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Call No: P175-C1a
Description: Rock Island Bridge
Date of origin:
Type: Print
Size: 5 x 7 1/8
Condition: Very Good
Content:
[front] Part of Rock-Iland bridge left by the Cimarron flood. May 1914 Arkalon, Kans.
[back] [two stamps with] Harry E. Chrisman 10245 W. 14th Ave. Denver, Colo. 80215. [One stamp under a Colorado address is Bluebonnet Courts address]
[note] Two great floods [insert symbol] of 1908 and 1914 played an important part in the despoliation of the Cimarron river valley meadows. those of 1908 and 1914. [those of 1908 and 1914. is crossed out] The view shows the Rock Island railway bridge which was washed away in 1914 together with a second, or “slough,” bridge. Photo courtesy Paul Custer. [Photo courtesy Paul Custer. is underlined]
Provenance:
Miscellaneous Info.:
Picture is of a broken bridge with people standing on it and on the shore.
Other Info.: Photo has tape on top back.
Related to:
Subject: 1908, 1914, Arkalon Kansas, bridges, Cimarron River, floods, Paul Custer, Rock Island Railway bridge,