Flooding on Highway 47
Title
Flooding on Highway 47
Description
Black and white image of a flooded field and farm at the intersection of Highway 47 and the Hagg Lake road. Though museum records give no specific date for this image, it is likely that these images are from 1964, either in January when rain and melting snow caused a small dam to break and caused localized flooding in Washington County, and or, more probably, from the 100-year-event 'Christmas Flood' event that impacted the entire Pacific Northwest region between December 18, 1964 and January 7, 1965 and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and 17 deaths in Oregon.
Creator
McMullen, H. E., photographer, Hillsboro, Oregon
Date Created
circa 1964
Subject
Dwellings--Flood damage
Scientific History
Economic History
Western United States History
Place
Henry Hagg Lake, Oregon
Medium
photographic prints
Identifier
WCMpic_012876
Rights
Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source
Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum
Type
Still Image