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[Photograph of Riverside Street During the 1953 Flood]

A boy plays in a water-filled street as a bus passes by during a 1953 flood.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Police Chief Raymond Sanders]

Photograph of Orange Police Chief, Raymond Sanders.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Opening of I-10 Bridge]

Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark shakes hands with John Simmons at the opening of the I-10 bridge in Orange, Texas. Nelda Stark stands beside them.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[E.W. Brown Home after the Fire]

Photograph of the E.W. Brown III home after the fire in the early 1950s. It was on the corner of Elm and Ninth Street. It had been the Levingston residence earlier.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[IOOF Hall in Orange, Texas]

Photograph of the IOOF Hall the corner of Main and Fourth Streets. Beneath the club is a Toyland store. Automobiles are parked on the curbs.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bridge Between Port Arthur and Orange, Texas

Photographic postcard of the cantilever bridge crossing the Neches River in Southeast Texas. It connects Port Arthur with Bridge City in Orange County. It is the highest bridge in Texas and is now known as the Rainbow Bridge. The card was mailed Dec 10, 1950 from Orange, Texas.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance ot DuPont Sabine River Works - Orange, Texas

Photographic postcard picturing the entrance to the DuPont Sabine River Works, a power and chemical plant in Orange, Texas. Outside the entrance is a tall flag pole and a landscaped parking area full of automobiles.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lenore Gasow's Graduation Luncheon]

Photograph of Lenore Gasow's graduation luncheon. Eleven friends stand outdoors under an awning and behind a flower garden in this group portrait. The women all wear dresses, hats and gloves.
Date: June 1958
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Whangdoodle Cafe]

Photograph of a woman standing outside of the Wangdoodle Cafe. There is a neon sign above the door.
Date: 1950~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Men Filling Sandbags During Flood]

Photograph of groups of men filling sandbags during a 1953 flood. Several of them are wearing sailor's hats and army uniforms.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caution - Bad Bridge]

Photograph of a sign reading, "Caution Bad Bridge 1000ft. Drive Slow" The sign is standing in water from the flood of the Sabine River in 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flooded Roadway]

Photograph of a flooded roadway in Orange, Texas after the flood of 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Utility Pole and Billboard in Deep Water]

Photograph of a utility pole and a Humble Oil billboard in deep water after the flood of the Sabine River in 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Utility Pole in Deep Water]

Photograph of a utility pole in deep water after the Sabine River flooded in 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sandbags Along the Flooded Sabine River]

Photograph of people walking and sitting on the sandbags along the flooded Sabine River in 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Sandbags Along the Flooded Sabine River]

Photograph of people sitting on sandbags along the Sabine River after the flood of 1953.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Railroad Bridge Crossing Flooded Sabine River]

Photograph of the railroad bridge that crosses the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana at Orange, Texas. In this photo the river is flooded and runs just under the bridge.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Railroad Bridge Crossing Flooded Sabine River]

Photograph of the railroad bridge that crosses the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana at Orange, Texas. In this photo the river is flooded and runs just under the bridge.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flooding on East Side of the Sabine River]

Photograph of flooding along the East side of the Sabine River. A camper is submerged in the water. There is a lot of mud outside of the Show Boat landing.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Wooden Building on the River]

Photograph of a building that flooded along the Sabine River in Orange, Texas. It is a long wooden building, most likely a business. Two automobiles are parked in shallow water near a side entrance to the building.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Flooded Street]

Photograph of flooding at Green Avenue and Front Street. Men are standing in knee-deep water in an empty lot surrounded by sandbags. Behind them is a Sinclair Filling Station.
Date: 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Classroom at Tilley School]

Photograph of two students in a classroom at the Tilley School in Orange, Texas. They are pointing to a poster of book covers of American biographies. Looking on are Principal Myrtle Richardson ans teacher Mary Lynn Weir.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Lynn Weir and Mrs. John T. King]

Photograph of principal of the Tilley School, Mary Lynn Weir presents a Life Membership to the Texas PTA to Mrs. John T. King.
Date: 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. Siddon's Home]

Photograph of Dr. Siddon's home at 509 Seventh Street in Orange, Texas. Many trees surround this two-story home.
Date: 1952~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History