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View East on Morrison Street from First Street During 1890 Flood, Portland, Oregon
Date(s)
- 1890-02 (Creation)
Extent
black-and-white prints (photographs); 9.5 x 7 inches
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Black and white photograph of Morrison Street (now Southwest Morrison Street), looking west from First Street (now Southwest First Avenue) in Portland, Oregon. A couple inches of water covers the street and people walk along the sidewalks. The Morrison Street Bridge is visible in the background. The photograph is mounted on a grey mat that was once bound into an album. Handwritten text below the photograph reads "Flood of 1890" and "Morrison Street, from First" The photograph was taken in February, 1890, when excessive rain and unusually warm weather caused the Willamette and Columbia Rivers to flood.
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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- eng
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1890 Portland flood and street scene photographs, Org. Lot 1423, Item 009