Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Merrimack River, Flood of 1938 |
Object Type |
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Description |
Four newspaper clippings showing the 1938 flood. Top photo caption: "Right: Waters of the Merrimack lap foundations of the Water Street fire station and the Haverhill Electric Plant." Second photo caption "Left: Sandbagging Carrigg's Laundry in vain effort to bar flood." Third photo caption: "Left: Rising waters reach bottom of the arch of the Haverhill bridge." Bottom photo caption: "Right: the top of the seawall can be barely seen in this picture of the river taken from the Bradford shore above the Haverhill bridge." 1938. |
Date |
1938 |
Processing Method |
Halftone photomechanical print |
Print size |
7 x 19 cm (varies) |
Original/Copy |
Other |
Call Number |
HL6 Senter HPH 69-963E |
Catalog Number |
31479006617681 |
Classification |
Land and Environment - Rivers |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Floods |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Merrimack River River Street Basiliere Bridge Haverhill Electric Company Carrigg's Laundry Floods Businesses Bridges Rivers |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
Last Updated |
2024-08-01 |