Photograph of a building identified as Bookie's Service Station on 2500 Procter Street. Several gas pumps are under an awning extending from the front of the building. Automotive repair supplies are scattered underneath the awning. Several men are working around the building. A sign in front of the building says "Texaco" above a "T" and star logo. In the background, a carport says "Bookie's Motor-Tune-Up-Brake Service." In the bottom right of the photograph, text says "25850 9-26-41."

Photograph of a bridge over the Pecos River during a flood in May 1941.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students at a Halloween party outside the school building. One student, a boy, is blindfolded and is pinning a "tail" next to a picture of a witch and black cat. Maxine Watts, the teacher, and another adult woman stand with the other children.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students playing "Pin The Tail On The Witch," at a Halloween party. A girl in a blindfold is standing at the picture of the witch, which is pinned to the wall of a building. An older woman is standing next to her. Several small children watch.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students at a Halloween party on the porch of the teacherage building. The children are playing a balloon relay.

Photograph of students at a Halloween party at Lower Valley School. They are standing in front of the school building taking candy from a box.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students posing on the porch of the school building. Pictured are grades 1-5 and their teacher, Mrs. Watts.

Photograph of a man working on a cable tool rig near the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos in 1941. The man is dressed in work clothes while working on the equipment.

Photograph of men working on a cable tool rig near the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos in 1941. The men are dressed in work clothes while working on the equipment.

Photograph of ten women identified as car hops standing outside of Paragon Sandwich Shop on 2600 Memorial Boulevard. Five of the women are wearing uniforms with skirts and hats, and the other five women are wearing uniforms with pants and capes. In the background, there are several signs on the building; a top row of signs say "Pig & Beef," "Drink Coca-Cola," and "Fountain Service." A sign in the center says "Paragon," and signs on a bottom row says "Fountain Service," "Chicken Dinner," "Dutch Lunch," "Bar-B-Q Beef," "Juicy Pig," "T-Bone Steak," and "Stuffed Crabs."

Photograph of an exterior view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. The building is one story tall, and there are bushes along the exterior. The plant was built in 1926, and then updated in the 1950s; it currents serves 60,000 citizens daily.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students posing in their costumes for a school play. They are in front of the teacherage building. In the back row, from left to right, are Annie Wesch, Harold Haecker, Theresa Miller, Henry Stapper, Lauran Stapper, unknown, unknown, Geraldine Helmke and Betty Jonietz. In the front row are unknown, Ray Wiederstein, Oscar Gerth, Jr., Ruth Stapper, Roland Krueger, unknown and unknown.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students on stage for the play, "The Wild Oats Boy." The students are sitting on various chairs and props. The stage is the porch of the teacherage building.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students on stage for the play, "Golden Glow." Seven girls are wearing layered dresses. The girl in front is holding a star-shaped wand and is wearing a crown. There is a girl with crutches standing to the left.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students on stage for the play, "Golden Glow." The students are in costume. The stage is the porch of the teacherage building.

Photograph of Lower Valley School students in the school play, "Golden Glow." The students are in costume and are posed on the porch of a school building.

Photograph of Margaret Mueller, Mr. Tout and Lorriane Stapper on the playground at Lower Valley School. There are other students on see-saws in the background.

Photograph of six girls sitting at a picnic table outside the Lower Valley School building. They are each reading.

Photograph of Ellen Arizpe, Frances Stapper and Gloria Seiler standing near a picnic table outside the Lower Valley School building. The girls are in first grade.

Photograph of Ruby Kneupper and Annie Bell Wesch on a see-saw on the playground at Lower Valley School. Their teacher Lutrell Watts is sitting at a table in the background. There is a boy on the nearby see-saw.