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The 1913 Flood

January 9, 1913

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The 1913 Flood
  • Title
  • The 1913 Flood
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Photographer
  • Date
  • January 9, 1913
  • Identifier
  • 715.13B.CP
  • Description
  • A view of boxcars and boats on River Avenue during the flood of January 1913, taken from the Sixth Street Bridge. The flood crest reached 31 feet and 3 inches. On the left is the United Storage Company Building.
  • Extent
  • 5 x 7 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Floods
    Industrial buildings
    Buildings
    Railroad cars
    Boats and boating
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    North Shore (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2000
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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