[Great Flood]

Image ID: WPC 02:141
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Blank postcard. Black and white image on front shows electricity towers and the Trolley Bridge in the aftermath of a high flood, likely the Great Flood of Northampton in 1936. The high water is capped with large white chunks of ice and snow. Bare trees are visible in the distance, as well as two smoke stacks.
Date estimated based on the date of the flood.

Image Details

Dublin Core
Title
[Great Flood]
Description
Blank postcard. Black and white image on front shows electricity towers and the Trolley Bridge in the aftermath of a high flood, likely the Great Flood of Northampton in 1936. The high water is capped with large white chunks of ice and snow. Bare trees are visible in the distance, as well as two smoke stacks.
Date estimated based on the date of the flood.
Date
~1936
Contributor
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family,
Northampton. 2017
Identifier
WPC 02:141
Coverage
Northampton, Mass
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"

Citation

“[Great Flood],” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed November 27, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/5248.