Flood of 1913 - Interurban Bridge

Name/Title

Flood of 1913 - Interurban Bridge

Description

Black & white, center of image is head-on view of set of railroad tracks and double span iron bridge; large pile of debris on bridge and to one side of track; frame houses visible in background; black lettering near bottom reads "I.&C. Traction Bridge during Great Flood 1913 Shelbyville, IN." Mounted on multi-layer pasteboard. Adhesive label on back "W.R. Meloy, Inc." Grainy appearance suspect was copied from series of post cards issued in 1913.

Collection

Jackie Meloy

Acquisition

Accession

1989.002

Source or Donor

Jackie Meloy

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

W.R. Meloy, Inc.

Date made

1913

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1913

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 8, 2002

Update Date

April 4, 2024