[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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[View of Sabine After Flood]

Postcard of the town of Sabine after a flood. There is a man in the foreground leaning down to pick up a chair out of the water. The street is covered with large puddles, and buildings and stores in the background have been damaged. The writing on the front of the photograph dates it September 16-17, 1915. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note about the flood, addressed to Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group With Boat During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of men and Dr. Winter with a rescue boat in front of his office, during the Port Arthur flood of 1915. They are standing around the boat in water that is almost waist deep. Writing in the bottom left corner reads, "Rescue boat, Port Arthur Flood, Aug 19-17, 1915." The bottom right corner says D&H Photo.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in Boats During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of people during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. Some of the people are inside a rescue boat, and the others are standing in water that is almost waist deep. The First National Bank building can be seen on the right side of the photograph.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men With Canoe During Flood]

Photograph of a large group of people with a canoe during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. They are in front of Pearce Theater, standing in water that is almost waist deep. The back of the photograph is a postcard. The caption at the bottom reads, "Pearce Theatre P.A. flood Aug. 16-17, 1915. D&H Photo."
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man Standing on Flooded Porch]

Photograph of a man standing on a flooded porch during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The water is up to his knees and he is standing with his hands on his hips. Writing on the back of the photograph identifies the house to be at the corner of Stilwell and Seventh Street.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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

[Texaco Picnic Group Near Train]

Photograph of a train on the tracks with a group of people walking alongside to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photograph states that it is a Texaco picnic, and dates the event July 22, 1915.
Date: 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

[Aerial View of Flood]

Aerial photograph of the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. The streets are covered in water, and houses can be seen into the distance. The caption on the photograph reads, "Looking west from wireless tower at college. August 16-17 Flood, 1915."
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bank Building During Flood]

Photograph of a bank building during the 1915 flood in Port Arthur. There are men standing in the street in knee-deep water. The back of the photograph is a postcard.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flooded Houses and a Church]

Photograph of flooded houses and the Congressional Church in Port Arthur, Texas, 1915. The waters have risen almost to the windows in the visible buildings. There are people standing in the water up to their chests. The other side of the photo identifies the date as 1915, the church as the Congressional Church, and the intersection as Mobile and Sixth.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History