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Tower in the 1936 Flood

March, 1936

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Tower in the 1936 Flood
  • Title
  • Tower in the 1936 Flood
  • Date
  • March, 1936
  • Identifier
  • 20100126-ocl-0256
  • Source Identifier
  • 2003.01
  • Description
  • Taken during the St. Patrick's Day flood of 1936, the left-hand side of this photograph captures a tower, the lower parts of which have been steeped in water. The trees in the background reveal the height of the water. In the foreground, remnants of snow remain on the ground, despite the flood. The flood caused damage to over 130 buildings in structures in the Oakmont area alone. Originally from the Moss Collection.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Oakmont (Allegheny County, Pa.)
    Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.)
    Floods--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
    Flood Damage--Pennsylvania--Oakmont
  • Source
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library Archives
  • Contributor
  • Oakmont Carnegie Library
  • Collection
  • Oakmont Historical Image Collection
  • 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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