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[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

[Hurricane Flooding]

Photograph of a group of people standing on top of a horse-drawn wagon in flood waters on Procter Street. The water reaches to the horses' torsos. In the background, there are people wading in the water and houses. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "Pt. Arthur, Tex. Aug. 18th, 1915. Procter St."
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

[Flooded Streets]

Photograph of two people wading in a flooded street. The water level reaches their upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are several buildings.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of a man standing beside a broken tree in flood waters. The water level reaches his upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
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

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Photograph of a flooded neighborhood resulting from a hurricane. In the background, there are vehicles in the street.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Flooded Street]

Photograph of two men standing in a flooded street. The water level reaches their upper thighs. In the background, there are several buildings. A sign on the side of one building has legible text that says "Real Estate."
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

[People Standing in Flooded Street]

Photograph of a group of people standing in a flooded street. The water level reaches their upper thighs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are houses, trees, and utility poles.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing in Flooded Street]

Photograph of a child, woman, and man standing in a flooded street. The water level is waist deep on the child, hip level on the woman, and reaches the bottom of the man's shirt. In the background, there are people riding on horse-drawn wagons and several houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People Standing in Flood Waters]

Photograph of a group of people standing in flood waters. The water level reaches mid-calf, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there is a doorway to a building. Two men wearing uniforms and holding guns are standing beside the door.
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