Resource Type

[New Business Under Construction]

Photograph of construction of a building for a new business in downtown Port Arthur, Texas. Two men are standing on a wooden platform and are hammering a board. Another man is standing inside the structure. Text below the photograph says "11/25/11."
Date: November 25, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Standing Outside of Ranch Cookshack]

Photograph of a family gathered outside of a ranch cookshack. From left to right: Lucile Brittingham; Sallie Judd; Watt Matthews; Susette Burns; Ethel Casey; Joe Matthews; and May Blanton. They are standing in front of a red building with white trim and screened windows.
Date: December 25, 1942
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Standing Outside for a Photograph]

Photograph of a family posing outside for a photograph. In the back row: Matt Blanton; Tom Blanton; Tom Brittingham; Joe B. Matthews; Minnie Bell Blanton; and Bill Blanton. In the front row: Louise Webb Matthews; Anne Blanton; Lucile Brittingham; May Blanton; and Watt Matthews.
Date: December 25, 1942
Creator: Blanton, Joseph Edwin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Watt Matthews and John Bennett Sitting at a Table]

Photograph of Watt Matthews and John Bennet sitting at a table laden with Coke bottles and pitchers. Signs sit behind the table advertising percentages off of a jumbo product. The Matthews is holding a Coke brand paper cut. John Bennett holds a crumpled bit of aluminum foil with his left hand and points with his right.
Date: December 25, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hotel [in] Port O'Connor

Photograph of a newly constructed hotel at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

T. M. OConnor residence, Port O'Connor

Photograph of the residence of T. M. O'Connor in Port O'Connor. The house is a two-story structure with a large fenced yard and fields beyond the fencing.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oldest house in Port O'Connor

Photograph of a house identified as the oldest house in Port O'Connor, Texas. The house is a small wooden, unpainted structure with an unpainted picket fence surrounding it.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works engine

Photograph of a water works pump engine and storage tank at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water

Photograph of cattle drinking from water hole.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Water works pipe[s]

Photograph of two unidentified men standing next to water pipes for a water line at Port O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building in Port O'Connor, Texas

Photograph of construction work in Port O'Connor,Texas, located in southern Calhoun County. The town was established in 1909 on land formerly owned by Thomas M. O'Connor.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Breakfast [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of an unidentified man having breakfast at a camp site at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp [at] Sweet Bay Mott, Calhoun County

Photograph of a campsite at Sweet Bay Mott in Calhoun County. A buggy can be seen behind a tent.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Public water works

Photograph of a half-dozen cattle and two horses drinking from a watering hole. The horses are harnessed to a buggy loaded with goods; the driver sits beneath an umbrella.
Date: March 25, 1910
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nymphaea odorata, Victoria, Texas

Photograph of water lilies floating on water.
Date: August 25, 1916
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Rattlesnake at bay

Photograph of a rattlesnake, coiled.
Date: May 25, 1917
Creator: Mitchell, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson's Family in Funeral Procession]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson's family during his funeral. Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson are visible in the picture, along with other men and Lyndon Johnson's grandchildren.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson's Funeral Procession]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson's funeral procession. Several men in military uniforms carry Lyndon Johnson's casket, which is draped in an American flag. There are some men standing off to the side who are saluting as the casket goes past. More people are watching from behind a rope.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson's Funeral Procession]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson's funeral procession. Men in military uniforms carry the casket while Johnson's friends and family look on.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lyndon Johnson's Funeral Procession]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson's funeral procession. Men in military regalia carry the casket that contains Lyndon Johnson. George Reedy can be seen in the back of the frame.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bugler Performing at Lyndon Johnson's Gravesite]

Photograph of a marine in his dress uniform playing a bugle at Lyndon Johnson's gravesite. A man with his hands in his pockets stands to the right of the marine. A United States flag and a tombstone are seen in the foreground, and a line of trees behind a low metal fence fills the background.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mourners at Lyndon Johnson's Funeral]

Photograph of mourners seated in folding chairs at Lyndon Johnson's funeral. Seated in the front row: Patrick John Nugent holding his daughter, Nicole; Luci Baines Nugent holding her son, Patrick; Lynda Bird Johnson holding one of her daughters.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burial of Lyndon Johnson]

Photograph of Lyndon Johnson's burial in the Johnson Family Cemetery. Military personnel stand around Johnson's casket to the left, while a man stands with his hand over his chest near tombstones. Military personnel can be seen behind a low stone wall in the background.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mourners at Lyndon Johnson's Funeral]

Photograph of people at Lyndon Johnson's funeral in the Johnson Family Cemetery. Military personnel stand in the background as a group of mourners walk towards rows of folding chairs.
Date: January 25, 1973
Creator: Dietel, Norman
System: The Portal to Texas History