Flood Refugees at 1315 Liverpool Street

1936-04-03

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Flood Refugees at 1315 Liverpool Street
  • Title
  • Flood Refugees at 1315 Liverpool Street
  • Identifier
  • MSP117.B008.F01.I12
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP117.B008.F01.I12
  • Description
  • Refugees from the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936 at a shelter on 1315 Liverpool Street in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood. The 1936 flood spread rapidly through Pittsburgh and other Western Pennsylvania river communities. The floodwaters continued to rise until approximately 6 a.m. on March 19. The waters peaked at 46 feet. Thirty-six people were killed and another 500 were injured. The financial damages incurred after the flood were estimated between $150 million and $200 million.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Flood, 1936.
    1315 Liverpool Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs, 1880-1982, MSP 117, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh Public Schools Photographs
  • Rights Information
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  • Rights Holder
  • Senator John Heinz History Center