Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph of Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse taken from across the pass. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Chamber of Commerce, (Photo by Stan Fitzner), May, 1952" "Cameron Parish Lighthouse"

Photograph of Tex Beneke and his orchestra performing at the Port Arthur Pleasure Pier. The group is lined up underneath a sign bearing Beneke's name.

Photograph of Dorothy Ingram with the captain of a yacht. She is wearing a Centennial Queen ribbon and a crown. The captain has his arm around her shoulder, and both are smiling towards the camera.

Photograph of Dorothy Ingram sitting in a white wicker chair, on board a yacht. She is wearing a light blue dress, a crown, and a Centennial Queen ribbon. She is facing towards the camera and smiling.

Photograph of Dorothy Ingram standing outside in front of a yacht. She is wearing a light blue dress, crown, and Centennial Queen ribbon. Shadows from two people taking the photograph can be seen at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of men and women in uniform standing by a Red Cross truck during a parade in Port Arthur, Texas. A building and trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of several men standing on the deck of a tow boat at Sabine Pass in Port Arthur, Texas. Carriages are visible to the right.

Photograph of cars and a crowd of people outside during the dedication of the Gates Library in Port Arthur, Texas.

Photograph of a group of eight men in suits posing together in an office in Port Arthur, Texas. They are identified, from left to right, as Lyle Vickers, David Wilshire, T. B. Ellison, congressman Jack Brooks, mayor Bernie Sadler, and two unidentified men. The photo has been signed by Jack Brooks to Lyle Vickers.

Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta cast at Tyrell Elementary School. Rows of students are lined up and wearing mostly agricultural costumes. Janis Joplin is the fifth child from the right. Behind the children, there is a backdrop of a night scene set along the stage curtain. A mixed group of adults and children are seated before the stage.

Photograph of Theresa Furchner standing in a dress beside a palm tree. A house and more trees can be seen in the background. The reverse side of the photo says "My mother Theresa Furchner Trip to her homeland in May 1938"

Photograph of a piece of machinery holding an extension piece with a chain. There are holding tanks in the background. To the left, a 1950's model pickup truck with the business name "Spence & Howe Construction Co." written on the side.

Photograph of industrial equipment surrounding a wooden pile, which has been shaped and cut.

Photograph of a precast extension centered over a pile. Several cars can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a precast extension hanging in lead from an oil derrick with a man holding chain. Company pick-up truck reading "Spence & Howe Construction Co." on the side door in the foreground. Oil tanks are in the background.

Photograph of of a pile before driving. A man off-camera is measuring the pile with a sectioned measuring tape.

Photograph of a man in a white shirt measuring a pile after having a pipe sleeve driven into it.

Photograph of the pipe sleeve end of precast pile extension with measuring ruler.

Photograph of square block of concrete partially in the ground with a rope beside it.

Photograph of a line of barrels on a railway platform outside of a building. There are six barrels, four made of wood and two of metal. Text in the lower-right corner of the photograph reads, "Plate No. 7570, 5-1-27." An accompanying card (which has the Texaco logo at the bottom) labels the photograph as "Original type asphalt product packages" and the same text is handwritten on the back of the photograph.

Photograph of the first barge purchased by John Dollinger Jr., Inc., anchored at the Port of Beaumont. The barge was purchased from U. S. Steel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1949. A group of men are in the process of loading it with steel products with the help of a crane. In the background are warehouse buildings, a crane, and a watertower. The Neches River is the body of water on the right. Handwritten on the back of the photo, "1st barge load steel ever received for John Dollinger Jr Inc. May 22, 1950" Stamped on the back of the photograph is "BM Photography Business Men's Studio Beaumont, Texas"

Photograph of an unidentified man working at his desk at Beaumont Enterprise. There is a waste bin full of paper in the foreground.

Photograph of a street in Beaumont, Texas at night. Several lit street lamps are visible as well as several buildings/shops. The street is relatively empty.