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[Photos of Parades]

Description: Two photographs of parades in Port Arthur, Texas. The photo to the left shows two horses pulling a parade float with a woman sitting on it. Several men, on foot and horseback, walk beside or in front of the float. In the photo to the right, a float made to look like a boat proceeds down a street. Men dressed like sailors stand on the float, and two other boys on bicycles ride beside it. Cars are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[News Script: Bike Riders]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about three men and a woman riding bikes across the nation on a fund raising tour.
Date: May 28, 1973, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[July Fourth Celebration]

Description: Three photographs an Independence Day Celebration. The first photograph features a crowd of people walking amongst rows of buildings. A horse-drawn wagon is in the center of the crowd. Text below the photograph says "July 4th, 1902 Celebration." The second photograph features an exterior view of Port Arthur Cycle Works. Four men are standing under an awning; two men are holding bicycles. Signs on the front of the building say "Port Arthur Cycle Works" and "Bicycles[,] We Buy in Large Qu… more
Date: July 4, 1902
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur Cycle Works]

Description: Photograph of Port Arthur Cycle Works on Sixth Street and Austin Avenue. Several men are standing under the awning attached to the building; two men are holding bicycles. Legible signs on the building say "Port Arthur Cycle Works," "Bicycles," and "We Sell Them." In the background, there are other buildings. Text surrounding the photograph says "July 4th, 1902 Celebration" and "Bicycle Shop Sixth and Austin - 1902."
Date: July 4, 1902
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

Velocipede

Description: A patent for a quadrucycle, or bicycle with four wheels, adaptable for use on railroads.
Date: June 13, 1882
Creator: McCombs, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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