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Title
Flooded Key Train Line in Bay Area
Creator
Associated Press
Date Created and/or Issued
1940/02/27
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Associated Press text that accompanied photo: "Several days of heavy rains in Northern California disrupted traffic, marooned towns and swept away buildings, entirely halting train traffic between Oakland and San Francisco. This picture, made Fed. 27, shows railroad flat cars pumping water out of an underpass on the Key System, heavily used by commuters between the two cities."
Type
Image
Identifier
1A07C003-F47D-4828-BD1A-338234853730
1983/001/SBPM05539
Subject
Bay Area

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