Photograph of the princess float for the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of a girl, a boy, and a woman wearing a gown, tiara, and sash sitting on a white ramp. They are sitting in front of a structure made of columns with a gold crown shape on the front. In the background, two car floats are following, and there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Photograph of a float at the CavOILcade Parade. The float consists of four older boys wearing yellow shirts and black cowboy hats, sitting around a red and yellow bee mascot in the back of a yellow Chevrolet truck. The truck is decorated with red and gold streamers. In the background, there are people watching the float.

Photograph of the princesses float for the CavOILcade Parade. One woman is sitting under an arch at the top of the float, and nineteen other women are sitting on the edges of the float. Other parades floats are behind the princesses float. In the background, there is a crowd of people watching the parade.

Photograph of an aerial view of a Port Arthur Water Plant. Water storage pools and buildings are visible. A water tower is visible on the left side of the plant. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water Treatment Plant on 19th Street @ Stilwell Blvd. November 13, 1974."

Photograph of an aerial view of a concrete water tower on Fourth Street and Dallas Avenue. A parking lot is in front of the tower, and buildings surround it from other directions. Text at the top-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Concrete water tower, built 1938. At 4th and Dallas. 300,000 Gallon[,] Photo: 11/74."

Photograph of an aerial view of a 500,000 gallon water tower on Railroad Avenue. Behind the water tower, there is a train and an industrial storage lot. Text on the top-right of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Water tower on Railroad Avenue and W. Thomas Blvd. Built 195. Capacity - 500,000 gallons. Photo - 11/13/74."

Photograph of an aerial view of a 300,000 gallon water tower. Trees surround the tower, and a baseball field is located behind it. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "City of Port Arthur Gilham Circle Water Tower. Built - 1920. Capacity - 300,000 Photo - 11/13/74."

Photograph of the Thomas Jefferson High School Drum & Bugle Corps, called the Red Hussars, in the 1974 Port Arthur Cavoilcade Parade. The girls are all dressed in uniforms of white cowboy boots, red skirts, pink shirts, white scarves, and red cowboy hats. Some are playing bugles and others are playing various percussion instruments.

Photograph of a parade float consisting of a group of Lincoln High School cheerleaders sitting on top of a car at the CavOILcade parade. The girls are wearing yellow cheerleader uniforms, and some have yellow and purple ribbons tied in their hair. The girls are also holding yellow and purple pom-poms in their laps. A small child is standing up through the window of the car. In the background, there is a man dressed as a clown, and a crowd watching the parade.

Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Bridge spanning the Neches River near downtown Beaumont, Texas. The photographer stands on gravel next to the tracks leading to the railroad bridge. His shadow is visible in the bottom-right corner.

Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Bridge spanning the Neches River near downtown Beaumont, Texas. The photographer stands on a set of tracks that run perpendicular to the tracks leading to the railroad bridge. The landscape surrounding the bridge is covered in tall grasses.

Photograph of hundreds of Jeeps being prepared for shipment to Vietnam. The vehicles are behind a barbed wire fence. Several train cars, cranes, and buses are visible in the background behind the jeeps.

Photograph of the construction of the Beaumont Police and Municipal Court Building The building is surrounded by piles of wooden pallets and open boxes. One side of the building is boarded up with plywood.

Photograph of the Beaumont Public Library being constructed. The concrete frame of the building has been completed, but the exterior walls and the entire interior are unfinished. Various construction materials are scattered around the site.

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.

Photograph of an underpass near Orleans Street in downtown Beaumont. Several cars are exiting the underpass, heading to the left of the photographer. On the left side of the frame, several storefronts are visible, including Lamb Printing and an auto glass store. There is a fire hydrant in the foreground on the left side.

Photograph of Cathy Albrecht, Jerry Sala, and David Lewis posing with lab rats in the Biology Department at Lamar University. The three students hold the rats up for the camera, smiling as they handle them.

Photograph of Dr. Robertson and Jeff Russell posing together in the Biology Library at Lamar University. The two men sit next to each other on a row of chairs in front of a shelf of magazines. Dr. Robertson wears plaid pants, a light-colored belt, a striped button-down, a patterned tie, and a corduroy blazer. He looks to the right of the photographer. Jeff Russel wears a polo shirt and crosses his arms, smiling slightly and looking toward the photographer.