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Fredericksen Family

Black and white professional portrait of the Fredericksen family. The mother and father, Herman Fredericksen and Kingerborg Jensen Fredericksen, are sitting in elegant chairs opposite each other. The mother is wearing a dark dress with a high neck and a decorative collar; the father is wearing a three piece suit and has a mustache. Their four children are arranged between them, but one daughter is sitting in the same seat as her mother. They are all wearing dark clothing. The sons are wear… more

Date: 1915

Creator: Atelier Fru Jepsen & Søng

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Carl Thyssen Portrait

Studio photograph of a man, identified as Carl Thyssen, in a well-lit space in front of a blank backdrop. His body is turned to the left slightly, but he faces the camera directly. He wears a suit jacket over a light-colored shirt and striped tie. The photograph has been pasted inside a frame with embossing on the front side.

Date: 1915~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church children's play]

Photograph of the cast and crew of a children's play put on by Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for the 16th of September celebration. The boys are dressed in military costumes.

Date: September 16, 1915

Creator: Herzik's Art Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.759070818153486 -95.34499499999998

Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Group With Boat During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of men and Dr. Winter with a rescue boat in front of his office, during the Port Arthur flood of 1915. They are standing around the boat in water that is almost waist deep. Writing in the bottom left corner reads, "Rescue boat, Port Arthur Flood, Aug 19-17, 1915." The bottom right corner says D&H Photo.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Men in Boats During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of people during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. Some of the people are inside a rescue boat, and the others are standing in water that is almost waist deep. The First National Bank building can be seen on the right side of the photograph.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Men With Canoe During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of people with a canoe during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. They are in front of Pearce Theater, standing in water that is almost waist deep. The back of the photograph is a postcard. The caption at the bottom reads, "Pearce Theatre P.A. flood Aug. 16-17, 1915. D&H Photo."

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Man Standing on Flooded Porch]

Photograph of a man standing on a flooded porch during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The water is up to his knees and he is standing with his hands on his hips. Writing on the back of the photograph identifies the house to be at the corner of Stilwell and Seventh Street.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[House During Flood]

Photograph of a neighborhood street during the flood in Port Arthur in 1915. A man and woman are on the porch of the house in the foreground, and one man is standing in water that is waist deep. They are identified as, from left to right, Mrs. L. D. Hickman, Tom Wright, and E. E. Stuckey. Other houses can be seen down the street, and there is a man on the roof of one of them.

Date: August 27, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Texaco Picnic Group Near Train]

Photograph of a train on the tracks with a group of people walking alongside to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that it is a Texaco picnic, and dates the event July 22, 1915.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Boys in Canoe During Flood]

Photograph of two boys on the back of a canoe during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. Water from the flood is about knee-deep, and there are groups of people in the background around a building. The caption on the bottom dates the scene August 18th, 1915. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: August 15, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Aerial View of Flood]

Aerial photograph of the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The streets are covered in water, and houses can be seen into the distance. The caption on the photograph reads, "Looking west from wireless tower at college. August 16-17 Flood, 1915."

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Bank Building During Flood]

Photograph of a bank building during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. There are men standing in the street in knee-deep water. The back of the photograph is a postcard.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast