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Title |
Group viewing flood damage to the Big four railroad bridge, Lafayette, Indiana, 1913 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0214-1010 |
Description |
A group of people stand near a railroad bridge viewing flood damage. The word "ferry" has been printed on the upper left. Taken from the Main Street bridge looking south at the Big Four railroad bridge over the Wabsh River. The smokestack behind the bridge is the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company power house. The Big Four railroad bridge was saved by parking coal-filled hopper cars on the bridge during the flood (pictured here). |
Geographic Location |
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Floods Natural disasters Railroad bridges Boats Wabash River Lafayette (Ind.) Tippecanoe County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1913 |
Year Range Begin |
1913 |
Year Range End |
1913 |
Process |
Gelatin silver prints |
Format |
Postcards |
Type |
still image |
Copyright |
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Rights |
The Indiana Album, Inc. believes that this item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. |
Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2017-04-06 |