Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Photographs of flood damage
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
acfl083
IDEntry
7418
Date
1936-03
Collection Location
LaVale, Maryland
Coverage
Western Maryland, 1936
Body
This annotated photograph shows the effect of the 1936 flood on the bridge crossing the Potomac River at Hancock. The high water mark on the bridge is marked where the span was washed away. A collection of leaves wedged at high water level in a tree is also marked.
Notes
Courtesy of Albert L. Feldstein