Flood 1916 [Close-up of damage to an unknown area. Loose pieces of wood are piled high next to what appears to be a concrete foundation].

Dublin Core

Title

Flood 1916 [Close-up of damage to an unknown area. Loose pieces of wood are piled high next to what appears to be a concrete foundation].

Subject

Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Floodplains
Floods
Historic buildings

Description

Pieces of wood and debris pushed downstream (most like likely French Broad River) against railroad bridge.

Date

2005-04-19

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

1 photoprint
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

2643
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/2643

Spatial Coverage

Asheville (N.C.)
Buncombe County (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Picturing Asheville and Western North Carolina

Citation

“Flood 1916 [Close-up of damage to an unknown area. Loose pieces of wood are piled high next to what appears to be a concrete foundation].,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/2643.