[World War I Soldiers]

Photo of a group of WWI Soldiers. Ralph Broyles is the soldier on the lower left.
Date: 1915~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Family 2]

Photo of an unidentified family. Back of photo reads: To Mrs. Register - September 9, 1912 - Taylor Tex. - Edna 18 - Emily 16 - Margaret 4. We have no idea who the parents were nor what their surname was.
Date: September 7, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Park After Hurricane]

Photograph of a park in Corpus Christi, Texas that suffered great damage caused by a hurricane in 1919. Crews had been cleaning for 3 weeks at the time of the photograph. Debris is visible strewn all across the park. Several buildings are standing but damaged.
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chaparral and Taylor Streets]

Photograph of debris in the flooded intersection of Chaparral and Taylor Streets after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of photo,"Corner of Chaparral and Taylor Streets, west from where the Pavilion and Seaside hotels were. Episcopalian Church about at X."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fish Eye View of Palestine]

Fish eye view of Palestine taken around 1910.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified Students]

Photo of a group of unidentified schoolchildren posed by a Palestine school.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Debris near the Methodist Church]

Methodist Church and two other buildings standing after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscription on back of photo,"Side street near the Methodist Church. The street where the street cars turn west to go to Hillcrest and Nueces Bay Heights."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orchard and garden]

Photograph of an unidentified orchard and garden in Corpus Christi, Texas around the time of a hurricane in 1919. The garden is not flooded at time of photograph. Flowers are visible in foreground, strawberries to left, and about ten different kinds of trees including pepper and acacia. River is visible from back door looking north.
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Plaza Hotel]

Photograph of the Plaza Hotel with one side of the lower level missing. Two men are walking past the building. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "The Plaza Hotel right across east of the park. It is right in the middle of the street. You know it extended back east almost a block. The old Winona."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of the Cotton Compress across the water]

Photograph of Cotton Compress near the Municipal Pier. Inscription on back of photo,"What is left of the Cotton Compress. This was near the Municipal Pier. This is taken looking northeast. Isn't the water pretty?"
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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.S. Baskin," Building on the right was W.O.W. Hall - now a 2 story concrete parking garage is on this corner - the next building, center of picture was Captain Kennedy's office"
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas 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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Japonica, Run Aground]

Photograph of the Japonica sitting on the beach in Corpus Christi, Texas around the time of a hurricane in 1919.
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lichtenstein's Home]

Photograph of a house damaged in the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscription on the back of the photo, "Lichtenstein's house, notice the oil streaks, also how it leans against our little old shack."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Judge David H. Scott to Cyrus I. Scofield, June 13, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from Judge David H. Scott to Cyrus I. Scofield, June 13, 1916]

Letter from D.H. Scott to C.I. Scofield, dated June 13, 1916. Mentions Brothers Hooper and Halliday, Mrs. Jamieson, Mr. and Mrs. Aberle.
Date: June 13, 1916
Creator: Scott, David Howell
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notarized affadavit regarding the birth of Thomas McGee Scott] (open access)

[Notarized affadavit regarding the birth of Thomas McGee Scott]

Notarized affadavit regarding the birth of Thomas McGee Scott, notarized by Kitty Keel.
Date: June 10, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Goods Drying Outside Furniture Store]

Photograph of businesses in downtown Corpus Christi after the 1919 hurricane. Clothing is hung on lines to dry in front of the furniture store. Horses and wagons stand in the street beside the businesses, Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Sept 1919 - East side of Chap. just north of Lichenstein's (old store) - goods hung out to dry."
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Seaside Hotel and Debris]

Photograph of two women standing beside the damaged building at the Seaside Hotel after the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Seaside Hotel - Sept 1919 (my mother and sister)."
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Artesian Park]

Photograph of flooded park and surrounding buildings after the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Sept. 1919 - Artesian Park - Looking east from Mesquite St. (La Playa Hotel on left - Tribble's Market - Givens Apts. and house across from it -)
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chaparral and Taylor Streets]

Photograph of debris and damage left from the 1919 hurricane in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, " Sept. 1919, Corner of Chaparral and Taylor Streets - Looking toward bluff - the wrecked house in the foreground was the Cross Studio."
Date: September 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sand Bank Near Homes]

Photograph of two homes with a sand bank behind them after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Ours and Lichtenstein's houses showing the sand bank. A very poor picture and entirely too small to tell much about. Notice that the high board fence isn't needed now we have a bank instead."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History