1917 Flood, Well's Cash Grocery

Postcard

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Picnooga

2020.038.001 Recto: Photographic postcard showing the flood waters of the 1917 flood of the Tennessee River reaching the top of the Well's Cash Grocery store.
2020.038.001 Recto

Photographic postcard showing the flood waters of the 1917 flood of the Tennessee River reaching the top of the Well's Cash Grocery store.

Name/Title

1917 Flood, Well's Cash Grocery

Entry/Object ID

2020.038.001

Description

A gelatin-silver printed postcard with the front showing a flooded street with the roof parapet of a store coming our of the flood waters. A painted sign for Well's Cash Grocery is on the parapet wall. The scene is attributed to the 1917 flood.

Subject Person/Organization

Well's Cash Grocery

Subject Place

City

Chattanooga

County

Hamilton County

State/Province

Tennessee

Country

United States of America

Collection

Tennessee River Collection

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Violet Studio

Related Events

Event

1917 Flood

Copyright

Type of License

No Copyright - United States