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Flood Damage

March 18, 1936

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Flood Damage
  • Title
  • Flood Damage
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • March 18, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 8223.5745.RR
  • Description
  • View of damaged freight cars askew on the tracks on the West Carson Street side of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad yards 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
  • Floods
    Flood damage
    Freight cars
    Railroad tracks
    Railroad stations
  • 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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