[Photograph of Hurricane Wreckage North of the Courthouse]
Description:
Photograph of a man standing on a roof that lies on the ground after the hurricane of 1919 in Corpus Christi. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "Showing the street between the bay and the courthouse. Courthouse just across the street from the house at XXX. Our house located about at X, one block east and nearly a block north from the courthouse. XX is the back of the Rankin house. Looks undamaged here but if you could have seen it - even it would have been bad enough. Bay at O. Notice the roc…
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Date:
1919
Creator:
Shirkey, Marie
Partner:
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History