[Wreckage at the Electric Light Plant]

Description:

Photograph of the rubble and debris at the Electric powerplant after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Down at the electric light plant. This is where we get our power for lights now."
Creator(s): Shirkey, Marie
Location(s): United States - Texas - Nueces County
Creation Date: 1919  
Partner(s):
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
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Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
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Creator (Photographer):
Shirkey, Marie

Corpus Christi, Texas

[Wreckage at the Electric Light Plant]
Date(s):
  • Creation: 1919
  • Digitized: 1919
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Nueces County
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1919  
Description:

Photograph of the rubble and debris at the Electric powerplant after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Down at the electric light plant. This is where we get our power for lights now."
Physical Description:

1 photographic print, b&w : 3.5 in. x 5.5 in.
Language(s):
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): debris
Contributor(s):
Partner:
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History
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Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2007
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: 1748PP
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth29003
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image
Rights:
Access: Public