[Fire Engine in Front of Fire Station]

Photograph of the Beaumont Fire Department No. 9 engine in front of a fire station. The engine is a 1915 Ahrens-Fox serial #601 model K-2.
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daily Enterprise Newspaper Page]

Photograph of a page from the Daily Enterprise newspaper, highlighting an article entitled "A Geyser of Oil," which announces the spouting of oil from Spindletop oil well. Other ads are also visible on the page.
Date: January 10, 1901
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Newspaper Article, "A Geyser of Oil"]

Photograph of a page from the Daily Enterprise newspaper, highlighting an article entitled "A Geyser of Oil," which announces the spouting of oil from Spindletop oil well.
Date: January 10, 1901
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of The Beaumont Journal Page]

Photograph of a page from The Beaumont Journal with an article about Spindletop entitled "An Oil Geyser."
Date: January 10, 1901
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior of Fire Station]

Photograph of the interior of the Beaumont fire station. Men stands against the wall to the left, and several horses are hitched to fire wagons.
Date: [1909..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen on Truck]

Photograph of firemen on a truck in front of the Central Fire Station in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: [1909..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Fire Wagons]

Photograph of two horse-drawn wagons driven by firemen parked in front of the Beaumont Fire Station #9.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Fire Wagons]

Photograph of several horse-drawn fire wagons driven by firemen in front of the city hall and central fire station in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: [1909..1925]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Pumpers]

Photograph of two horse-drawn pumpers driven by firemen parked in front of the Beaumont Fire Station #5.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men and Biplane]

Photograph of two men standing in front of a biplane belonging to Charles Hamilton, in an open field with buildings in the distance.
Date: 1910~
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fire at Wilson Hardware Store]

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered around the Wilson Hardware store during a fire in Beaumont, Texas. Several streams of water are aimed at the fire.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Firemen During Fire Prevention Week]

Photograph of men standing on a fire truck decorated with signs discussing Fire Prevention Week in Beaumont, Texas. Three men stand in front of the truck, and two sit in the front seats. A house and trees are visible in the background.
Date: October 8, 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men in Horse-Drawn Wagon]

Photograph of two men in a horse-drawn wagon decorated for a parade. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collage of the Installation of Traffic Light]

Photograph collage of men installing the first traffic light in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: 1926~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bishop Byrne at St. James Catholic Church Dedication]

Photograph of Bishop Christopher E. Byrne sprinkling a crowd with holy water at the dedication of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bishop Byrne at St. James Catholic Church Dedication]

Photograph of Bishop Christopher E. Byrne sprinkling a crowd with holy water at the dedication of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Man at Lucas Gusher Site]

Photograph of a man standing in a field at Lucas Gusher site with many oil derricks across the skyline behind him.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nuns in St. James Catholic Church]

Photograph of a procession of nuns walking up the center aisle inside of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Priests and Altar Servers]

Photograph of priests and altar servers entering St. James Catholic Church for its dedication.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sheep at Lucas Gusher Site]

Photograph of sheep in a field at the Lucas Gusher site, with oil derricks in the background.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Side Altar to the Virgin Mary]

Photograph of the side altar to the Virgin Mary inside of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of St. James Catholic Church]

Photograph of the exterior of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of St. James Catholic Church Altar]

Photograph of priests and bishop at the altar of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of St. James Catholic Church Construction]

Photograph of St. James Catholic Church in the early stages of its construction, with only an empty steel framework visible above the foundation.
Date: November 1939
Creator: Fisher, Larry Jene
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History