Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Name/Title

Bonneville, Vanport Flood, 1948

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.330

Description

Image from Bonneville dam of the _____ of the flooding of the Columbia River year 1948. In the image logs and debris are pushed up behind Bonneville dam blocking the spillway gates. Among the debris is a Tug boat, Virginia S. There are two men that have made there way over the debris to the tug boat and boarding it. Barley visible on the dark paint of the tug is 22E40. Back of image reads; "Flood 1948"

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Date

Location

Back of image

Transcription

Flood 1948

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

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 in

Length

5 in

Colors

Color

Black, Off-White/Cream, White, Gray

Color Notes

Image is in black, white, and gray scale.