Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiExtensive flooding on Peoples Street that was caused by the 1919 hurricane.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiA view of Chaparral Street following the Storm of 1919.
Henningsen, C.W., The Library of CongressCorpus Christi, Texas, after storm, Sept. 14th, 1919.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiDestruction on Chaparral Street.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiPeoples Street after the 1919 Storm.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiDevastation of a structure in front of the Magnolia Petroleum Co. Gasoline Auto Supply Station on Mesquite Street.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiWreckage of several structures on the Bayfront following the 1919 Storm.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiDebris scattered along North Beach.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiDevastation along the shoreline.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAnnihilation of the causeway.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAnnihilation of the causeway.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTour boat known as the Japonica beached by the storm.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiTour boat known as the Japonica beached by the storm.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiA local street car on its side.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThe remnants of structures in front of a residence damaged by the 1919 Storm. The Nueces County Courthouse is in the background.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiSeveral people clearing the rubble caused by the storm around the C.C. Railway and Light Company.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christiremains of Harbin [Hardin?] Court following the 1919 Storm. Inscription on reverse of postcard reads: “All that was left of 85 tourist houses where the tourist of means lived." (Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThe ruined home of Judge McDonald on North Beach. P.H.S. Hospital is in the background.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThe wreckage on North Beach . P.H.S. Hospital can be seen in the background. Inscription on reverse of postcard reads: “¼ only of the hospital left standing 53 patients and all but one nurse was saved.” (Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThe debris in front of the Lichtenstein & Son’s Building at 502 Chaparral Street. Inscription on reverse of postcard reads: “In front of our store 2 weeks after the storm.(Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThe devastation in front of the Lichtenstein & Son’s Building and nearby structures on the 500 block of Chaparral Street.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiWreckage around the remains of the Caldwell residence.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiA cityscape of the wreckage on Chaparral Street. The Edison Dry Goods Co. located on the 400 block of Chaparral Street is on the right side of the street near the center of the photograph. The bluff and its residences can be seen at the top right of the image.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiA cityscape of the wreckage on Chaparral Street. The Edison Dry Goods Co. located on the 400 block of Chaparral Street is on the right side of the street near the center of the photograph. The bluff and its residences can be seen at the top right of the image.
Courtesy of the L.M. Gross Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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Extensive flooding on Peoples Street that was caused by the 1919 hurricane.
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On Sept. 14, 1919 a major storm hit Corpus Christi, Texas, causing fatalities and destruction of property. According to the , there were 100 mph winds and a 16-foot storm surge. Estimates put the death toll between 100 and 600 people. There were stories of on shore the next day covered in crude oil.















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