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[Family on Beach Next to Automobile]

Photograph of the Carr family at the beach. There are two women, one man, one child, and one dog. Handwriting on the back of the photograph indicates that the car they are next to was one of the first automobiles in Port Arthur.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Group Outside]

Photograph of the Carr family posing outdoors. One older man with a mustache is seated, and three women and one man are standing behind him with their hands on the back of his chair.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elderly Man and Toddle Sitting Outside]

Photograph of an elderly man, identified as J. W. Carr, with his young grandson. Both are seated outdoors in lawn chairs; the toddler is on the left and J. W. Carr is on the right. There is a lawn and plants in the background.
Date: 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Feeding Squirrel]

Photograph of an elderly man identified as John Walter Carr. He is seated outdoors, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a hat. There is a squirrel on his lap eating out of a dish.
Date: 1929
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Women and Dog]

Photograph of two women identified as Edith and Amelia Carr. They are seated outside with a dog, and there are large plants behind them. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that they are at 300 5th Street.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Woman Wearing Glasses]

Profile photograph of a woman identified as Amelia Harriet Housley Carr. Her hair is pulled back and she is looking towards the right side of the photograph. She is wearing a light colored dress with a wide collar and glasses.
Date: 1920
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

[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

[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 Canal Bank in Port Arthur, Texas, February 2, 1922]

Photograph of the Port Arthur, Texas, ship canal and bridge showing signs of erosion. The grass and sand of the bank shows vehicle tracks, leading back past power lines and towards houses. The mid portion of the photo displays the bridge raised over the canal with some people standing along the structure. On the lower right portion of the photo is a dated note describing the view.
Date: February 2, 1922
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars at Waco Avenue]

Photograph of several cars and horse-drawn buggies parked in front of stores on the 400 block of Waco Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. A woman walks across the street to the right.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History