By Patrick Porter
Welcome residents of Bay City. Many of the people in these photos are unidentified.
“My Aunt, Bobbie Gaspard, recently moved from our long-time family home on Avenue E, Bay City.
In her possession were some 500 photographic negatives shot by my grandfather, Vance C. Porter, in Bay City from 1921 until WWII.
With Bobbie’s permission I had many of these negatives scanned and have posted them on a website for the people of Bay City: https://patrickporter.smugmug.com/Bay-City-Texas-1924-1943/ .
The photos include the construction of the first electric substation built by Central Power and Light, (apparently) the first block of ice made by the ice factory after electrification, hunting photos, people in the community, and a few photos of the town.
If you would like me to add their names to the legend, then please download the photo and e-mail it to me along with the name of the person in the photo and a description of where they appear relative to the other people in the photo.
The e-mail address is pporter58@mac.com .
To download a photo, click on the small version.
A larger version will appear and there will be a small “down arrow” button in the lower right hand corner. Click the button to download the photo to your computer.
These photos were taken by my grandfather, Vance C. Porter, and the negatives were preserved and donated by his daughter, Bobbie Gaspard, in 2016.
These photos may be used by those pictured in them or their descendants.
All other use requires permission from Bobbie Gaspard or Joan Gaspard.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The phots on this page are just a small part of the entire gallery.