Photograph of a group of students standing and sitting in front of a brick building in Port Arthur, Texas. The teacher sits in the center of the middle row.

Photograph of firemen on a truck in front of the Central Fire Station in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of two horse-drawn pumpers driven by firemen parked in front of the Beaumont Fire Station #5.

Photograph of the interior of the Beaumont fire station. Men stands against the wall to the left, and several horses are hitched to fire wagons.

Photograph of two horse-drawn wagons driven by firemen parked in front of the Beaumont Fire Station #9.

Photograph of several horse-drawn fire wagons driven by firemen in front of the city hall and central fire station in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of a view of the Plaza Hotel under construction from the Pleasure Pier area. In the background, there are other buildings. In the foreground, there is a body of water and a pier.

Photograph of a building identified as Mary Gates Memorial Hospital on Dallas Avenue and Lakeshore Drive. The building is three stories high, and a flight of stairs leads to the entrance. One woman is standing at the top of the stairs. Two people are standing to the side of the stairs on the ground. In front of the building, there are trees. The hospital was built by John W. Gates, in memory of his mother. It was later used as Port Arthur's City Hall, and then torn down in the 1970s.

Photograph of a house on Lakeshore Drive identified as a residence of John W. Gates. The house is two stories high, and has an awning that spans around the house. Four columns on the front of the house extend to the second floor. In the foreground, there are small trees and shrubs. In the background, there is a wooden building. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "N. M. Nielsen, Pub." and "John W. Gates Lake Shore Drive Residence, Port Arthur, Texas."