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Clearing the Mud

March 30, 1936

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Clearing the Mud
  • Title
  • Clearing the Mud
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • March 30, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 8223.5803.RR
  • Description
  • View of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad yards looking west toward the freight house and the Terminal Station, showing cleanup progress after the 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood. 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 cars
    Railroads--Employees
    Railroad stations
    Railroad yards
    Graders (Earthmoving machinery)
    Commercial buildings
  • Geographic Subjects
  • 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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