Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Name/Title

Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.324

Description

Image of the flooding from the Flood of 1948 taken from Beacon Rock looking East towards Bonneville Dam with Bonneville Dam visible in the background. The flood waters have raised to cover the base of metal powerline towers and have reached the railroad and the Lewis and Clark highway 14. Back of image reads; "Gib bought these pictures of the flood. Notice how beautiful our gorge is here where we live tho there is too much water for comfort in this picture. 1948"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Date

Location

Back of image

Transcription

Gib bought these pictures of the flood. Notice how beautiful our gorge is here where we live tho there is too much water for comfort in this picture. 1948

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Color

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Length

5 in

Colors

Color

Black, White, Off-White/Cream, Gray

Color Notes

Image is in black, white, and gray scale.