Flood of 1936: Cleveland Avenue and North Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1936
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 2 1/4in. (10.2 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 2 3/4in. (11.7 x 7cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Russell G. St. John family
Object number2013.180.8-.20
DescriptionViews of the Flood of 1936 in the area around the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and North Main Street in the North End of Hartford. Photographs show buildings at 9 Cleveland Avenue and 18 Cleveland Avenue. Most buildings appear to be multiple-family dwellings. Other photographs show men and women in rowboats, people walking on flooded streets, a stranded automobile, men with chairs on what appears to be a raft. Leafless trees appear in most photographs.
Status
Not on view
