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[Linn Garage]

Photograph of a building identified as Linn Garage on 812 Procter Street. Several signs on the building say "Linn Garage." There is a garage door opening in the center of the building and a car parked to the right side of it. Accompanying material gives information about Lynn Garage.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tailor Shop]

Photograph of a portrait of two men standing in front of a tailor shop on 444 Austin Avenue. Text above the door of the shops says "J. F. Owens The Tailor." A bicycle is leaning against the building. Text on the bottom of the photograph says "444 Austing Avenue 1915." Accompanying material gives information about the tailor shop.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Procter Street Flooding]

Photograph of flooding on the corner of Shreveport Avenue and Procter Street, as a result of a hurricane. A group of four men are standing chest deep in the water; two men are smoking cigarettes. In the background, there are buildings, one says "[L]one [Star] B[a]kery on the side. Text handwritten on the right side of the photograph says "Pt. Arthur, Texas" and Procter St Shreveport Ave."
Date: August 1915
Creator: J. C. Watkins Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Streets at Federal Building]

Photograph of a group of people standing outside the Federal Building in the flooded street corner of Austin Avenue and Fifth Street. The water is mid-calf level, and a result of a hurricane. Many people took refuge in the building during the hurricane.
Date: 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

[Ships at Texas Company Docks]

Photograph of a group of ships docked at Texas Company Docks. The high tide levels on two of the ships are visible.
Date: August 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooding at Pearce Theatre]

Photograph of a group of people standing in a flooded street outside of Pearce Theatre. A canoe is floating in front of the group. The water is at knee-level, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there is an arched doorway and a ticket booth. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Pearce Theatre P. A. Flood Aug. 16-17, 1915. D & H Photo. ©."
Date: August 1915
Creator: D & H Photography
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooding at Jefferson Hotel]

Photograph of a group of people standing in a flooded street outside of Jefferson Hotel. Pieces of wood are floating in the water close to the group. The water reaches a level above their knees, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there is Jefferson Hotel and other buildings. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Port Arthur Flood Aug. 16-17 1915. Photo by D & H. ©."
Date: August 1915
Creator: D & H Photography
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 Streets]

Photograph of flood waters resulting from a hurricane. The water is surrounding several trees and buildings.
Date: 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

[Men Riding in Boat in Flood Waters]

Photograph of a group of men in flood waters. Some of the men are sitting in a boat, and the other men are standing in the water around the boat. The water reaches their lower thighs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are several businesses.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hurricane Scenes]

Photograph of four images of flood waters resulting from a hurricane. Two images are on the front side; both feature groups of people wading in the flood water. The water level reaches mid-calf, and there are buildings in the background of both images. Text on the bottom of each image says "1915 storm." On the back side of the photograph, one image features a group of people standing in the flood waters under an awning of a building. The water level is knee deep. In the background, there is a wagon with a child sitting in it in front of the building. The last image is upside down, and features flood waters surrounding several houses. On the bottom of both images text say "1915 storm."
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flooded Streets]

Photograph of a group of people standing in a flooded street. The water level reaches their upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are utility poles and business buildings. On the back of the photograph, there is another photograph. This image features people wading in the flooded streets with their backs to the camera. Business buildings line the street; a sign in front of one business says "Home Trust Co."
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port Arthur College Flooded]

Photograph of flood waters at Port Arthur College. A group of people are standing under the awning of a building; a circular sign on the top of the building says "1909." In the foreground, a man is standing in the water; it reaches his upper legs, and resulted from a hurricane.
Date: 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History