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 the exterior of the Thomas W. Hughen School for Crippled Children building in Port Arthur, Texas. A dirt road runs up to the front door, and there are a few scraggly trees in front of the building.

Photograph of the aftermath of an explosion of the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" while loading high-test gasoline, on April 12, 1926. The damage to the tanker is visible, and there is debris on board. There is a stamp from Trost Studio on the bottom right corner.

Photograph of a distant view of the aftermath of an explosion of the Gulf Tanker "Venezuela" while loading high-test gasoline, on April 12, 1926. The damage to the tanker is visible, and there is debris on board. There is a stamp from Trost Studio on the bottom right corner.

Photograph of a group of eight suited men gathered around a table that has been arranged with ashtrays, writing pads, and pencils. The wood paneled walls of the room have framed pictures of Port Arthur.

Photograph of the H.C. Weiss House in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of the H.C. Weiss House in Beaumont, Texas.

Beaumont, Tx.

Beaumont, Tx.

Beaumont, Tx.

Photograph of the First Christian Church after a snowstorm that took place on January 11, 1973. Three and a half inches of snow covers the church and the church bus parked on the left hand side of the church.

Photograph of the U. S. S. Manhattan in the Sabine-Neches Canal. Text on the side of the ship says "Manhattan." It was the largest ship at the time to sail through the canal.

Photograph of a man identified as Lawrence P. Arnold. Arnold is wearing a sailor suit and has a pipe in his mouth. He is dressed as Popeye, a newspaper comic strip character, to entertain schoolchildren.

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 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 Dr. Roger E. Yerick, a Professor of Chemistry at Lamar University. He wears a light-colored lab coat and holds a flask in his right hand. He looks toward a man standing to his right.

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.