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Oakmont Avenue & Plum Street, 1936 Flood

March, 1936

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Oakmont Avenue & Plum Street, 1936 Flood
  • Title
  • Oakmont Avenue & Plum Street, 1936 Flood
  • Date
  • March, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 20100126-ocl-0263
  • Source Identifier
  • 2009.08
  • Description
  • This image shows Oakmont Avenue, now known as Allegheny River Boulevard, and Plum Street during the 1936 flood. On the lest appears to be a mostly flooded gas station, based on the signage. In the background, the people of Oakmont stand along the railroad tracks, examining the damage. The flood caused damage to over 130 buildings in structures in the Oakmont area alone.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Oakmont Avenue (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Allegheny River Boulevard (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Plum Street (Oakmont, Pa.)
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Flood Damage--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Railroads--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Snow--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Flood Debris--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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