the camera, is Mrs. Watts.

Photograph of six Lower Valley School students in costume for a school play. They are all girls and are wearing layered dresses. They each hold stick horses. They are standing on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.

Photograph of eight young girls in an end of year school play on the porch of the teacherage building. The girls are wearing crepe paper dresses and are holding flower signs. Each sign has a letter on it, and together they spell, "Vacation."

Photograph of Viola Katt sitting on a prop elephant for a school play. She is wearing a layered dress and paper crown. A young boy is standing to the right. Behind them is the teacherage building.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students sitting on the porch of the teacherage building before or after rehearsal for a school play. In the back row, from left to right, are Leroy Schmoekel, Jerome Seiler, Noland Behrens, Floyd Mueller and Mr. Watts. In the front row are Theresa Mueller, Betty Jonietz, Gloria Seiler, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Melba Katt and Ruth Stapper.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students on stage and in costume for a school play. From the left, the second person is Frances Stapper (Rheinlander), the third is Gloria Seiler, the sixth is Naomi Faye Snoddy (Blacklock) and the ninth is Dorothy Attkisson.

Photograph of a young girl on the porch of the teacherage building. She is barefoot and wearing a layered dress. She is wearing a crown.

Photograph of the younger class of Lower Valley School in costume for a school play. The children are posed behind large umbrellas. They are on the porch of the teacherage building, which was used as a stage.

Photograph of eleven Lower Valley School students in front of the school building. The students are posed in two rows. Five women sit in the front row on the lawn of building and four men and two women stand in the back row.

Photograph of several Lower Valley School students playing volleyball outdoors. The students are wearing numbered shirts. Because the school had no gym, sports were played year round. The teams would be picked on Mondays and would play together for the week.