Great flood of 1937 hits West Virginia
VS levee with a car, wagon and furniture on top; cat in tree; chickens next to partially submerged building // title superimposed on man suspended over house: "Parkersburg, W. Va." / man shoveling water from doorway / people on sidewalks with muddy Main St. / man hoses off furniture on porch, little boys looking at camera / VS people gathered on washed out road with broken slabs of concrete // VS "Cincinnati" with people cleaning muddy road with push brooms / partially submerged municipal building / men with large hoses pumping water / people getting water from tanker truck, sign "Boil the water" / VS woman walking with buckets and hose with multiple hoses; long line of people / doctor with toddler / nurse spoons medicine to old woman / couple with woman and baby / Note: exact month/day not known
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Editorial #:
1007182244
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1937
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:33:11
Location:
Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr003093_01_02.mov
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