[Christening a Ship at Levingston]

Photograph of a group of people standing at the bow of a ship for a christening at Levingston Shipbuilding in Orange, Texas in June of 1949.
Date: June 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gulf States Utilities Automotive Fleet]

Aerial view of the Gulf States Utilities Automotive Fleet. Automobiles and trucks are parked outside garages behind a warehouse.
Date: 1949
Creator: L.A. Lang
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gulf States Utilities Crew in 1949]

Employees at Gulf States Utilities in 1949.L-R: Jefferson, Perry, Howard, Lester, Pinder, Dailey, Hodges, Barber, Stahl, Woodard, Wilkinson, Harrison, Armstrong, Meeks, Steele, Gossett, Nicks, Murray, Rougeau, Thomas, Schultz, Bridges, Mitchell, Bland, Nantz, LeRoux, Cheschul, Osburn, Smith, Nick, Bolton, and Brown.
Date: 1949
Creator: L.A. Lang
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of a City]

Aerial photograph of a town with trees, roads, and houses.
Date: July 7, 1948
Creator: Lang, B. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Stark Property at Hwy. 105 and 87]

Aerial photograph of the Stark property at Highway 105 and 87. Houses and barns are seen on the right.
Date: July 7, 1948
Creator: Lang, B. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of the Yacht Basin in Orange, Texas]

Aerial photograph of the Yacht Basin in Orange, Texas. Boathouses are along the shore and wooded areas are across the water.
Date: July 7, 1948
Creator: Lang, B. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Orange, Texas]

Aerial photograph of Orange Texas along the Sabine River. In the foreground is the railroad tracks and storage buildings, a ship is seen to the left. In the background is the Port of Orange. The building in the foreground is an older Port of Orange. Those buildings have been replaced with a newer Port of Orange. Levingston Shipyard would eventually build on the island in center left. Above the island is the town Orange, and in the background to the discerning eye is Consolidated Steel, or American Bridge division of US Steel and today Signal International.
Date: June 26, 1948
Creator: Lang, B. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Pinehurst Ranch]

Aerial photograph of the Pinehurst Ranch in Orange, Texas. A long driveway leads up to the ranch. Many trees and buildings are in the photo.
Date: June 26, 1948
Creator: Lang, B. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Booklet Depicting Winter Storm]

Twelve-page booklet with photographs taken during a winter snow storm in Orange, Texas.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stark High School]

Photograph of Stark Senior High School from Thirteenth Street in 1948. It is a two-story brick building. There are automobiles parked on the street next to it.
Date: 1948
Creator: Lawless and Son
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stark High School in 1948]

Photograph of the side of Stark High School in 1948. Automobiles are parked on the street.
Date: 1948
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stark High School in 1948]

Photograph of Stark High School in 1948. The view is from the front and a fire escape with a slide can be seen on the building.
Date: 1948
Creator: Clough's
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stark High School in 1948]

Photograph of the front entry of Stark High School in 1948.
Date: 1948
Creator: Clough's
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Group of People Standing near a Body of Water]

Photograph of a group of people standing and fishing near a body of water.
Date: 1946
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Deck of the USS Missouri on the day of Japan's surrender]

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Army and Navy officials watch on as dignitaries leave the deck.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General Douglas MacArthur addresses dignitaries at the signing of the Japanese Surrender]

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which ended WWII. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander, address the crowd at the beginning of the ceremony. Behind him from left to right stand: General Hsu Yung-Chang of China; Admiral Sir Bruce A. Fraser, Royal Navy; Lt. General Kuzma Derevyanko of the U.S.S.R.; and General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Japanese surrender, September 2, 1945]

Photograph of Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Toshikazu Kase overlooks Shigemitsu's shoulder.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Military officers on the deck of the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender of WWII]

Photograph relating to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender that ended WWII. Allied military officers stand on the deck of the USS Missouri. From left to right on the front row are: Lt. General Kuzma Derevyando of the U.S.S.R.; General Sir Thomas Blamey of Australia; Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave of Canada; General Jacques LeClerc of France; Vice Admiral Conrad E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands; and Air Vice Marshall Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.
Date: September 2, 1945
Creator: Kahl, Kalvin Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Negotiating the surrender of Mili Atoll with the Japanese]

Photograph of U.S. and Japanese officers negotiating the surrender of Mili Atoll, Marshalls on board the USS Levy. U.S. officers from left to right: Commander H.E. Cross; Capt. H.B. Grow, Commander W.C. Burkhard, Lt. P.S. Breck Jr., and Commander C.G. Olson. The Japanese officer on the right is Navy Capt. Masanori Shiga.
Date: August 22, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[General DeGaulle Leaving Notre Dame]

Photograph of President DeGaulle's car leaving Franklin D. Roosevelt's memorial service at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris France during April 1945.
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elridge Hubert, 1945]

Portrait photograph of Elridge Hubert in his military uniform in 1945. The name "Elridge" is inscribed below the matted photo.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elridge Hubert at University of Paris in 1945]

Photograph of Elridge Hubert sitting under a snow-covered evergreen tree outside of the University of Paris.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elridge Hubert at University of Paris in 1945]

Photograph of Elridge Hubert standing in the snow outside of the University of Paris in 1945. There is an Army Jeep parked in the street behind him.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elridge Hubert sitting on a Jeep in Paris]

Photograph of Elridge Hubert in Paris. He is holding a large snowball and sitting on the hood of a Jeep.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History