Automobiles and a pedestrian make their way through water by Union Station at 17th (Seventeenth) and Wynkoop Streets during the Cherry Creek flood which resulted from the Castlewood Dam break of 1933, Denver, Colorado. A spare tire cover on the back of one automobile reads: "Quaker State Motor Oil And Greases Best For All Cars Sommers Oil Co".
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of
Harry M. Rhoads photograph collection
Subject
Union Station (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.); Automobiles--Colorado--Denver; Floods--Colorado--Denver; Railroad Stations--Colorado--Denver; Streets--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700185105
Notes
Condition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative.; Formerly Engle #40164.; Inked on glass plate: "R40164."; Title and "Castlewood Dam broke" hand-written on back of print.; R7001851056
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