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[Radio Students in Class]

Photograph of a group of Radio program students in a classroom at Port Arthur College. They are all sitting at desks and writing. In the background, there is a bulletin board and two model radio towers.
Date: 194?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Typing Class]

Photograph of a group of Secretarial and Radio program students in a classroom. They are all sitting at individual desks with typewriters and books on them. In the background, there are windows and posters; one poster says "Business [is] Best." Handwritten text on the side of the photograph says "PAC typing class 1940's." Radio students were required to type thirty-five words per minute with one mistake allowed, and office students were required to type fifty-five words per minute with one mistake allowed.
Date: 194?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First National Bank]

Photograph of an interior view of a building identified as the First National Bank. Two floors of the bank are visible, and columns extend to the ceiling. There are tables and a Christmas tree on the first floor. Garland hangs from the fences around the second floor, and a United States flag also hangs above a door on the first floor. The ceiling is intricately carved, and has a chandelier hanging from it.
Date: 193X
Creator: Trost Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First National Bank]

Photograph of an interior view of First National Bank. Several bouquets of flowers are displayed along the lobby. The flowers are sitting on tables, counters, and in stands.
Date: 196X
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gates Memorial Library]

Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. In the foreground, there is a man and woman sitting at a table reading. To each side of them, there are empty tables. Behind them, there is a circulation desk facing the entrance, which is surrounded by two panes of glass. In the foreground, there are other people sitting at tables. Bookshelves line the walls. Text at the bottom-right of the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas Interior View Gates Day, May 18, 1918." Mrs. John W. Gates donated $25,000 for the construction of the library in memory of her husband, John W. Gates, and their son, Charles W Gates.
Date: May 8, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Jeannine Villemez]

Photograph of Jeannine Villemez at the First National Bank in Port Arthur, TX. Jeannine is a teller at the bank. The decorations around her appear to be Christmas oriented. She is standing next to a poinsettia and is holding a platter of cookies in her hands.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Captain Oscar Anderson]

Photograph of Captain Oscar Anderson. Anderson deserted a Norwegian ship and was hired by Gulf Oil as a mess boy. He worked his way to captain. He is wearing a captain's uniform. In his left hand he is holding a telescope.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sabine Storage Company]

Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Sabine Storage Company on the corner of Fourth Street and Austin Avenue. A sign on the side of the building says "Storage" and "Taxi." Cars and a truck are parked along the curb. In the foreground, old trolley railway tracks are visible on Austin Avenue; the trolley once led to Pleasure Pier.
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Gulf Oil Docks and Refinery]

Photograph of The Gulf Oil Company docks and refinery. Several ships are docked at the shoreline by the refinery. A field of many storage containers is in the picture background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial of Mary Gate Memorial Hospital]

Photograph of Mary Gates Memorial Hospital in Port Arthur, TX. The hospital is a three story building at the far left. Residential neighborhoods are to the right of the hospital. According to accompanying information, the hospital was converted and used as a city hall from 1930-1970.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History