Name/Title
1917 Flood, East ChattanoogaEntry/Object ID
2020.014.001Description
A gelatin-silver printed postcard with the front showing East Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the flood of 1917. A local business' shop is at left with the flood waters at its front door. Below the "Phone H. 53". "Lookout Biscuits" advertisements are painted on the side of the building. Homes and other structures can be seen in the background in the flood waters. The photograph is dated 3/7/1917Subject
Flood of 1917Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chattanooga, Tennessee*Collection
Tennessee River CollectionPostcard Details
Date Published
circa 1917Notes
$15.00 written on back may be a later addition of a price when the card was sold.Copyright
Type of License
No Copyright - United States
