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Flood Cleanup on the South Side

March 25, 1936

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Flood Cleanup on the South Side
  • Title
  • Flood Cleanup on the South Side
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • March 25, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 8223.5790.RR
  • Description
  • View looking southwest toward Mount Washington of workers removing mud and debris left in the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad yards during the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood. The Station and Central Warehouse can be seen in the background on the right, with the Monongahela Incline on the left. The 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 in damages and an estimated 108 fatalities.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Flood damage
    Railroad yards
    Railroad stations
    Railroad cars
    Railroads--Employees
    Inclined railroads
    Commercial buildings
    Dwellings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Mount Washington (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    South Shore (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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