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[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]

Photograph of John Walter Carr and his wife Harriet on their 23rd wedding anniversary. They're wearing white formal wear and are standing in front of vegetation. The reverse side of the photo contains a brief Christmas note from John Carr. The photo is contained inside of a hand-painted frame depicting a butterfly and flowers.

Date: September 25, 1919

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph John Walter Carr]

Photograph of John Walter Carr wearing a dark suit, pocket square, and polka dot tie. The portrait style photo shows Carr in middle age with a beard. On the back of the mat is information regarding Carr's lifespan and children.

Date: 1914~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of People at Port Arthur College, 1914]

Photograph of men and women on the steps of Port Arthur College. They are arranged in six rows that decline upward, with the final row being comprised of a single man. Men in the photograph are wearing suits and ties, whereas the women are wearing blouses and skirts. Two separate pieces of a paper have been taped above and below the photo. Over the photo is a description of the image and the date. Below the image is the name of the donor, Maccie Barrier LaGrone.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]

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

Item Type: Postcard

[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]

Photograph of five men in suits standing inside the Irvine Furniture Store on Houston Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. Wicker chairs are lined up in the middle of the room, and wooden cabinets are pushed against the walls.

Date: 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[People Standing in Flood Waters]

Photograph of a group of people standing in knee-high water in front of a building after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. An overturned tree is visible to the left in front of the building, and there are several other buildings in the background.

Date: August 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Interior of Newport Bar and Grill]

Photograph of the interior of the Newport Bar and Grill on Austin Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands by the counter to the left, and several men sit on stools at the bar in the background.

Date: [1912..1930]

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.876537 -93.942029

[Photograph of John W. Gates]

Photograph of John W. Gates sitting at a desk with one hand on the papers in front of him and the other holding a pen.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

[Men on Wells Fargo Wagon]

Photograph of two men standing with a Wells Fargo wagon pulled by two horses on a road in Port Arthur, Texas. One man sits in the driver's seat, and the other, identified as Earl Gautreaux, stands on the tailgate. Buildings are visible in the background.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[The Cumberland Telephone Company]

Photograph of several women sitting at a switch board at the Cumberland Telephone Company in Port Arthur, Texas. The women at the switch board are identified, from left to right, as Daisy Neal, an unidentified woman, Lillian Frost, and Flora Tucker. The woman at the desk to the left is Mrs. Stanley, and the man standing in the background is Mr. Toples.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.871418 -93.934525

[Buildings During Flood]

Photograph of high waters at the corner of 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.875789 -93.935425

[Four Men Standing in Flood Water]

Photograph of four men standing in chest high water after a flood, in front of a bakery at the corner of 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.875789 -93.935425

[Boat in Hotel Lobby]

Photograph of several boys sitting in a boat in the side lobby of the Lake View Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas after a flood.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[House in Flood Waters]

Photograph of several houses in high waters at 7th Street and Shreveport Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.875789 -93.935425

[People in Street After Flood]

Photograph of people standing in high waters in the street after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several horse-drawn wagons in the street, and people stand on the balconies of some of the buildings in the background.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Interior of Store]

Photograph of several employees standing between shelves inside a store in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1913~

Item Type: Photograph

[Flooding Outside Post Office]

Photograph of people pushing boats and standing in high flood waters in front of the post office in Port Arthur, Texas. Several people sit in a horse-drawn wagon to the right, and a large group of people stand on the post office's steps.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Men in Chest High Water]

Photograph of four men wading through chest high water in front of a bakery on Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas, after a flood.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.873882 -93.932729

[Men Standing Around Whale]

Photograph of several men standing around a dead sperm whale laid on wooden boards in Port Arthur, Texas. A wooden fence is visible to the right, and there is a coil of rope on the boards in the foreground.

Date: March 18, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

[Men and Children by Whale]

Photograph of two men standing by the jaws of a dead sperm whale on wooden boards in Port Arthur, Texas. Another man and two small children stand to the right, and buildings are visible in the background.

Date: March 18, 1910

Item Type: Photograph

[Group in Front of Jefferson Hotel]

Photograph of a group of men, women, and children standing in high waters after a flood, in front of the Jefferson Hotel in Port Arthur, Texas. Trees and other buildings are visible to the right.

Date: [1915-08-16..1915-08-17]

Item Type: Photograph

[Refugees Leaving T. T. Co. Plant]

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

Item Type: Photograph

[Company of Soldiers]

Photograph of a company of soldiers standing at attention in a lawn in Port Arthur, Texas. Railroad tracks are visible in the background.

Date: April 7, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[View of Sabine After Flood]

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

Item Type: Postcard

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[Photograph of John and Harriet Carr, September 25, 1919]

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[Postcard of a Flooded Street in Port Arthur, Texas, August 1915]

[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]

[People Standing in Flood Waters]

[Interior of Newport Bar and Grill]

[Photograph of John W. Gates]

[Men on Wells Fargo Wagon]

[The Cumberland Telephone Company]

[Buildings During Flood]

[Four Men Standing in Flood Water]

[Boat in Hotel Lobby]

[House in Flood Waters]

[People in Street After Flood]

[Interior of Store]

[Flooding Outside Post Office]

[Men in Chest High Water]

[Men Standing Around Whale]

[Men and Children by Whale]

[Group in Front of Jefferson Hotel]

[Refugees Leaving T. T. Co. Plant]

[Company of Soldiers]

[View of Sabine After Flood]