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1936 Flood in Downtown Pittsburgh

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1936 Flood in Downtown Pittsburgh
  • Title
  • 1936 Flood in Downtown Pittsburgh
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F21.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B013.F21.I04
  • Description
  • High waters at the intersection of Wood Street and the Boulevard of the Allies in downtown Pittsburgh. The 1936 flood, which began on Saint Patrick’s Day, spread rapidly through Pittsburgh and other Western Pennsylvania river communities. The flood waters continued to rise until approximately 6 a.m. on March 19 when the waters peaked at 46 feet. Thirty-six people were killed and another 500 were injured. The financial damages were estimated between $150 million and $200 million.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Flood, 1936.
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Boulevard of the Allies (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Wood Street (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
  • 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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