Napa Flood of 1940 at the Dry Creek Bridge

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Napa Flood of 1940 at the Dry Creek Bridge

Entry/Object ID

2007.186.5

Description

A large black and white photo of the cleanup of Dry Creek Bridge at Highway 29. Taken after the 1940 flood. Part of the Napa "Cal Trans" files. Location: PF 117 B #4553 5 of 28

Collection

Photographs

Acquisition

Accession

2007.186

Source or Donor

Don Meehan

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Don Meehan

Date made

Feb 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Floods, Railroad bridges, Debris

Search Terms

Floods, Flooding, 1940s, Dry Creek Bridge, Debris, Railroad Bridge, Dry Creek

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Create Date

June 6, 2014

Update Date

September 17, 2026