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[Men With Canoe During Flood]

Description: 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
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[People in Flood Waters]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people standing in flood waters after a hurricane in Port Arthur, Texas. Two boys push a boat to the left, and a carriage is visible to the right. A group of people stand on the steps of the building in the background.
Date: August 18, 1915
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[Photograph of Flooded Houses and a Church]

Description: Photograph of flooded houses and the Congressional Church in Port Arthur, Texas, 1915. The waters have risen almost to the windows in the visible buildings. There are people standing in the water up to their chests. The other side of the photo identifies the date as 1915, the church as the Congressional Church, and the intersection as Mobile and Sixth.
Date: 1915
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[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]

Description: Postcard depicting a group of men standing in a flooded street in Port Arthur, Texas. The waters rise over the knees of the men gathered at the intersection of Austin and 5th Street. Two telephone lines and two buildings loom above either side of the street; the building to the right is the Port Arthur post office. Trees and several other buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: August 17, 1915
Creator: D & H Photo
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[Refugees Leaving T. T. Co. Plant]

Description: Photograph of several people wading through high waters after a flood to leave the T. T. Co. plant in Port Arthur, Texas. A man drives a wagon pulled by two horses through the water, and a boat follows behind him. There is a train to the right, and buildings in the background.
Date: August 20, 1915
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[View of Sabine After Flood]

Description: Postcard of the town of Sabine after a flood. There is a man in the foreground leaning down to pick up a chair out of the water. The street is covered with large puddles, and buildings and stores in the background have been damaged. The writing on the front of the photograph dates it September 16-17, 1915. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note about the flood, addressed to Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: 1915
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