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[Photograph of Remaining House on North Beach]

Photograph of lone beach house after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "This is the one house left on North Beach. Shows them repairing it. At X you see a corner of the Army Hospital." Note by C.L.B. - the McDonald house.

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Location: 27.817020 -97.390215

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Wreckage near the causeway]

Photograph of aftermath of the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. A square structure sits in a pool of water. Inscription on back of photo, "More storm wreckage near the causeway. Don't know what this is nor where it came from."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Army Hospital]

Photograph of the Army Hospital after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscription on back of photo, " The remains of the Army Hospital (this used to be the Beach Hotel) These parts of the second story porch that are gone are concrete. Isn't much of the pretty lawn in sight now."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of the Japonica, Run Aground]

Photograph of a boat, the Japonica, after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "The old Japonica where it was washed up near the bluff by the storm. They are trying to fix it up and get it back into the bay."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Corpus Christi Causeway Remains]

Photograph of the remains of the causeway that once crossed the bay in Corpus Christi after the hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo, "X is all that is left of the causeway. What you see there is the railroad track. You remember the causeway was built of heavy concrete."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Seaside Hotel and Debris]

Photograph of the destruction at the Seaside Hotel in Corpus Christi after the hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo, "This is the Seaside Hotel - one of the oldest in town. In front of it is where that pretty big salt cedar arbor was. You can see what there is left. Notice how the sidewalk is even torn up. This hotel was also one of those buildings covered with concrete. Only one of the pretty palms in front is left."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Flood Waters Around Old Winona Hotel]

Photograph of the remains of the old Winona Hotel in standing water after the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo, "The four rooms of the old Winona Hotel that were left standing - sitting out in the street. Of course the streets run the way the arrows point even though you can't tell it and the park is there - if you can get it figured out about XX. See the bed upstairs in the room!"

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of House and Sand Bank]

Photograph of a house with a large sand bank behind it. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Back of our house taken from the sand bank that was washed up there. You know how pretty and level it was there before the storm."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Mrs. Hendrix Porch After Hurricane]

Photograph of a woman standing on her back porch looking over the debris and wreckage left by the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "A back yard across the street from us. Mrs. Hendrix and little girl. My friend you heard me speak of so often. She is standing on her back porch."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Lichtenstein's house]

Photograph of a house damaged in the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "Lichtenstein's house after the storm. See how it was washed over against our house. Notice that our house is without a foundation. Notice the oil on our porch posts. These pictures are so small they don't tell half of the story."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Houses and Debris on Water Street]

Photograph of wrecked homes and debris along Water Street after the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "On Water Street where those pretty salt cedars and oleanders used to be. Down north of us."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Destroyed Causeway and Railoroad Bridge]

Photograph of the causeway and railroad bridge near Corpus Christi after distruction of the 1919 hurricane. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "What was once the approach to the causeway. You remember the road along there was concrete or something of the sort. You can see the concrete blocks out in the bay. Railroad at the right."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Simpson and Miller Homes After Hurricane]

Photograph of a couple homes left standing after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "This is in the block back of our house. All this was covered with houses. The dark streaks you see are oil streaks. X is the Simpson's house and XX Miller's."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Distroyed Municipal Pier]

Photograph of the concrete rubble and pilings where the Municipal Pier once stood before the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. Three people are fishing at the water's edge. Inscription on the back states, "This is where the Municipal Pier used to be. Notice the people fishing. This is where we took the boat for Port Aransas."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Where the Japonica Landed]

Photograph of the Japonica wrecked on the shoreline. A small building stands precariously to the right. Inscription on the back of the photo, "This shows how far the yacht "Japonica" was carried out of the bay and lodged on the side of the bluff. It was anchored about at X. This picture is taken from the bluff above. XX is where the Cotton Compress stood."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Remains of the Winona Hotel]

Photograph of the Winona Hotel with a pole leaning in the foreground. This was taken after the hurricane that hit Corpus Christi in 1919. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Side view of remains of the Winona Hotel. Arrows show the way the street runs. You can see how far out it sat."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of North Beach After Hurricane]

Photograph of the North Beach area after the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "Out near North Beach. The building is the Spohn Sanitarium which is one of the three buildings left on North Beach. Most of it is swept clean, even much of the wreckage."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Hotel Wreckage]

Photograph of buildings along the shoreline surrounded by debris after the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo reads, "Somewhere among the wreckage there is a paved street running back to the bay and this street ran along by the Seaside Hotel where the pretty salr cedar arbor was and back toward the Pavilion Hotel out over the bay. At the X is the Nueces Hotel and what you see on this side is the Horne (?) Apartments. This takes in about two blocks and over. A… more

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Wreckage at the Electric Light Plant]

Photograph of the rubble and debris at the Electric power plant after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Down at the electric light plant. This is where we get our power for lights now."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of House on North Beach]

Photograph of two women and a man standing by the ruins of a house after the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of photo, "Taken at that house left on North Beach. Mama wasn't quite ready but you can see that big tree trunk that came from nobody - knows - where."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photogrpah of Remaining Business Section of Town]

Photograph of a row of businesses that remain standing after the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. Caption on back of photo, "Some of the best looking parts of the wrecked part of the business section. This is in the block back of Water Street. It is so small it doesn't show up much. I believe this is where the laundry stood. It's rather hard to recognize the wrecks of places even if you were familiar with the location before the storm. You almost don't recognize your own home." Also noted by C… more

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Wreckage of the Causeway in Nueces Bay]

Photograph of Nueces Bay after the 1919 hurricane. Inscription on the back of photo, "Wreckage of the causeway - way out in Nueces Bay."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of House Surrounded by Debris]

Photograph of a two-story house surrounded by debris from the Corpus Christi hurricane of 1919. Shingles and siding are torn from the house. Boards and bales of cotton are strewn about the area. Caption on the back reads, "The house and surrounding shoreline in no.19."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of House Without Walls]

Photograph of a two-story house whose front walls are missing. Inscription on back of photo, "This is also brick covered with concrete. It is not stucco but hard concrete. This was one of the oldest houses here and was the same distance from the bay as the other - that is it was on the same side of Water St. But there were buildings across the street between it and the bay. Notice the furniture upstairs."

Date: 1919

Creator: Shirkey, Marie

Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

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