Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Name/Title

Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.316

Description

Image of the flood of 1948 as the flood waters pass through the Cascade locks and canal nearly reaching the top platform of the canal. In the image the upper level platform is visible with Thunder Island across the canal and the stairway down into the water on the right bottom corner. Back of image reads, "Here is a close-up picture of water as it starts through canal. -2- 830, 1948"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Date, Inscription

Location

Back of image.

Transcription

Back of image reads, "Here is a close-up picture of water as it starts through canal. -2- 830, 1948"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Stamped

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Length

2-7/8 in

Colors

Color

Black, Off-White/Cream, White, Gray

Color Notes

Image is in black, white, and gray scale.