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Flooding of DeMers Avenue, Grand Forks, N.D.


Title	Flooding of DeMers Avenue, Grand Forks, N.D.
Date of Original	1897-04
Description	Shows DeMers Avenue as viewed from an upstairs window. Water can be seen on street and broken pavement from flood. Bridge is visible in background with overflowing river. Storefronts are visible on the right side of the street.
Ordering Information	http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html
General Subject	City & Town Life Business & Industry
Subject (LCTGM)	Streets Floods Bridges Disasters Wooden buildings Rivers
Location	Grand Forks (N.D.) Red River of the North
Address	Grand Forks (N.D.) - Demers Avenue
Decade	1890-1899
Item Number	B0407-1
Format of Original	Photographic prints
Transcription	"E. G. Forks from Club Rooms. (Loose paving on De Mers Ave.)"--Handwritten on front of photograph.
Notes	Photographer unkown. Title created by staff.
Biography/History	The Red River rose more than 40 feet over the low water mark in April, 1897.
Repository Institution	State Historical Society of North Dakota
Repository Collection	State Historical Society of North Dakota Photograph Collection B
Credit Line	State Historical Society of North Dakota (B0407-1)
Rights Management	Copyright status unknown.
Digital ID	shB0407-1

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