Photograph of people watching firefighters spraying water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas. There are hoses on the road and a car to the right.

Photograph of people watching firemen spray water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of firefighters inside the charred American Hotel after it caught fire in 1953.

Photograph of people standing by an overturned dump truck on a road. There are other cars on the road to the right.

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Photograph of a wrecked car after an accident in the street in Beaumont, Texas. There is a Texaco gas station to the right, and buildings and trees in the background.

Photograph of a car crashed into an overturned dump truck on a road in Beaumont, Texas. People and a building are visible to the right.

Photograph of a car after an accident with the fire chief's car in Beaumont, Texas. Several other cars and a building are visible in the background.

Photograph of bystanders watching firefighters spraying water a fire at the Finger Furniture store of Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of cars in a street after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. A crowd of people stands on a street corner to the right, and there are buildings and trees in the background.

Photograph of a group of men and women gathered around a table set with cups and saucers, silverware, and plates, for the dedication of Beaumont fire station 4. The man at the head of the table holds up a cake. The people are identified as Jimmie Cokinos, Mrs. Willie J. Brockman, Chief Steven Douglas O'Connor, Elmo Beard, Harry Mason, Dr. J. R. Genza, and Paul Anger.

Photograph of the charred roof of the Finger Furniture store building in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of a wrecked car after an accident in the street in Beaumont, Texas. A building and a tree are visible in the background.

Photograph of firefighters spraying water at the Finger Furniture store fire in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of men standing on and around an army land-to-water truck during flooding.

Photograph of a group of firefighters sitting at a table and eating. Several of them smile at the camera. They have glass bottles of soda in front of them, and there are two large metal pots on the table.

Photograph of the fire chief's car in a street after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. A crowd of people stands on a street corner to the left, and there are buildings and trees in the background. Several other cars are parked on the street.

Photograph of men standing behind a white truck in front of several homes. A Peace Corp station wagon is visible to the left.

Photograph of two cars after an accident in Beaumont, Texas. Several other cars, buildings, and a crowd of people are visible in the background.

Photograph of a white City of Beaumont Civil Defense truck in front of a gas pump during the 1958 flood.

Photograph of three firemen spraying water at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of men standing in water around white trucks during a flood in Beaumont, Texas.

Photograph of streams of water directed at a fire at the Finger Furniture store in Beaumont, Texas. A man moves hoses on the ground to the right.

Photograph of the charred Finger Furniture store building after it caught fire in Beaumont, Texas.