Flood Control in Portland, Vanport Flood
- OrgLot762_B1F6_003
- Item
- 1948
Part of Jerry Jiro Yasutome photographs
Photograph of people spreading dirt on top of sandbags on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon to control flooding during the Vanport Flood. Union Station and the Steel Bridge are visible in the background. Handwritten note on back reads, "Jerry," indicating this was likely taken by Jerry Jiro Yasutome when he was a student at the Northwest School of Photography.
Yasutome, Jerry Jiro, 1919-1994