Photograph of the exterior of the Old Sabine Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Several horse-drawn carriages are stopped in front of the building, and people stand on the porch.

Photograph of stores, including restaurants and a real estate agency, on either side of a dirt road in Port Arthur, Texas.

Photograph of the skyline of Port Arthur, Texas, viewed from the old Pleasure Pier. The ocean is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of three children and a man sitting by a railing on a pier by the Gulf of Mexico in Port Arthur, Texas.

Profile photograph of a woman in a long-sleeved white dress, identified as Harriet Housley Carr. She has dark hair that is pulled back into a bun, and is holding a glass bottle and cup. The photograph is dated 1897.

Photograph of a view of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. The street is made of dirt, and businesses line each side. A sign on a building on the left side of the street says "Jefferson County Real Estate Co.;" a sign on a building on the right side says "Restauran[t]." A two-story building also on the right side is identified as Bash General Store. The family lived on the second floor.

Photograph of a young woman identified as Ruby Dee Austin. She is wearing a dress and bonnet made out of newspapers. Each panel in the dress says "Port Arthur Herald."

Patent for a method of mining sulfur and other things that have similar melting points that is less expensive and more efficient than previous methods. A machine sprays hot fluid at fissures where the mineral exists, melts it, and carries it away in the stream.

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes cattle illustration, business name, and text reading: "General Manager, Beaumont Pasture Co."

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead includes livestock illustration and decorative designs with business name in lithographic print, and text reading: "Choice Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal and Sausage. All Orders Will Receive Prompt Attention." Letterhead contains the names W. C. Jackson; B. J. Johnson.

Patent for innovations in "pen-cleaning attachments for inkstands" (lines 9-10). It is a lip that extends past the top of ink-wells, and is meant to prevent blotting. The attachment is "an annular expansible body portion of spring metal adapted to be fitted in the mouth of an ink-well" (lines 93-95)