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[Dick Dowling Monument]
Photograph of a monument commemorating Dick Dowling and his forty-two Irish Patriots for their defeat over 4000 Yankees. The monument is a stone with rough edges around a smooth surface with text engraved in it. A fence made of wooden posts and chains surround it. Legible text on the monument says "Commemorating The Feat of Dick Dowling and His Forty Two Irish Patriots[,] Sabine Pass, Texas. 1861 C. S. A. 1865[,] September the 8th 1893, an army of fifteen thousand Federals attacked the small fort at the Pass... Erected by the Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy." The monument was installed in the center of State Highway Eighty-Seven in 1937, and was later relocated to the roadside of State Highway Eighty-Seven in the 1960s.
[Portrait of Sara Courts King]
Photograph of a portrait of Sara Courts King, the first Caucasian child born in Sabine Pass, Texas, while Texas was still under the Mexican flag and lived under six flags of Texas. She was born on February 14th, 1836 and died in 1913.
[Sabine Seafood Incorporated Docks]
Photograph of Sabine Seafood Incorporated. A dock runs to a building with text on the side that says "Sabine Seafood Inc. Sabine Texas[,] Fish Shrimp Crabs." A group of men are standing outside the front of the building. On the side of the building, there are parked cars. Several boats with hanging nets on them are anchored at the dock. In the background, there is a body of water.
[Sabine Pass Lighthouse]
Photograph of Sabine Pass Lighthouse in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, across from Sabine Pass, Texas. The lighthouse is painted with large stripes. On the right side of the lighthouse, there are two wooden buildings. The lighthouse was built in 1856 and decommissioned in 1952.
[Businesses at Four Corners]
Photograph of businesses at Four Corners in Sabine Pass, Texas. Signs on the front of a building facing to the front say "Grand Prize," "The Jetties Sea Food Inn," "Sea Food Dinners 50 [cents] 75 [cents] $1.00," and "Entrance." Signs on a building facing to the right side say "The Jetties Seafood Inn" and "Coca-Cola." A row of cars are parked outside the buildings.
[Gates Memorial Library]
Photograph of an interior view of Gates Memorial Library. Panes of glass separating parts of the library are decorated with World War I propaganda. In the foreground, there are study tables. In the background, there are bookshelves. Text on the bottom-right of the photograph says "Memorial Library Port Arthur Texas Interior View Gates Day May 18, 1918 Patriotic Bulletin Board."
[DeQueen Elementary School]
Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as DeQueen Elementary school. It is three stories high, and has columns in the doorways. In the background, there are other buildings. Text below the photograph says "DeQueen School."
[Franklin Elementary School]
Photograph of a drawing of Franklin Elementary School. The building is two stories high, and a street runs in front of it. In the foreground, there are drawings of trees and people. The proposed cost of the school was $225,00, and was constructed in 1916. It was the first school to have a full-sized swimming pool (because the School Board believe all children living on the Gulf Coast should know how to swim), auditorium, home economics, art classes, library, and outside playground with swings.
[Thomas Edison Junior High]
Photograph of an aerial view of Thomas Edison Junior High on 3400 Tenth Street. The building is surrounded by fields. In the foreground and background, there are houses. Thomas Edison Junior High was built in 1929, and later changed to Thomas Jefferson High School in 1933. A new high school was built on Jefferson Drive in 1959, so it was changed back to Thomas Edison Junior High.
[Thomas Jefferson High School]
Photograph of an aerial view of Thomas Jefferson High School on Jefferson Drive. In the foreground, there are tennis courts and a football field, with a parking lot separating the two. In the background, there are buildings. Thomas Jefferson High School was opened in 1959.
[Thomas Jefferson High School]
Photograph of an exterior view of a brick building identified as Thomas Jefferson High School. Trees and bushes surround the building. Text below the photograph says "abt 1948 Thomas Jefferson High School."
[Groundbreaking for Bob Hope High School]
Photograph of a man identified as Bob Hope holding a framed certificate at the Bob Hope High School for Hughen School groundbreaking. He is standing wearing a suit with a crawfish pin on his jacket lapel, and is standing at a microphone. Legible text on the certificate says "The Bob Hope High School for Crippled Children Diploma to Bob Hope." A crowd of people is in the background. Legible text below the photograph says "[P]2E91 4 Col N-2A."
[Music of the Sea Memorial Fountain]
Photograph of the Music of the Sea Memorial Fountain at Jefferson County Sub-Courthouse. A human figure leaning over and holding a shell to its ear is in the center of the fountain. Jets of water are spraying towards it. It was presented to the city in 1940 by Edith Smith Norton (Mrs. Charles R.) in memory of her father, Charles Eugene Smith. It was created by artist, Henry Hudson Kitson.
[Downtown Port Arthur]
Photograph of downtown Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. Several cars are on both sides of the road, and there are cars parked on the sides. In the center of the road, there are rail tracks. Businesses line the street.
[Downtown Procter Street at Night]
Photograph of a night view of downtown Procter Street. Cars are driving down the road, and parked cars line it. In the foreground, there is a business with a sign that says "Ford" on the front. In the background, a view of Hotel Sabine is visible.
[Early Port Arthur]
Photograph of five images of street views of early Port Arthur, Texas. The top-left image shows cross roads in the foreground, and a group of houses in the background. The top-right image shows crossroads in the foreground, and buildings in the background. The center image shows a road with horse drawn carriages on it, and businesses lining each side. The bottom-left image shows a group of houses with a street running in front of them. The bottom-right image shows crossroads with houses and other buildings lining them.
[Procter Street]
Photograph of a view of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. The street is made of dirt, and businesses line each side. A sign on a building on the left side of the street says "Jefferson County Real Estate Co.;" a sign on a building on the right side says "Restauran[t]." A two-story building also on the right side is identified as Bash General Store. The family lived on the second floor.
[Delmar Neighborhood]
Photograph of a view of a sidewalk in Delmar Residential Neighborhood. Yards and brick mailboxes line the left side of the sidewalk. On the right side, there is a line of trees and a road with cars parked on it.
[Procter Street]
Photograph of a view of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. There are cars driving, a trolley car, and parked cars on it. Buildings line each side. Handwritten text on the photograph says "Realty Bldg (No)" and "Procter Street." Handwritten text on the left border says "No 7," and on the right border, "5[0l]." Text below the photograph says "A busy scene on Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas, the sea port city of the Gulf Coast."
[Snow in Port Arthur]
Photograph of snow on the corner of Waco Avenue and Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. There are car tracks in the street, and snow on top of the parked cars lining it. Businesses line each side of the street. On the right side, there are signs that say "Hotel Sabine" and "Pool Beer Port Lounge" on the side of a building.
[Aerial View of Procter Street]
Photograph of an aerial view of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas. Buildings, trees, and other streets are also visible. In the lower center of the photograph, the building is identified as the K. C. S. Depot.
[Downtown Procter Street]
Photograph of a view of Procter Street in Port Arthur, Texas in the evening. Parked cars and businesses line the road. Garland is strung above the street, reaching both sides. In the background, there is a building several stories high with a sign that says "Hotel Sabine."
[Lewis Drive Construction]
Photograph of construction on Lewis Drive. Four men holding shovels are standing on a section of road with no pavement. A truck and construction machinery are to the right side of the men on a paved section of the road. In the background, there are other workers and trucks.
[Flooded Streets]
Photograph of a flooded street resulting from Hurricane Audrey. A man riding a horse is in the middle of the street. On the left side of the photograph, there is a building with signs that say "Stilwell Service Station" and "Official Tire Inspection Here." In the background, there are other people wading through the water.
[Pleasure Island Damage]
Photograph of damage at Pleasure Island resulting from Hurricane Audrey. In the foreground, there are overturned amusement rides and an overturned chair. In the background, there is a Ferris wheel and a closed concession stand. Handwritten text below the photograph says "Hurricane Audrey June 1957."
[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."
[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.
[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."
[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.
[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. ©."
[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. ©."
[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.
[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.
[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.
[Aerial View of Flood Waters]
Photograph of an aerial view of flood waters surrounding houses. The flooding spans the entire photograph.
[Flooded Streets]
Photograph of flood waters resulting from a hurricane. The water is surrounding several trees and buildings.
[Flooded Neighborhood]
Photograph of a flooded neighborhood resulting from a hurricane. In the background, there are vehicles in the street.
[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."
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[Flood Damage in Neighborhood]
Photograph of three uprooted trees laying in flood waters. In the background, there are several houses.
[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.
[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."
[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."
[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.
[Hurricane Damage]
Photograph of damage caused by a hurricane. A building is partially collapsed. In the foreground, there is a truck and two men standing beside each other.
[Hurricane Damage]
Photograph of a flooded street caused by a hurricane. Groups of people are wading in the water and floating in boats; it reaches their upper legs. Business buildings surround the street.
[Flooding on Procter Street]
Photograph of flood waters at Procter Street. Groups of people are wading and floating in boats in the water. The water level reaches their knees, and resulted from a hurricane. In the background, there are business buildings. Handwritten text on the right side of the photograph says "Pt. Arthur, Flood, Aug. 18/15," and "1st ... Austin Ave."
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