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| Title | Main street underpass after flash flood, Velva N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1962-08-11 |
| Creator | Burkum, Lester, 1912-2001
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | View of a Soo Line Railroad bridge with railroad cars on top. The August 1962 flash flood in Velva, N.D. left high water flowing under the railroad bridge, and a car stuck with its hood down, and back end up in the air on a fence. There are people on the railroad bridge and in the distance. |
| General Subject | Transportation
Water
Weather
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Floods
Water
Railroad bridges
Railroad cars
People
Automobiles
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| Organization Name | Soo Line Railroad Company
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| Location | Velva (N.D.)
McHenry County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | S-71 |
| Format of Original | Slides
Color images
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 5 cm. |
| Transcription | "Main street under pass, Velva N.D. flood Aug. 11, 1962"--Handwritten on slide. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Repository Institution | Manfred Heritage Museum
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| Repository Collection | Lester Burkum Slide Collection
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| Credit Line | Manfred Heritage Museum, Manfred, N.D. (S-71) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Manfred Heritage Museum
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| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dmS71 |
