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Identifier
20136180
Description
A flash flood caused by the tremendous cloudburst Friday July 17 sent waters pouring into the Linwood Addition of Fort Worth. Clutching a folder of valuable papers and her grandson, Gregory Sanchez, Mrs. Francis Sandoval of 2724 Weisenberger is evacuated by boat from her home. Mrs. Willie Sandoval, left, and dog and seven children also were taken from the flooded house.
Archival Date
1953-07-17
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-923
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Evacuations; Floods; Boats
Names
Sanchez, Gregory; Sandoval, Francis (Mrs.); Sandoval, Willie (Mrs.)
Subjects
Evacuations; Floods; Boats