Name/Title
Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948Entry/Object ID
2021.1.320Description
Image of the flooding inside of Bonneville Dam during the Flood of 1948. In the image workers are removing equipment from the inside of Bonneville Dam using a flat bed truck. Two workers are situated on the truck bed holding what appears to be a generator and another sensitive part of the dam while four workers guide the truck out of the dam. The truck appears to have a US forest service emblem from the size and shape. In the background another group roughly 6 workers load another truck with items from within the dam. The numbers on the pillars to the right reads; "BI-1, BI-2, (Next pillar) BJ-1, BJ-2" Item on the floor between the two pillars reads; "39 U.S.E.D." Bottom left of image reads; "18000-187 5-31-48"
Back of image reads; "In Wearhouse at Bonneville 1948"Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Date, InscriptionLocation
Bottom left of image and back of image.Transcription
Bottom left of image reads; "18000-187 5-31-48"
Back of image reads; "In Wearhouse at Bonneville 1948"Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Ink, PrintedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsColors
Color
Black, Off-White/Cream, White, GrayColor Notes
image is in black, white, and gray scale.
