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Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "Million Dollar High School -- Shown is an air view picture made by The Chonicle photographer, Jimmy Everett, of the new high plant under construction at Nederland. With an estimated cost of…

Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "NEDERLAND'S NEW SCHOOL -- The million dollar high school will be ready for students in September. The Chonicle Photographer Jimmy Everett took a flight over the Midcounty this week and snapped a…

Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "Homecoming in Nederland -- Shirley Sponsler, center, will be crowned Friday night as the Nederland High school football sweetheart in halftime ceremonies at the Bulldog's homecoming game with…

Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "By a vote of 4--3 Monday night, Clyde Brown (seated center) became the new president of the Nederland School Board. Pictured with Mr. Brown are: seated, left to right, H. L. Chester,…

Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "COMEDY PLAY - Shown above is a scene from the play, "The Great Big Door Step," which was presented last Thursday afternoon in Nederland by students of Nederland High School. Pictured left to…

Photograph appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "DANCE RECITAL -- The three young ladies pictured above will be featured in a number entitled "Coountry Style" during the third annual recital of the Frances Jones School of Dancing which will be…

Caption in paper read: "TO BE BUILT -- Construction of the first unit of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Nederland will begin in the next 60 days. The above photograph shows a scale model of the building. The new church will be built on the corner…

Photo appeared in an article with the header "C. H. Bartels Retires Today." Ithe article was a brief synopsis of his background and employment at the local Texaco plant.

This water tower was constructed in 1938. According to an August 14, 1938 Port Arthur News article the tank was built by the Nederland Utilities Corporation as part of the improvement of Nederland's water
system to provide fire protection. The…

Close-up of the signage and entrance to the Nederland Police Station.

Close-up of the signage on the city office buiding located at 1400 Boston Avenue.

The Nederland City Office Building (City Hall) located at 1400 Boston Avenue. To the right is the Fire Station with a view of the bays and fire trucks

Photograph was taken during the Dedication Ceremony of Nederland's new City Hall on 11 January 1969. Located at 1400 Boston Avenue, this was the first building constructed specifically to house offices for the city of Nederland. An item in the…

This one-story frame building served as Nederland's City Hall from 1958 until 1969. In 1957, the City purchased the former home of J. H. Peterson from the State Highway Department. The home originally located on Highway 347 was moved to 908 Boston…

Article from the Port Arthur News, July 9, 1972, discusses current and past City Halls and includes a photo of the building that was to be demolished.

This one-story frame building served as Nederland's City Hall from 1952 until 1958. It was located at 220 13th Street.

Santa Claus arrives atop a Nederland Fire Truck during the annual Christmas Parade

Johnny Cormier and Austin W. Sattler sit atop the fire truck with some of the baskets of food and toys to be delivered by the Nederland Fire Department and Community Chest. An article about the project appeared in the Midcounty Review, December 22,…

This photograph appeared in the Chronicle, November 14, 1957, pg. 8 with this caption: "The American LaFrance 750-gallon a minute fire truck, costing $18,000 has been delivered to the Nederland Fire Department and city officials this week, from the…

This photograph appeared in the Chronicle, April 2, 1958, pg. 1 with this caption: "Dr. B. H. Hall, mayor of the City of Nederland, is shown above cutting the ribbon Saturday afternoon to officially open Nederland's new and first modern fire station.…