RPPC, Rossville Blvd. Underneath Flood Waters

Photograph

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Picnooga

2023.017.001 Recto: Black and white photograph on postcard paper showing the flooding of Rossville Blvd. during the March 1917 flood
2023.017.001 Recto

Black and white photograph on postcard paper showing the flooding of Rossville Blvd. during the March 1917 flood

Name/Title

RPPC, Rossville Blvd. Underneath Flood Waters

Entry/Object ID

2023.017.001

Description

Real photograph postcard showing the floodwaters during the 7 March 1917 flood. The view shows the street with houses on either side and flood waters up to the lawns and front doors. A wagon full of people is in the midground, leaving the floodwaters. The Acme Kitchen Furniture Company building can be seen in the background, with an advertisement for the "Acme Line of Trunks" on the side. "Rossville Blvd 3/17/1917" is printed at right.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Real Photo Postcard

Subject

Flood

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Rossville Boulevard, Chattanooga, Tennessee*

Collection

Postcard Collection

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Acme Kitchen Furniture Company

Related Entries

Notes

2020.033.001 - This is a duplicate image of this item but FIC

Copyright

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only