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Coal Barge

March 24, 1936

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Coal Barge
  • Title
  • Coal Barge
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • March 24, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 8223.5780.RR
  • Description
  • Men work to relocate a coal barge that has made its way to the PLERR tracks as a result of the 1936 flood. Assistance is provided by a Champion Coal tugboat. This view looks east toward the Lawrence & Company Paints and Varnishes and the Point Bridge. The 1936 flood occurred over a period of four days after heavy rains, culminating with the crest of the Ohio River at 46 Feet. The 1936 flood had far reaching effects, causing some 250 million dollars in damages and an estimated 108 fatalities. See also images 5774 and 5777 for alternate views.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Barges
    Tugboats
    Railroads
    Bridges
    Buildings
    Men
  • Geographic Subjects
  • South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Company Photographs, 1886-1972
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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