Photograph of Chuck Foster and his orchestra performing at the Port Arthur, Texas, Pleasure Pier. Five men with saxophones are standing at podiums in the foreground, with a man and woman in evening wear sitting on the right. Behind the front row to the left are two men sitting at a piano, and other musicians to the right are obscured by the standing men. A banner printed with "Chuck Foster" and "Merry Christmas" are hung above an image of Santa Claus' head, all of which hangs over the band. Plants and wreaths are festooned across the wall in the background. On the lower portion of the photo, Chuck Foster has autographed the picture with "To Jean with love."

Photograph of Port Arthur High School "Red Hussars" drum corps in parade. The girls are wearing skirted uniforms with parade boots. Crowd lines both sides of the street with some people viewing out the window from the upper story of a building. Some spectators are viewing the parade from the back of a pickup truck on the side street with parked cars.

Photograph of the tops of trees in high water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.

Photograph of the Tyrell Elementary School' 1952 Christmas Program. Children are arranged onstage in a raked pyramid in front of a curtain. Each child is wearing a white top and holding a microphone. The girl sitting to the far right of the bottom row is Janis Joplin. An adult woman is sitting before the stage in a wooden chair, and other people can be seen sitting behind her.

Photograph of power lines connected to a utility pole. Two men can be seen operating on it. Back of photo reads, "Hiline Wark - Nederland".

Photograph of three power transformers with the number "25" on them. Back of photo reads, "Goodhue Hatel - Dec 1929".

Photograph of a street in the city at night. Visible are many cars lined up on the sides of the street. There is a building on the left with lit windows forming a cross shape. Street lamps, illuminated signs, and other buildings lining the street can also be seen. Back of photo reads, "Advertising - Bmt Displays Dec. 57".

Photograph of a workspace consisting of a desk with a hat, photo frame, and papers on it, a mirror, cabinet files, a window, and a calendar.

Photograph of Franklin Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas. Standing by a street and sidewalk and surrounded by a chain link and barbed wire fence, the school is two stories tall. A sign bearing the school's name and information can be seen near the main entrance.

Photograph of a front view of the First Christian Church in Port Arthur, Texas.

Photograph of the First Christian Church and educational building shortly after construction was completed..

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Janis Joplin, a Rock Star in the 1960's, is on the second row, second from the left. She is 14 in the photo and her birthday is January 19, 1940, so she was almost 15. First row - left to right: Marilyn Harbert, Martha Oliver, Delmer Fussell, Dennis Trahan, Terry Trahan, Roy Murphy III, Tommy Stansbury. Second row - left to right: Sandra Logan, Janis Joplin, Elva Buroker, Harriett Axtell, Mary Jane Budwine, Janet Addcox, Linda Douglas, Cynthia "Cookie" Swearingen, Sylvia Swearingen, Carol Quinn, Betty Ann Murphy, Shirley Logan. Third row - left to right: Alline Dawson, Ila Mae Prafka, Jane Catanach, George Fussell, Paul B. Bertrand, Phillip Foote, Robert Kettrick, Arthur Catanach, Darrell Evans, Doris Cannon, Peggy McIntosh, Gladys Rigsby, Charlotte Pittman, not known. Austine Mills was the pianist and A.E. Catanach was the Director but they are not in the photograph.

Photograph of the First Christian Church Choir Quartet. Left to right are: Bill Reeder, Kathryn Anglemyer, Pat Hilton, and Robert Gartman.

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Back row - left to right: Dexter McCoy, Wayne Phillips, Mark Youngblood, Elizabeth Donan, Shirley Douglas, Rosealie Pentecost, Pat Hilton, Alyce Jane Speck, Homer Claude Holmes, Murphy Vaught, Billy Reeder, Robert Gartman, Isaac Bertrand. Front row - left to right: Austine Mills (pianist), Betty West, Willie Mae West, Donya Lu Eidom, Cathryne Anglemyer, Ann Montgomery, Betty Garrett, Kathryn Quinn, Nancy Prafka, Geraldine Bertrand, Catherine Ann Vaught, Marian Dooley. Standing in front - left to right: A.E. Catanach, Director, Mrs. C.H. McIntosh (nee Peggy Catanach) soprano soloist.

Pleasure Pier

Pleasure Pier

Pleasure Pier

Pleasure Pier

Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as an old Gulf Oil Refinery office building, on west Seventh Street at Gulf Docks. The building is several stories high, and a sign near the building says "Chevron Port Arthur Refinery." In front of the building, there is a truck and a fence.

Photograph of Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden. There are several sections of rose bushes. A hat is sitting on the ground of an aisle. In the background, there are houses. Text on the photograph says "Port Arthur Municipal Rose Garden 12-26-30."

Photograph of an aerial view of the construction of an auditorium for Stephen F. Austin High School. In the lower-left of the photograph, there is a metal frame for the building and other construction equipment.

Photograph of Olin Chemical Plant, a sulfuric acid plant near Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology). Tank cars line railroad tracks in the foreground. Behind them, there is a large industrial yard with various holding tanks, smokestacks, and other assorted equipment and machinery.

Photograph of three students posing in the Biology Department of Lamar University. The students are, from left to right: David Lewis, Cathy Albrecht, and Joe Duplechin. Shelves behind them are filled with assorted bottles and equipment.

Photograph of a group of men sitting in the Biology Library at Lamar University. The subjects are identified as John Whittle, Leon McGraw, Roger Yereck, and Dr. Michael Warren. The subjects wear suits and sit with their legs crossed on a row of chairs in front of shelves with piles of magazines. A monstera leaf is visible on the right side of the frame.