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[Photograph of Sirena Statue Next to Salado Creek]

Description: Photograph of a statue half-submerged in clear water in the middle of a grassy, green field surrounded by trees. The statue is of a young woman holding her mermaid tail. A small bank of rocks separates the small body of water from a flooded creek, and beyond the creek is another flooded, grassy field. A downed tree limb with leaves still on it rests on the bank to the left of the statue. Handwritten notes and a white rectangular sticker on the back of the photo indicate the sculpture is called … more
Date: August 14, 2005
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Photograph of Salado Creek]

Description: Photograph of a flooded area between two buildings. The building on the left is short and long, with an overhang, while the other building is elevated on stilts. Some trees and foliage in the water at the bottom right of the photo. In the background, a line of trees and houses is visible. Handwritten notes and a white, rectangular sticker on the back of the photo, indicate the creek is Salado Creek during the floor of 1921.
Date: 1921?
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Colorado River Flood 1]

Description: Photograph of the flooded Colorado River. Trees are submerged in the water. "Handwritten note on the back reads, "1 By placing pictures 1 and 2 end to end the full width of the Colorado River is shown."
Date: June 15, 1935
Creator: Boone
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Colorado River Flood 2]

Description: Photograph of the south banks of the Colorado River during a flood. Handwritten note on the back reads, "2 The two buildings shown on either side of South Congress Avenue at the end of the bridge were the only ones left in the river valley."
Date: June 15, 1935
Creator: Boone
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Flood Damage in El Paso, 1897]

Description: Photograph of flood damage in the city of El Paso, Texas, after a large flood hit the area in 1897. A store call "John Finnigan and Co." can be seen in the right background of the photo, and remaining floodwaters can be seen in the foreground.
Date: May 1897
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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