Photograph of the Youth Round Up Parade in Port Arthur, Texas. The parade is being led by a car pulling a wagon, three cars are following the first car. The parade is being led down a busy streets with a lot of stores and eateries.

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Round Up group. The members are sitting around a table and are painting. Standing - left to right: not known, Robert Kettrick, not known, not known, Robbie Wright, not known, not known, Betty Ann Murphy, not known. Seated - left to right: Darrelle Evans, Doris Cannon, Bobby Morgan, Sarah Brazie, Linda Douglas, Delmer Fussell, Bowden Bertrand, Sandra Brazie, Terry Trahan.

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Janis Joplin, a Rock Star in the 1960's, is on the second row, second from the left. She is 14 in the photo and her birthday is January 19, 1940, so she was almost 15. First row - left to right: Marilyn Harbert, Martha Oliver, Delmer Fussell, Dennis Trahan, Terry Trahan, Roy Murphy III, Tommy Stansbury. Second row - left to right: Sandra Logan, Janis Joplin, Elva Buroker, Harriett Axtell, Mary Jane Budwine, Janet Addcox, Linda Douglas, Cynthia "Cookie" Swearingen, Sylvia Swearingen, Carol Quinn, Betty Ann Murphy, Shirley Logan. Third row - left to right: Alline Dawson, Ila Mae Prafka, Jane Catanach, George Fussell, Paul B. Bertrand, Phillip Foote, Robert Kettrick, Arthur Catanach, Darrell Evans, Doris Cannon, Peggy McIntosh, Gladys Rigsby, Charlotte Pittman, not known. Austine Mills was the pianist and A.E. Catanach was the Director but they are not in the photograph.

Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Round up in June 1954. Kneeling in front, left to right are Jennilou Nowlin, Loralea Smith, Judy Dawson and Sarah Lowther. Standing on pavement holding banners, left to right are Jackie Hanson, Glynda Lowther, Robbie Wright, Sylvia Swearingen, Norma Moos, Carol Quinn, Alline Dawson, Cynthia Swearingen, Bowden Bertrand, and Lennie Stansbury (the parade director). Standing in wagon, left to right are Darrell Evans, Nathalie Bienvenue, Delmar Fussell, Jane Ashley, Janis Hickey, Elva Buroker, Sarah Brazil, Charlotte Pittman and Janet Addcox.

Clipping of an obituary for a train, with a photo of the train beneath the text.

Photograph of aerial view of Port Arthur, Texas. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Aerial Mosaic, City of Port Arthur Tx"

Aerial photograph of a ship that has just passed under a large bridge, identified as Rainbow Bridge. The ship is in the right center of the photograph and extends from the bridge to the edge of the frame. The bridge is on the left side of the photograph and a truck and car are visible driving over it. A stamp on the back of the photograph identifies the photograph as J. C. Watkins, and handwriting dates it from September 22, 1954.

Photograph of Officer Tommy Baxter standing behind an automobile accident. Two cars have been badly damaged, and one is flipped upside down and on top of the other one. There is one man standing in the background looking at the wreck. Writing on the back of the photograph states that there was a death involved.

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 a wrecked car after an accident in the street in Beaumont, Texas. There is a Texaco gas station to the right, and buildings and trees in the background.

Photograph of a car after an accident with the fire chief's car in Beaumont, Texas. Several other cars and a building are visible in the background.

Photograph of cars in a street after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. A crowd of people stands on a street corner to the right, and there are buildings and trees in the background.

Photograph of a group of men and women gathered around a table set with cups and saucers, silverware, and plates, for the dedication of Beaumont fire station 4. The man at the head of the table holds up a cake. The people are identified as Jimmie Cokinos, Mrs. Willie J. Brockman, Chief Steven Douglas O'Connor, Elmo Beard, Harry Mason, Dr. J. R. Genza, and Paul Anger.

Photograph of a wrecked car after an accident in the street in Beaumont, Texas. A building and a tree are visible in the background.

Photograph of the fire chief's car in a street after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. A crowd of people stands on a street corner to the left, and there are buildings and trees in the background. Several other cars are parked on the street.

Photograph of two cars after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. Several other cars, buildings, and a crowd of people are visible in the background.

Photograph of a hearse and a fire truck parked in front of a Presbyterian church for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of the fire chief's car in the street after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. There are buildings, and a group of people stand to the left.

Photograph of a group of firemen in uniform standing at attention for Assistant Chief Ruie E. Akin's funeral, outside the central fire station in Beaumont, Texas. The first four men in the line, from left to right, are A. B. O'Quinn, John McReir, Onion Wilkerson, and Joe Curry. The ninth man from the left is Ed Grass, and the twelfth from the left is Frank Estes.

Photograph of the fire chief's car, a tow truck, and other cars in the street after an accident, in Beaumont, Texas. People and buildings are visible in the background.