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[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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Torpedo Boat Destroyers

Photograph of Torpedo Boat Destroyers, "Paul Jones from Perry, OK" "Stewart from Preble," Seward, AK. Photo by Hetters, August 24, 1915.
Date: August 24, 1915
Creator: Hetters
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Loading a passenger ship in Texas City in 1915]

A large passenger ship is docked with the gangway down. Three black men are loading barrels onto the ship. Another man stands on the dock watching them. Farther down the dock, a small group of people stands near other dockside equipment near the boat. The passenger ship has two stories of cabins. Two individuals stand near the railing on the lowest level watching the action on the dock. Below the bottom edge of the print on the cardboard backing is written in cursive writing: "Texas City - Aug 19th, 1915 - Two days after the storm." In the lower right hand corner of the photograph "Naschke Galveston" is embossed.
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam at H.S.

Lock and Dam at H.S.
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam at H.S.

Lock and Dam at H.S.
Date: August 19, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

4th Artillery Headquarters after the hurricane, Texas City

A group of soldiers sit and stand on a pile of wooden debris in a pathway between two rows of wooden Army buildings. The building on the left has no roof, but the roof beams remain. Soldiers have rolled-up sleeves, unbuttoned tunics and one soldier is hatless. Wording on phot front "4th Art. Hdqs. after the hurricane, Texas City." Wording in pencil on photo back "Aug. 16, 1915." The number "10." is written in the right hand corner.
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[After the storm]

Three rows of one-story houses. On the far left, a pile of debris stands. The nearest house on the left is tilted and sagging to the right. The porch on the second house in the second row is tilted to the side. Wording on photo back "Texas City, Tx Aug 16, 1916". [Based on other photos similar to this one and on historical records of the weather, this date should most likely be Aug. 16, 1915.]
Date: August 16, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas Rangers with Dead Mexican Bandits

Photograph of unidentified Texas Rangers with dead Mexican bandits.
Date: August 8, 1915
Creator: Runyon, Robert
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

First Methodist Church

Photograph of a post card of the First Methodist Church, Nowata, OK. Published by Model Variety Store, Nowata, OK, postmarked August 4, 1915.
Date: August 4, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Westley Hospital

Photograph of a post card of Westley Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK. Published by S. H. Kress & Co., postmarked August 4, 1910.
Date: August 4, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: August 3, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trinity River: Lock and Dam #7

Lock and Dam #7
Date: August 3, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boston & Maine (B&M) 1029

A photograph postcard showing Boston & Maine (B&M) 1029, 4-4-0 (class A-41-f), East Northfield, MA.
Date: August 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Katharine Raymond

Photograph of Katharine Raymond
Date: August 1, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Lawton High School

Photograph of Lawton High School, Lawton, OK, August 1915.
Date: August 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Little Girl Wearing a Bathing Suit]

Photograph of a young girl wearing a bathing suit and holding a rope attached to a tree that stands behind her. In the background, an automobile can be seen parked on the side of a dirt road. Beyond the car, there is a house.
Date: August 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History