Photograph
Big Flood in Oconto
| Two women are walking through floodwaters from the Oconto River. A horse-drawn carriage with its wheels halfway underwater is in the background near the Oconto County Courthouse and several commercial buildings. |
| Image ID: | 147252 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 10 1922 |
| Creator Name: | Holt, Lucy |
| City: | Oconto |
| County: | Oconto |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Lucy Holt photo albums, 1895-1936 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2018-012, Album 8 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 3 inches |
| The Oconto County Courthouse is located at 300 Washington Street in Oconto. Fine example of the romanesque revival style. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI23360 "According to the theories of some, it is thought that the high waters this year resulted directly from the building of drainage ditches over the county. Instead of heavy rains being held in check by swamps, the water is now immediately dumped into the river and a flood is the result. This matter will clearly bear investigation." (Source: "Business Returning to Normal after Worst Flood in History," Oconto County Reporter, April 13, 1922, p. 1.) |
| Horses |
| Commercial buildings |
| Courthouses |
| Clothing and dress |
| Coats |
| Floods |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Automobiles |
| Carriages and carts |
| Rivers |
| Central business districts |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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