Resource Type

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Flood Waters]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Standing in Flooded Street]

Photograph of several men standing in knee-deep water during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There are several buildings on both sides of the street, including a post office to the right.
Date: [1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men Standing in High Water]

Photograph of a group of African American men standing in high water on San Antonio Avenue after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. Stores are visible in the background.
Date: [1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Outside in Flood Water]

Photograph of a group of men and woman standing outside a store in high waters during a flood in Port Arthur, Texas. There is a wooden boat in the middle of the crowd.
Date: [1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Water and Ice Plant During Flood]

Photograph of several people in leg-deep water in front of the water and ice plant after a flood in Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: [1915-08-16..1915-08-17]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Photograph of an aerial view of flood waters surrounding houses. The flooding spans the entire photograph.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Children Sitting on a Truck]

Photograph of a group of five children sitting on a truck. One boy is holding a cup in one hand, and holding the steering wheel in the other. Four of the children are not wearing shoes; one child's feet are not visible.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flood Damage in Neighborhood]

Photograph of three uprooted trees laying in flood waters. In the background, there are several houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of flood waters surrounding houses in a neighborhood. The water level reaches right below the first story windows, and resulted from a hurricane.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History