Downtown Pittsburgh during the Flood of 1907

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Downtown Pittsburgh during the Flood of 1907
  • Title
  • Downtown Pittsburgh during the Flood of 1907
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F20.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F20.I02
  • Description
  • This photograph illustrates the resilience of the Pittsburgh population to natural catastrophes as local citizens piled into small boats to travel down Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. On March 16, 1907, heavy rains and melting snow brought the river stage to 36.6 feet. Local residents were unaware of the rapidly rising waters, however, there were few causalities. It is estimated that six to twelve people lost there lives due to the flood waters. Property damage was extensive, with total losses estimated at $5 million. Electricity was cut off and hundreds of workers found themselves out of work due to mill and industrial plant closures.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Flood, 1907.
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Penn Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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