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[The 1899 flood. Trees in background.]

Description: Photograph of the 1899 flood. Trees in background. Cement arch in front of trees in center of photo. Photo is mounted on cardboard substrate. Photo has ragged edges and is cracked in bottom left corner. Has black spot on far left, center. Back has tape in cracked area.
Date: 1899
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

People by Flooded Building

Description: Copy negative of people outside flooded buildings. Four young men in the foreground wade through knee-deep water while many people in the background avoid the floodwaters. There are two men riding a horse drawn buggy, many riding horseback, and several people are piled on a wagon.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Flooded Fields

Description: Copy negative of a field flooded with rainwater.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Man in Wooden Flat Bottom Boat

Description: Copy negative of Roy Costephens rowing a flat bottom wooden boat. The boat is floating on a flooded Mulberry Creek. People are sitting on dry land in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the May 1908 Brazos River flood in Waco, Texas. Several people stand on the Waco suspension bridge, looking at the water. Other buildings can be seen in the image. Purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1908
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Vehicles Stuck in Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Detroit bus driver asking for help]

Description: Photograph of stranded motorists in a flooded dug down expressway in Detroit, Michigan. Narrative by Junebug Clark: Additional photos and information can be found in the pdf document "Joe Clark HBSS LIFE Magazine Photos" Unfortunately when I was creating this document I missed this photo which ran as a LIFE Miscellany photo, which was the back page and a coveted spot. This photo was taken in Highland Park, Michigan. A city surrounded by Detroit. This is on Woodward Ave about 1/4 mile south of 6… more
Date: 19XX
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Vehicles Stuck in Flood Water]

Description: Photograph of three commercial vehicles stuck in the flood waters from Detroit's worst flood in 1957. In the image the bus driver is sticking his body out the driver window, another man sits on top his truck's cabin, while the other crouches on top the container of his truck. More vehicles can be seen being held back by a police car from the rising waters.
Date: July 22, 1957
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Flood of 1913

Description: Photograph of flood. Photograph of flood in Van Horn, TX, September 4, 1913
Date: September 4, 1913
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Looking West on the Denver Railroad after the Flood]

Description: Portion of a photo looking west across the flooded Denver Railroad in Henrietta, TX. A road ran to the right of the river, the fence posts along the road can be seen above the water.
Date: 1915~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society

[Photograph of the Night Hawk Restaurant During a Flood]

Description: Exterior view of the Night Hawk restaurant showing an unidentified man walking in the flood waters towards the restaurant during the 1957 flood. Located on South Congress and Barton Springs Road.
Date: June 15, 1957
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Aerial View of Flood

Description: Aerial photograph of the 1938 flood. Looking Northeast from Congress Avenue, south of the Colorado River. Palm School in center background.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Two Unidentified Boys in Front of a House]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified boys standing in front of a wooden house in a yard that has been flooded with water during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Trees on a Flooded Riverbank

Description: Photograph of trees on a flooded riverbank in Austin, Texas during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of a Flooded Road]

Description: Photograph of a view looking down a flooded street with homes on either side and standing water in the road during the 1938 flood.
Date: July 26, 1938
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[County jail photo taken during 1899 flood.]

Description: County jail photo taken during 1899 flood. Railroad tracks are (partially) under water in the foreground. Large trees in lower right corner are enclosed by a picket fence.
Date: 1899
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[2nd Street County Bridge in Richmond]

Description: Print of the 2nd Street County Bridge in Richmond during 1899 flood. Two men are paddling a small boat. Three people (one standing and two squatting) are on a floating sidewalk.
Date: 1899
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Photograph of Richmond Flood Scene]

Description: Photograph of the Richmond Flood scene. Railroad tracks in foreground. Businesses include: A. Kochan's Feed Store, Austin's Exchange Saloon, Brady Bros. Bakery and Grocery.
Date: 1899
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Four people standing near the banks of the flooded Brazos River.]

Description: Photograph of four people standing near the banks of the flooded Brazos River at Rosenberg, Texas in May of 1922. The four people are identified as Lee Roy Moers, Carl Czigan, Argil Czigan, and Mrs. W. C. Czigan. The boys are wearing white shirts with short pants. Mrs. Czigan is wearing a white dress with a sweater and she has her dark hair pulled up into a bun. There is a wooden structure (pier?) on the left of photograph. River bridge in center background.
Date: May 1922
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

1921 Flood Washburn Street

Description: Photograph of the 1921 flood with men standing where Washburn Street had been washed away by flood waters.
Date: 1921
Partner: Taylor Public Library

San Gabriel Bridge with Flooding

Description: Photograph of the San Gabriel Bridge with flood waters rising at 6:00 pm, on Wednesday April 24, 1957. Cars and vehicles are crossing the bridge.
Date: 1957
Partner: Taylor Public Library
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