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[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

[Photograph of Thomas Bos]

Photograph of Thomas Bos in a suit and tie. Handwriting around the photo notes that Bos was an early property owner in Port Arthur who was originally from Holland. The reverse of the photo has a handwritten note near the top stating that this was given to J. W. Carr. Writing near the bottom of the photo, to the right of a red photographer's seal, says that Bos purchased Port Arthur property for Dutch interests and that he was a client of Carr.

Date: January 1911

Creator: Weinberg, A. S.

Item Type: Photograph

[Aerial View of Port Arthur After Flood]

Photograph of an aerial view of Port Arthur after a flood. Trees and buildings are visible to the right and in the background.

Date: 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Battleship at Dock]

Photograph of a battleship at a dock in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[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

[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

[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

[Crowd at Gates Library]

Photograph of cars and a crowd of people outside during the dedication of the Gates Library in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: May 18, 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[Crowd Standing in Flood Waters]

Photograph of a large crowd of people standing in high waters during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. A man stands on a lamp post in the middle of the street.

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

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

[Drawbridge in Port Arthur]

Photograph of a drawbridge over a river in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several boats on the river, and people cross the bridge to the right.

Date: 1912

Item Type: Photograph

[Flood in Port Arthur]

Photograph of the tops of trees in high water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: December 4, 1913

Item Type: Photograph

[Flooded Area in Port Arthur]

Photograph of a flooded area between Lake Sabine and the Neches River in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings, including the Plaza Hotel, are visible in the background.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Flooded Street in Port Arthur]

Photograph of a flooded street in Port Arthur, Texas. There are buildings and trees visible on both sides of the road.

Date: 1915

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

[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

[Group at Port Arthur Country Club]

Photograph of a large group of people posing in front of several trees with drooping limbs at the country club in Port Arthur, Texas. The first man kneeling on the left is Jimmy Carrell, the ninth kneeling from the left is Henry Benz, and an arrow on the photograph points to John E. Alexander.

Date: 1919~

Item Type: Photograph

[Group in Front of Building]

Two photographs of a group of men and women posing in front of palm plants by a building in Port Arthur, Texas.

Date: 1917

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

[High School Basketball Team]

Photograph of women in the Port Arthur High School basketball team in front of a brick building in Port Arthur, Texas. Two men stand on either end of the back row.

Date: 1914

Item Type: Photograph

[Horse-Drawn Carriage Through Flood Waters]

Photograph of a horse-drawn carriage bearing several people walking through high flood waters in Port Arthur, Texas. Several buildings are visible in the background.

Date: August 18, 1915

Item Type: Photograph

[Horse-Drawn Wagon in Flood]

Photograph of two men sitting on a wagon drawn by a horse through high water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. The roofs of buildings are visible in the background.

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

[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

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

[Photograph of Thomas Bos]

[Aerial View of Port Arthur After Flood]

[Battleship at Dock]

[Boat in Hotel Lobby]

[Buildings During Flood]

[Company of Soldiers]

[Crowd at Gates Library]

[Crowd Standing in Flood Waters]

[The Cumberland Telephone Company]

[Drawbridge in Port Arthur]

[Flood in Port Arthur]

[Flooded Area in Port Arthur]

[Flooded Street in Port Arthur]

[Flooding Outside Post Office]

[Four Men Standing in Flood Water]

[Group at Port Arthur Country Club]

[Group in Front of Building]

[Group in Front of Jefferson Hotel]

[High School Basketball Team]

[Horse-Drawn Carriage Through Flood Waters]

[Horse-Drawn Wagon in Flood]

[House in Flood Waters]

[Inside Irvine Furniture Store]