Vanport Photographs

Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flooded railroad yards during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flood waters at Union Station during the Vanport flood Flood waters at Union Station during the Vanport flood People viewing flood damage during the Vanport flood Woman stranded on rooftop during the Vanport flood Police officers responding to the Vanport flood Police officers responding to the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Debris left by the Vanport flood People with sandbags during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood People filling sandbags during the Vanport flood Personal belongings abandoned in the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood Three men in a boat during the Vanport flood Dump trucks with sand during the Vanport flood Flooded buildings during the Vanport flood Flooded apartments during the Vanport flood People viewing flood damage during the Vanport flood People viewing flood damage during the Vanport flood Unidentified woman onto of a flooded apartment during the Vanport flood Sandbags around Union Station during the Vanport flood
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Org. Lot 131-B

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Vanport Photographs

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  • 1948 (Creation)

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1 Folder

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Photographs of the aftermath of the flood that destroyed Vanport, Or. on May 30, 1948. The images depict the damage to buildings, bridges, roadways, and other structures in both Vanport and Portland, Or. Includes postcards and snapshots, as well as photographs taken by the Camera Art Studio of Portland, Or.

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  • English

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