Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Dairy and Ice Cream Company. A sign above a row of windows on the building says "Townsend Ice Cream Company." In the foreground, there are cars parked along the curb.

Photograph of an exterior view of Townsend Quality Milk on 2545 Procter Street. A decorative glass panel on the corner of the building says "Townsend" at the top. Townsend Quality Milk was the home of the famous Roscoe Bar, a vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate on a stick. About one in five bars would have the word "Free" printed on the stick. This treat was popular with grade school children.

Photograph of the opening game of the Port Arthur Sea Hawks baseball team against the Beaumont Exporters. The stadium is located on the southwest corner of Orange Highway (Sixteenth Street) and Stadium Road. Baseball players are on the field. The stadium bleachers are filled with spectators; about 2,500 people attended.

Photograph of a garbage truck at a garbage dump on Pleasure Island. The truck is dumping garbage into a larger pile of garbage. The side of the truck says "City of Port Arthur Garbage Dept." In the background, there is a field of garbage.

Photograph of a crowd of people watching a parade. This section of the parade consists of men in military uniforms walking. There are parked cars behind the crowd of people. In the background, there is a row of businesses; signs in front of the businesses say "Central Hotel," "Walgreen Drugs," and "Strand." A banner hung across the road says "Baseball 8 P.M."

Photograph of the all-girl honor organization, known as the Red Hussars of Thomas Jefferson High School. They are marching down Procter Street in a parade. People are gathered on both sides of the street to watch. Businesses also line the street. In the top-left of the photograph, text says "Port Arthur Telephone Directory September, 1961." The corps was best known for its quick "double time" step of 360 steps per minute. Members were selected and invited into the corps after passing five tests. The corps dissolved in 1993. In 1995, the Red Hussar Alumni Association was formed to be involved in community affairs and lead the Mardi Gras parade every February.

Photograph of Bailey Woods and Sue Antoinette Emory standing on a wooden fence. Two young children stands on the ground to the left.

Photograph of three of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren climbing on the gate of a cow pen at Lambshead Ranch. There are two boys on either side of a young girl in a light-colored dress.

Photograph of three of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren near the gate of a cow pen at Lambshead Ranch. A young girl in a light-colored dress and a small boy are climbing on the gate; a second boy is standing on the ground next to them.

Photograph of Oliver Jacob's three grandchildren climbing on the gate of a cow pen at Lambshead Ranch. There are two boys on either side of a young girl in a light-colored dress. On the right side of the image, three cows with sharp forward-pointed horns are visible in the pen; two are light-colored and a darker colored cow is partially visible behind them.

Photograph of three of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren climbing on the gate of a cow pen at Lambshead Ranch. There are two boys on either side of a young girl in a light-colored dress. On the far right side of the image, a cow is visible in the pen; it is light-colored and has sharp forward-pointed horns.

Photograph of Oliver Jacobs' hugging his grandchildren in front of an automobile. Specifically, he is leaning over and hugging a boy wearing a dark jacket and jeans. A young boy and a girl in a bonnet stand smiling nearby. An older boy and girl stand beside the trunk of the car.

Photograph of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren waving from the back of a dusty car. Bare trees and a house can be seen behind the car.

Photograph of a woman standing with three children and carrying a young boy. They are standing behind a porch doorway under a light bulb.

Photograph of a cowboy holding a calf in an enclosure.

Photograph of three people with a pick-up truck at the pasture on Lambshead Ranch. A man and a woman are seated on chairs on the back of a pickup truck and a second man is leaning against the truck near the open passenger door.

Photograph of two dogs in a small stone room, looking at a screen door; one of the dogs has his front paws on the door. Photograph was taken at Lambshead Ranch.

Photograph of Lucile Brittingham in a garden. There is a house with a clothesline visible behind her.

Photograph of Watt Matthews and an unidentified woman near cattle pens at Lambshead Ranch. Matthews is holding the fence door open as the cows enter the pen, and the woman is sitting on top of the fence.

Photograph of cows coming through chute full of water at Lambshead Ranch.

Photograph of three cowboys restraining a cow still on a branding table at Lambshead Ranch.

Photograph showing five cowboys holding a cow down on a branding table and branding it.

Photograph of pasture on Lambshead Ranch.

Photograph of a toddler being held on a wooden fence. The adult male holding the child is mostly off camera to the right.