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[Butt End of Concrete Pile after Completion of Driving]

Photograph of square block of concrete partially in the ground with a rope beside it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt After Pipe Sleeve Driven In

Photograph of a man in a white shirt measuring a pile after having a pipe sleeve driven into it.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Closeup of Pile Butt Before Driving

Photograph of of a pile before driving. A man off-camera is measuring the pile with a sectioned measuring tape.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pipe Sleve End of Precast Pile Extension]

Photograph of the pipe sleeve end of precast pile extension with measuring ruler.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Centered and Ready to Drive

Photograph of a precast extension centered over a pile. Several cars can be seen in the background.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Precast Extension Hanging in Lead

Photograph of a piece of machinery holding an extension piece with a chain. There are holding tanks in the background. To the left, a 1950's model pickup truck with the business name "Spence & Howe Construction Co." written on the side.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Precast Extension Hanging in Lead]

Photograph of a precast extension hanging in lead from an oil derrick with a man holding chain. Company pick-up truck reading "Spence & Howe Construction Co." on the side door in the foreground. Oil tanks are in the background.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wooden Pile Driven and Cut Off Square

Photograph of industrial equipment surrounding a wooden pile, which has been shaped and cut.
Date: May 11, 1951
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse]

Photograph of Sabine Pass Cameron Parish Lighthouse taken from across the pass. Handwritten on the reverse of the photograph: "Chamber of Commerce, (Photo by Stan Fitzner), May, 1952" "Cameron Parish Lighthouse"
Date: May 1952
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sunbonnet Sue Operetta]

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.
Date: 1954-05~
Creator: Rice Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History