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[Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour Engines at Central Pump Station]
Photograph of McIntosh and Seymour engines at Central Pump Station. The blue and red engines are housed in a brick building and have a "No Smoking Beyond This Point" sign attached at the side.
Date:
July 1992
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Furchner Family]
Photograph of the Furchner family standing together in front of a building. Theresa Furchner is in a black dress to the left and August is to the far right. Between them are their children, only two of whom (Frances and Augusta) are named on the reverse side of the photo.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Frances and Augusta Furchner]
Photograph of Frances (left) and Augusta (right) Furchner sitting on chairs in front of a house. Both are wearing dresses and coats and are holding dolls. The reverse side of the photo gives the address as 820 7th Street in Port Arthur. In addition, Frances' name has been lined out and Augusta is written with the name Bolew.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Flooded Houses and a Church]
Photograph of flooded houses and the Congressional Church in Port Arthur, Texas, 1915. The waters have risen almost to the windows in the visible buildings. There are people standing in the water up to their chests. The other side of the photo identifies the date as 1915, the church as the Congressional Church, and the intersection as Mobile and Sixth.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of People Boating Over Floodwaters in Port Arthur, Texas, 1915]
Photograph of a man and two women in a boat atop the flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. Houses flooded up to the windows can be seen behind them. The other side of the picture identifies the area as the 900 block of Seventh Street.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Snow in Port Arthur, Texas, February 1960]
Photograph of a snowy front yard in Port Arthur, Texas. A pole and several shrubs are in front of a two story house, and the shadow of the photographer can be seen cast across the snow. Writing on the other side of the photo indicates that this was at 1645 Fifth Street.
Date:
February 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Snow in Port Arthur, Texas, February 1960]
Photograph of snow in a yard and street in Port Arthur, Texas. A clothesline pole and chain link fence separate the snow covered yard from the equally snowy street. Cars passing by have created a bare spot in the road. Bare trees, power lines, and houses are in the background. The other side of the photo indicates that this address is 1645 Fifth Street in Port Arthur.
Date:
February 1960
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, 1921]
Photograph of Mrs. J. P. Duke, a high school teacher in Port Arthur, Texas. She is wearing glasses, a necklace, and a dark dress. Writing on the back of the photo indicate that Mrs. Duke gave this picture to her domestic arts student, Frances Furchner.
Date:
1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elderly Women at a High School Reunion]
Photograph of a group of women at their sixtieth high school reunion. They pose underneath a chandelier inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The other side of the photo notes that the women in the front row are Lois Dunaway Holcomb, Aileen Keeney Levingston, Florise Cash, and Ida Hebert Moran. In the back row are Wilma Knot, Meva Walker, Faye F. Franklin, Flora McDonald Tout, and Frances Turner.
Date:
April 24, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elderly People at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]
Photograph of Myrtle Bowen Bender, Mandie Walker, and Flora Tout at their sixtieth high school reunion on April 24th, 1982. One woman wearing a pale blue jacket and shirt looks behind the camera, while a woman in red and a woman in a plaid jacket converse. Unidentified elderly men in suits can be seen in the background. The photo was taken inside of a Wyatt's Cafeteria.
Date:
April 24, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elderly People at a High School Reunion]
Photograph of a group of elderly people at their sixtieth high school reunion. Taken inside of Wyatt's Cafeteria, the photo shows two women talking to each other. Behind them, Lois and Leroy Halcomb can be seen together. Ida Moran is partially within the picture to the right. The other side of the photo indicates that one of the women shown is Naomi O'Nial Switzger, but doesn't indicate which person is her.
Date:
April 24, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Elderly Men at Their Sixtieth High School Reunion]
Photograph of Leroy Holcomb, S. W. Levingston, and James Bender at their sixtieth high school reunion in a Wyatt's Cafeteria. The reverse side of the photo notes that the men are married to Lois Holcomb, Aileen Levingston, and Myrtle Bender, respectively.
Date:
April 24, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at High School Reunion]
Photograph of Mason Barron and Ida Moran at their sixtieth high school reunion in Wyatt's Cafeteria. Another elderly woman sits in front of a doorway.
Date:
April 24, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Port Arthur parade float]
Postcard of the Miss Port Arthur parade float. The float is shaped like a boat, and there are people dressed in sailor suits aboard it. There are cars driving on the opposite side, and the parade appears to be going down a residential street. The back of the postcard is blank.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man on Oil Derrick Float in Parade]
Photograph of a man on an oil derrick float in a parade. The float is striped with two large derricks on the platform. There is a small boy carrying a flag near the end of the float, and spectators watch from the other side of the street. There are houses and cars along the road in the background. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Women Walking Down the Street]
Photograph of two white women walking down a sidewalk under a striped awning. An African-American woman walks slightly behind them.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 1923]
Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Donaldson as the Queen of Port Arthur's 25th Anniversary celebration in Texas. She is sitting to the right, wearing a beaded crown and a beaded dress with a long train bunched around her feet. She's holding a scepter across her lap. There is a painted woodland scene in the background. The photo is contained in a greenish grey paper folder. The front flap is stamped with a pattern and has "The Studio Miss Woods Prop Port Arthur" printed upon it.
Date:
1923
Creator:
The Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]
Photograph of John Walter Carr and his wife Harriet on their 23rd wedding anniversary. They're wearing white formal wear and are standing in front of vegetation. The reverse side of the photo contains a brief Christmas note from John Carr. The photo is contained inside of a hand-painted frame depicting a butterfly and flowers.
Date:
September 25, 1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph John Walter Carr]
Photograph of John Walter Carr wearing a dark suit, pocket square, and polka dot tie. The portrait style photo shows Carr in middle age with a beard. On the back of the mat is information regarding Carr's lifespan and children.
Date:
1914~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Harriet and Edith Carr]
Photographs of Harriet and her daughter, Edith Carr. The larger photograph features Edith Carr standing to the left side of the photo, wearing a dark dress. Immediately to the right is Edith wearing a white dress and riding in an early baby carriage. The photograph was taken at the side of a building with windows on either end of the frame and a large rose bush creeping up the building between them. A smaller rose bush is crowing under the window to the right. On the bottom right of the mat is a small photograph of Harriet and Edith Carr. Harriet is shown from the chest up and is wearing a white dress and a round, ribboned hat. She is holding Edith, who is wearing a white dress and bonnet. The reverse side of the mat contains information about both pictures, including their home address and that the baby buggy was the first in Port Arthur.
Date:
1899~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the First Boat Through a New Canal, January 24,1908]
Photograph of the first boat to move through the new canal in Port Arthur, Texas. The center of the photo shows the lengthy vessel "Sabine" carrying lumber and several men and women in dark formal clothing, a United States flag raised fore and aft. There is a boat behind the "Sabine" and another boat with its nameplate partially hidden is over to the right. To the left is a smaller vessel covered with lumber and tools and a single man in the rear. Land runs across the left side and in the right background. On the reverse side of the photograph is a description of the photo, the date, and an incomplete list of visible people.
Date:
July 24, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Students and Teacher in Front of the Farm School, 1906]
Photograph of students and their teacher standing in front of Tyrrell School, known then as the Farm School in 1906. The gabled schoolhouse itself is a clapboard structure raised up off of the ground, with a short and broad stairway leading up to a porch. Two tall windows flank the centered door which itself is topped with a smaller window. A smaller structure can be seen in the background to the right. Standing on the porch from left to right: Alexie Bledsoe; Grace Hamilton; Jesse Hamilton; Susie Baker (teacher); W. E. Hamilton; Charles Bolyard; Archie Hamilton. The reverse side of the cardboard mat gives information regarding the names and addresses of those pictured, including the new married names of Susie Baker (Mrs. A. J. Lewis) and Grace Hamilton (Mrs. R. R. Morehead).
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Franklin Elementary School]
Photograph of Franklin Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas. Standing by a street and sidewalk and surrounded by a chain link and barbed wire fence, the school is two stories tall. A sign bearing the school's name and information can be seen near the main entrance.
Date:
December 1996
Creator:
Everett, James
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Four Young Women on a Carousel]
Photograph of four young women on a carousel. Two sit on a bench, while one stands on the bench and another stands behind her. On the mat beneath the photo are written the names Estelle, Ruby, Margaret, and Rose.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History