Barbeau Street Flooding

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A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train crosses over a flooded Barbeau Street following the flood of March 27, 1913. Two of the freight cars visible are labeled "leaky roof." The shot is being taken from Penn Avenue, looking north toward the Allegheny River.
March 27th, 1913
Location
Downtown
Address
Barbeau Street
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection
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Source
Pittsburgh City Photographer Collection, 1901-2002, AIS.1971.05, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Original URL
Subjects
Flood damage--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Floods--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Commercial buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Streets--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroads, Elevated--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Railroad trains--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Street lighting--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Rivers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.; Allegheny River (Pa. and N.Y.).; Barbeau Street (Pittsburgh, Pa.).; Downtown (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
Identifier
715.133235A.CP
Rights
Public Domain - Anybody may use this photo for any purpose
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