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Flooded Railroad Yard

March 18, 1936

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Flooded Railroad Yard
  • Title
  • Flooded Railroad Yard
  • Creator
  • Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
  • Date
  • March 18, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 8223.5747.RR
  • Description
  • View looking south looking toward Carson Street of the water level of the Monongahela River as it passes under the Smithfield Street Bridge ramp 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
    Rivers
    Flood damage
    Railroad stations
    Railroad yards
    Commercial buildings
    Streets
    Bridges
    Pedestrians
    Motor vehicles
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Smithfield Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Carson Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Smithfield Street Bridge (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)
    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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