Postcard
Wreckage Left by Flood
Elevated view across the Wisconsin River, showing the wreckage left by the disastrous flood of July 24, 1912. A power dam on the Wisconsin River above Wausau broke, releasing the waters of its reservoir on the city. (Scene is looking south from a bridge.) Caption reads: "Scene South from High Bridge After the Flood, Wausau, Wisconsin." |
Image ID: | 36004 |
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Creation Date: | 07 1912 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Wausau |
County: | Marathon |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Place File* |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PF Wausau.61 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Floods |
Cities and towns |
Outdoor photography |
Bridges |
Wisconsin River (Wis.) |
Trees |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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