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[Boys in Canoe During Flood]

Description: 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
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[H.C. Weiss House]

Description: Photograph of the H.C. Weiss House in Beaumont, Texas.
Date: May 15, 1985
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Gates Memorial Library Dedication Day]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Gates Memorial Library Dedication Day. A crowd of people are gathered outside the entrance of the library. In the foreground, there are cars parked along a street. In the background, there are houses.
Date: May 15, 1918
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Hurricane Flooding]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Flooded Streets]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Aerial View of Flood Waters]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of flood waters surrounding houses. The flooding spans the entire photograph.
Date: August 15, 1915
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Flooded Neighborhood]

Description: Photograph of a flooded neighborhood resulting from a hurricane. In the background, there are vehicles in the street.
Date: August 15, 1915
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Men in Flooded Street]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Children Sitting on a Truck]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[People Standing in Flooded Street]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[People Standing in Flooded Street]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[People Standing in Flood Waters]

Description: 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
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Flood Damage in Neighborhood]

Description: Photograph of three uprooted trees laying in flood waters. In the background, there are several houses.
Date: August 15, 1915
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Boat Launching]

Description: Photograph of several men and women standing on the boat, Juliette, at its launching. Each person is holding a group of mackerels, and mackerels are hanging from the sides of the boat. The fish came from a record catch at Sabine Jetties.
Date: August 15, 1910
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Port Arthur City Hall]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of a building identified as Port Arthur City Hall at 444 Fourth Street. The building is several stories high. There is an awning extending over a driveway on one side with a car underneath it. In the foreground, there is a yard with trees, shrubs, and park lights. In the bottom right corner of the photograph, "Watkins Studio" is embossed.
Date: July 15, 1978
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Exterior of the Music Building at Lamar University]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the music building at Lamar University. A winding sidewalk leads to an entrance to the music building. The Lamar Theater is visible on the right side of the frame.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Black Student Union Meeting in the Setzer Center]

Description: Photograph of several African-American students gathered for a Black Student Union meeting in the Setzer Center of Lamar University. The students are gathered around a desk with a poster attached to the front. A sign reading "Here Black Student [. . .]N along with an illustration of a closed fist hangs on the wall behind them.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Camp Fire Girls Selling Cookies]

Description: Photograph of two young Camp Fire Girls selling cookies at a Mardi Gras carnival at Lamar University. They are both dressed in their uniforms and hold boxes of cookies in their arms.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Mardi Gras Celebrations at Lamar University]

Description: Photograph of a Mardi Gras carnival hosted by Lamar University. Several carnival rides occupy a parking lot, including a Ferris wheel. On the right side of the frame, a large group of people is gathered on on a patch of grass next to the parking lot.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Photograph of Two Unidentified Lamar Students]

Description: Photograph of two African-American students at Lamar University smiling and posing for a picture. The woman on the left wears glasses with large, round frames and a turtleneck tank top with a large necklace. The woman on the right wears large, plastic sunglasses with a formal dress and pearl earrings.
Date: February 15, 1972
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University
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