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 five women posing in swim suits at a park, possibly Land Park. The woman in the middle is Frances Stapper, and the woman on the far left is Dorothy Katt. There are other swimmers in the background.

Photograph of several students from Lower Valley School during an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. A teacher, Luttrell Watts, is kneeling in the foreground. There are several male students around him. They are holding sticks. The female students are standing in the background.

Photograph of Dorothy Katt sitting on the lawn in front of the Watts' house. She is wearing a cardigan and jeans.

Photograph of sixth through tenth grade students of Lower Valley School at an end-of-the-year picnic at Cibolo Creek. In the back row are Marilyn Friesenhahn, Niomi Faye Snoddy, Dorothy Katt, Frances Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Robert Rankin, Alfred Siler, Jr., Roland Mueller and Cleven Englehardt. In the front row are Vernell Schmoekel, Verna Lee Berth, Margie Katt, Oliver Grobe, Jr., Sylvia Katt, Rankin (no first name given) and Harvey Seiler.

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 a Lower Valley School baseball team. They are posed in two rows in front of Mr. and Mrs. Watts' house. Immediately behind them is a dark-colored automobile. In the back row, from left to right, are unknown, Alfred Seiler, Oliver Grobe, Jr., Roland Mueller, Dorothy Katt, Francis Stapper, Marlene Schmoekel, Naomi Faye Snoddy and Vernell Schmoekel. In the front row are unknown, Harvey Seiler, Margie Katt, Sylvia Katt and Verna Lee Gerth.

Photograph of six women posing in swim suits. They include Sylvia Katt Sieler, Dorothy Attkisson and Frances Stapper Rheinlander.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students playing in the school yard. They are playing either Dare Base or Stealing Base. The school building is visible in the background. There are three women sitting on a bench on the porch of the building.

Photograph of Dorothy Attkisson and Roland Mueller on bicycles.

Photograph of Frances Stapper, Sylvia Katt and Naomi Faye Snoddy in costume for Lower Valley School's end-of-year play. They are on the back porch of the teacherage. The women are wearing light-colored dresses and veils and are holding bouquets.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students posing in two rows on the porch of the teacherage building during an end-of-year play. This porch served as a stage for school plays. In the back row, from left to right, are Lutrell Watts, teacher and director of the play, Frances (Stapper) Rheinlander, Roland Mueller, Naomi Faye (Snoddy) Blacklock, Alfred Seiler, Jr. and Sylvia (Katt) Seiler. In the front row, from left to right, are Oliver Grabe, Jr., Margie (Katt) McCoy, Dorothy (Katt) Attkisson, Verna Lee (Gerth) Beautnagel, Marlene (Schmoekel) Friesenhahn and Marilyn (Friesenhahn) DeWinne.

Photograph of Dorothy Attkisson and Roland Mueller during a school picnic. Mueller is standing and holding a plate of food. Attkisson is sitting and taking food from the plate. There are other students in the background.

Photograph of Roland Mueller, Alfred Seiler, Jr. and Oliver Grobe, Jr. on bicycles at Lower Valley School. The school building can be seen in the background.

Photograph of students posing outside the teacherage building at Lower Valley School during the end-of-school play. The back porch of this building was used as a stage. In the top row are Mrs. Watts, Naomi Faye Snoddy, Viola May Katt, Roland Mueller, Cleven Englehardt and Harvey Seiler. Kneeling are unknown, unknown, Vernell Schmoekel, Frias (fist name not given) and Andrew Friesenhahn. Sitting are unknown, Linda Carr, unknown, Steve Carr and Clayton Stolte.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students on a school trip. In the foreground is a group of younger students. They are sitting on the ground. There is a group of older students standing in the background.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students playing volleyball against the students' parents. The school building is visible in the background.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students with Mr. Watts during an Easter picnic. The students are posed in three rows. The younger students are in the front row. Mr. Watts is standing to the left.

Four yearbook clippings affixed onto a scrapbook page. The picture on the top left features young men waving hats next to a picture of a man and a little girl that are bordered by a Christmas wreath. On the top right, a red ribbon and green snowflakes are illustrated around two photos featuring families. The bottom left has a group of people in a room in front of a painting. On the bottom right, young men and women are dressed for a social event.

Photograph of two cowboys (Duncan Leech and Lanham Martin) holding a calf down on a tilt table while another man to the right (Watt Matthews) brands the animal.

Photograph of Duncan Leech and Watt Matthews holding onto a tilt table that is restraining a calf. They are standing in a ranch yard with other cattle near a fence behind them.

Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Dairy and Ice Cream Company. A sign above a row of windows on the building says "Townsend Ice Cream Company." In the foreground, there are cars parked along the curb.

Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Quality Milk on 2545 Procter Street. A decorative glass panel on the corner of the building says "Townsend" at the top. Townsend Quality Milk was the home of the famous Roscoe Bar, a vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate on a stick. About one in five bars would have the word "Free" printed on the stick. This treat was popular with grade school children.

Photograph of the opening game of the Port Arthur Sea Hawks baseball team against the Beaumont Exporters. The stadium is located on the southwest corner of Orange Highway (Sixteenth Street) and Stadium Road. Baseball players are on the field. The stadium bleachers are filled with spectators; about 2,500 people attended.