Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Disasters |
Caption |
Flood of 1912 |
Date |
May 22, 1912 |
Catalog Number |
2005.685.0014 |
Description |
Postcard photograph of the May 21-22 , 1912 Tittabawasee River flood, showing McDonald Street and a floating chicken coop (with chickens on it). A wooden brinewell is also visable in the upper left. Photo taken from the Benson Street bridge looking upriver. The river crested a reported 25 feet above normal river levels. |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Place |
Midland, MI |
Orig/copy |
Original |
Print size |
3.5" x 5.5" |
Collection |
Midland County Historical Postcard Collection |
Old ID number |
91.0.602 |
Classification |
Disasters/Floods Correspondence/Postcard |
Search Terms |
Street, McDonald River, Tittabawassee River Flood, 1912 Flood |
Subjects |
Floods Disasters Rivers Chickens Postcards Photographic postcards |
Event |
1912 Flood |