[Construction of Addition to Hospital]

Photograph of a construction site, building an addition to St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings and trees are visible in the background.
Date: August 11, 1970
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Crowd in Street on Armistice Day]

Photograph of a large crowd of men and women on a road in Port Arthur, Texas, on Armistice Day in 1920. Cars are parked on both sides of the street in front of buildings in the background.
Date: November 11, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Hanging in Lead

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.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wooden Pile Driven and Cut Off Square

Photograph of industrial equipment surrounding a wooden pile, which has been shaped and cut.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Centered and Ready to Drive

Photograph of a precast extension centered over a pile. Several cars can be seen in the background.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Precast Extension Hanging in Lead]

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.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt Before Driving

Photograph of of a pile before driving. A man off-camera is measuring the pile with a sectioned measuring tape.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt After Pipe Sleeve Driven In

Photograph of a man in a white shirt measuring a pile after having a pipe sleeve driven into it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pipe Sleve End of Precast Pile Extension]

Photograph of the pipe sleeve end of precast pile extension with measuring ruler.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Butt End of Concrete Pile after Completion of Driving]

Photograph of square block of concrete partially in the ground with a rope beside it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Professional Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson]

Professional photograph of Port Arthur Queen, identified as Mary Donaldson Wade. She is wearing a crown and a white dress with a long train draped in front of her. Her hands are by her side and she is looking towards the camera. The back of the photograph is dated 11/11/34 and reads, "Daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Murff F. Bledese. Mary Donaldson Wade."
Date: November 11, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History