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[Ball Family Residence]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of a single-story wooden house with a hipped roof that has extremely large hipped-roof dormer-style extensions on both visible sides that include small, railed balconies. There are a number of decorative elements including rounded rafters that extend below the eaves and caps on the roof ridges. Small trees are planted along the sidewalk and the neighboring house is partially visible at left. Text at the top of the photograph says "Munger T. Ball home 346 Mar… more
Date: [..1930]
Location: 29.887871 -93.918869
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Businesses]

Description: Negative of two businesses on the corner of Seventh Street and Austin Avenue. A sign on the left building says "Hotel Nash" above a balcony. The building on the right is taller. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the image says "Port Arthur Buildings - Corner Seventh St. and Austin. Ave.
Date: 1912~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[First National Bank]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of First National bank on Port Neches Avenue in Port Neches, Texas. An awning hangs over the entrance, and there are bars over the windows. A sign on the top of the building says "First National Bank." In the background, a person is leaning against the building. Text below the photograph says "Bldg. Constructed in 1923."
Date: 1940~
Creator: Moon Photographic Service
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Local Fishermen]

Description: Photograph of a group of local fishermen posing with fish in front of Rogers Opera House. Some fish are tied to poles the men are holding, and some men are holding the fish by ropes. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Rogers Opera House - 1908 (Built 1898)."
Date: 1908
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Hotel]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Sabine Hotel on the 500 block of Lakeshore Drive. The building is several stories high, and has a mesh enclosure around the first floor. A circle driveway leads to the building. Text below the photograph says "Sabine Hotel - 1899[,] Located where Sub-Courthouse now stands (1968)[.] Annex was already built on left[;] Plans were ready for annex on right[,] Burned 1903."
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Hotel]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Sabine Hotel. The building is several stories high, and has a porch that stretches the entire length. A group of people are standing on the porch, and a group of horse-drawn carriages are parked along a circle driveway in front of the hotel. Text below the photograph says "Sabine Hotel 1897-1903." Sabine Hotel was owned by Stilwell.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Loan Desk at Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of the loan desk at Gates Memorial Library. A group of five people are gathered around the desk, and two women are sitting behind it. The two women are identified as Mrs. Mary (Donaldson) Wade and Mrs. Floy Haley Ranquetta. In the background, there are filing cabinets against the walls. A door is open behind the desk, and a woman is sitting behind another desk in a different room. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Loan Desk - 1925."
Date: 1925
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Women at Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of two women sitting at a table working at Gates Memorial Library; they are identified as students in a college library science class. There are various labeling tools and books on the table. In the background, there is a bookshelf. Text below the photograph says, "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Department of Book Preparation, Accession work and Labelling Assisted by the Library Science Class. 1918."
Date: 1918
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gates Memorial Library Staff]

Description: Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Staff standing outside the library. They are identified as Lucy Stiefel, Elizabeth Karle (Director), Mary Ann Canfil, Shirley Bragg, Betty, Mary Bray, Gwen Foster, and Emily Maxwell. Text on the front of the library says "Memorial Library A Gift of Dellora R. Gates to the People of Port Arthur."
Date: 1955
Creator: Beryl Crist Photography
Location: 29.878548 -93.927390
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of the Picture Collection Department at Gates Memorial Library. A circulation desk is in the foreground. Behind it, there is a glass wall with photographs pasted on it. In the background, there are people sitting at tables surrounded by bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Picture Collection Department, The Makers of Books."
Date: 1925~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[High School Students at Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of a group of high school students posing outside of Gates Memorial Library. One woman on the left front row is identified as Grace Wendling Foote, married to Henry Foote. Text below the photograph says, "front row- l. to r. Grace Wendling (Foote)," and "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. (Pupils receive full school credit for work done at library)."
Date: 1925~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. Two glass walls surround a circulation desk with one woman sitting on one side, and another woman standing on the opposite side of it. In the foreground, there are tables and shelves with periodicals. In the background, there are people sitting at tables surrounded by bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Gates Memorial Library 1925."
Date: 1925
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Gates Memorial Library]

Description: Photograph of the Gates Memorial Library Children's Reading Room. There are groups of children sitting at three tables in the room. Each table has a lamp on it. In the background, five children are facing bookshelves. Text below the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur, Texas. Children's Reading Room [-] Shelf Reading and Arrangement Cared for by the Library Science Class."
Date: 1921
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Man in Front of Funeral Car]

Description: Photograph a man identified as J. E. Grammier standing in front of a funeral car. Text below the photograph says "Shown above is J. E. Grammier standing in front of one of the finest funeral cars available... in 1915. This funeral car represented the very newest and finest equipment at that time and Grammier's took great pride in it. Today, just as in 1915, Grammier's equipment is the finest obtainable.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home]

Description: Photograph of a wooden building identified as Clayton and Thompson Funeral Home on 2105 Procter Street. Columns decorate the front of the building, and a canopy covers the walkway from the door to the street. In the yard, there are trees shrubs, and a post with handwritten text that says "2100 Procter."
Date: 1948
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Sabine Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a brick building identified as Sabine Hotel on 600 Procter Street. The building is several stories high, and a sign extended from the side says "Hotel Vaughan." Cars are parked are parked along its curb. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "1-30 1930" and "No 1182 1-30-P.AWK." Text below the photograph says "Sabine Hotel." The hotel was built in 1928.
Date: January 30, 1930
Location: 29.872290 -93.934227
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Plaza Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Plaza Hotel on 500 Lakeshore Drive. The building is three stories high and is decorated with arches on the bottom floor. Outside the building, there are cars parked on a driveway and trees in a yard. Text below the photograph says "Plaza," "1909-1934," and "500 Lakeshore." The hotel was constructed in 1909 by Bet-a-Million Gates, and was torn down in 1934.
Date: unknown
Creator: Artie Herbert Photography
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Central Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Central Hotel on the corner of Procter Street and Waco Avenue. The building is several stories high, and a hanging sign says "Central Hotel" on the side. In front of the building, there are people walking on a sidewalk and cars parked along its curb. Text below the photograph says "Central Hotel - 1917." The hotel was used to house United States Coast Units during World War II.
Date: 1917
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Goodhue Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as the Goodhue Hotel on the corner of 5th Street and Waco Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. The building is several stories high. Cars are parked along its curb. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the photograph says "Goodhue Hotel 1930's." The hotel was built in 1928.
Date: 193X
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Lakeview Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a wooden building identified as Lakeview Hotel on 601 Procter Street. The building is two stories high and text on the top says "Lakeview Hotel." Mrs. Sally Inman is the proprietor.
Date: 1920
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Windsor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Windsor Hotel in Sabine Pass, Texas. The building is three stories high and an awning extends from the entrance. Outside the hotel, there is a parked car and a fence that surrounds a yard. Text at the top of the photograph says "torn down 1939," and text at the bottom of the photograph says "Windsor Hotel - Sabine Pass." The hotel had fifty rooms and was built by the Kountze brothers in 1896. It was considered "hotel perfection" at the time, but was l… more
Date: 1939
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Windsor Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the Windsor Hotel in Sabine Pass, Texas. The building is three stories high, and a fence surrounds it. A car is parked outside the fence. Text below the photograph says "Windsor Hotel Sabine Pass."
Date: 1939
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Mary Gates Memorial Hospital]

Description: Photograph of a building identified as Mary Gates Memorial Hospital. The building is three stories high and has ivy growing on the sides of it. In front of the building, there are trees. Text below the photograph says "The Mary Gates Memorial Hospital, Port Arthur, Texas," "90281," and "Built in 1909."
Date: 192?
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Loukas Brothers Confectionery and Cafe]

Description: Photograph of a group of one woman and four men in Loukas Brothers Confectionery and Cafe on 249 Procter Street. Three of the men behind the bar are identified as John D. Loukas (founder), Fred D. Loukas, and Lawrence Lyons (Cook). One man is sitting at the bar. Text below the photograph says "Loukas Brothers Confectionery and Cafe Circa 1935."
Date: 1935~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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