Name/Title
Flood WatersEntry/Object ID
1989.41.1gDescription
Black and white photo on board of flooded area with cabins. A sign on the left reads "Boads & Cabins". Title on matte is "Flood Waters". Notes on back read "Napa area - Cuttings Wharf area Norman's resort cabins in 1956 flood" and "'Flood Waters' photography by Al Hoover. Lundy's resort at Cuttings Wharf was built by Al's brother-in law, Ernest Lundy in the 1920's". Ernest died sudently about 1930 leaving a sidow Grace Hoover Lundy who ran this rental of cabins to fishermen for three years after Ernest's death. It became Nornan's fishing resort when Grace sold the buisness and moved back to town. Ther are also several stickers on the back, one from the Silverado Camera Club, one reading "Exhibited Artist's May Fair 1956", one "Exhitibited Napa district fair August 1956" and one "Exhibitd Annual Flower and Art Show St. Helena Garden Club May 5th and 6th, 1956".
Location O/S 9 PF # 2241Collection
PhotographsAcquisition
Accession
1989.41Source or Donor
Margaret HooverAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1956 - 1956Notes
Date: 02/13/1956Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Floods, Cabins, SignsSearch Terms
Floods, Cabins, SignsCreate Date
November 1, 2011Update Date
June 23, 2021
