Fort Worth flood of 1949

Creator

Squire Haskins Photography Inc.

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Identifier

20084920

Description

Fort Worth, Texas, flood of 1949, showing 7th Street under water. The large Montgomery Ward building received extensive damage. Several buildings and houses are completely submerged, including the Gulf Tire & Supply Company building and the Stationers Distributing Company building.

Archival Date

1949

Collection Name

Squire Haskins Photography, Inc. Collection

Collection Number

AR447

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Floods; Disasters; Houses; Buildings; Montgomery Ward; Downtown Fort Worth; Streets; Trees; Cityscapes; Stationers Distributing Company; Gulf Tire & Supply Company