Debris left by the Vanport flood
- OrgLot131_025
- Item
- 1948-05
A photograph of the field of debris left after the Vanport flood.
Debris left by the Vanport flood
A photograph of the field of debris left after the Vanport flood.
People with sandbags during the Vanport flood
A photograph of unidentified people standing on a large pile of sandbags during the Vanport flood.
Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood
A photograph of several apartments in high flood waters during the Vanport flood.
People filling sandbags during the Vanport flood
A photograph of a large crowd of people shoveling sand into sandbags during the Vanport flood.
Personal belongings abandoned in the Vanport flood
A photograph of a pile of mattresses, furniture, and personal belongings abandoned on the side of the road during the Vanport flood. The flooded Pacific International Livestock Exposition is visible in the background.
Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood
A photograph of several apartments in high flood waters during the Vanport flood. Several rowboats are tied at the edge of the water.
Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood
A photograph of several apartments in high flood waters during the Vanport flood.
Three men in a boat during the Vanport flood
A photograph of three unidentified men in a rowboat among the flooded apartment buildings during the Vanport flood.
Dump trucks with sand during the Vanport flood
A photograph of dump trucks and tractors moving piles of sand for people to make sand bags during the Vanport flood. Several men with shovels stand to the side of the trucks waiting to return to work.
Flooded buildings during the Vanport flood
A photograph of flooded industrial buildings during the Vanport flood. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 2."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood
A photograph of three unidentified people surveying flooded apartments and debris during the Vanport flood. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 9."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
People viewing flood damage during the Vanport flood
A photograph of unidentified people walking through debris left behind after the Vanport flood. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 10."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
People viewing flood damage during the Vanport flood
A photograph of unidentified people viewing the damage caused by the Vanport flood. Several people are visible standing on the rooftops of flooded buildings and three unidentified men are attempting to navigate a rowboat through the debris. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 21."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Unidentified woman onto of a flooded apartment during the Vanport flood
A photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on the rooftop of a flooded apartment building during the Vanport flood. Three unidentified people look on in the foreground. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 22."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Sandbags around Union Station during the Vanport flood
A photograph of a line of sandbags holding back flood waters in downtown Portland, Oregon. Union Station and the railroad yards are visible submerged in floodwater in the background. Several unidentified men are working to help reinforce the sandbag wall at various point. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 23."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Sandbags around Union Station during the Vanport flood
A photograph of a line of sandbags holding back flood waters in downtown Portland, Oregon. Union Station and the railroad yards are visible submerged in floodwater in the background. Several unidentified men are working to help reinforce the sandbag wall at various point. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 25."
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood
A photograph of several apartments in high flood waters during the Vanport flood. The back of the image is stamped with, "Camera Art Studio 4706 N. E. Glisan VE, 3866 Portland, 13, Oregon. 3810 33. "
Camera Art Studio (Portland, Or.)
Delores Skovgaard after the Vanport flood
Delores Skovgaard sorting through personal items after residents were allowed back into Vanport, Oregon following the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “My sister Dee helping.”
Skovgaard, Dale
Damaged apartment buildings after the Vanport flood
A view of damaged apartment buildings in Vanport, Oregon after the water receded from the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “Slough in background. No more bridge from Victory Avenue across Bayou Slough to Island Avenue.”
Skovgaard, Dale
Rescuing residents trapped in the Vanport flood
A group of men holding hands and a rope to form a human chain in waist-high flood water during the Vanport flood. They are attempting to rescue people trapped by rising flood water. Flooded cars and debris are visible in the water around them. Dale Skovgaard is identified as the man in the white cowboy hat. This photograph was originally taken by an Oregonian photographer (OrHi 25428).
Oregonian (Firm)
Agnes Skovgaard after the Vanport Flood
Agnes Skovgaard sorting through personal items after residents were allowed back into Vanport, Oregon following the Vanport flood. Caption on the image reads, “My mother sorting through personal items after the flood to see if anything was worth saving. Very little.”
Skovgaard, Dale
Traffic escaping Vanport flood
A line of cars parked on Denver Avenue in Vanport, Oregon. The drivers abandoned their cars on the road and fled on foot after a traffic jam blocked their exits. Pedestrians are visible on the road attempting to escape the rising flood waters during the Vanport flood.
Skovgaard, Dale
Unidentified people climbing over piles of debris left behind after the flood waters retreated during the Vanport flood. Several apartment buildings lifted from their foundations by the flood waters are visible in the wreckage.
Skovgaard, Dale
Flooded buildings along the Kenton Slough dike
Buildings and flotsam pressed against the Kenton Slough dike during the Vanport flood in 1948.
Skovgaard, Dale
Damaged apartment buildings after the Vanport flood
A view of damaged apartment buildings in Vanport, Oregon after the water receded from the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “Our apartment house.”
Skovgaard, Dale
Agnes and Delores Skovgaard standing behind a picket fence in front of their apartment in Vanport, Oregon. They are sorting through personal items after residents were allowed back into Vanport following the Vanport flood. The caption on the photograph reads, “My Mother, Netta and Sister, Delores, trying to sort out any savable items from apartment.”
Skovgaard, Dale