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Title: Kings River flood scene Reedley California
Creator: [Unknown]
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1914
Publication Information: Fresno County Library
Contributing Institution: San Joaquin Valley Library System
Collection: Photographs Selected from the Collections of the San Joaquin Valley Library System Member Libraries
Rights Information: This image is being made available for educational and research purposes only, under the fair use clause of the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 § 107 U.S.C.) Further questions regarding the image or its use may be directed to the California History and Genealogy Room, Fresno County Public Library, 2420 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721-2285; (559) 488-3195, press #3, then #5.
Description: Picture of the flooded bridge over the Kings River near Reedley, California, taken January 26, 1914. The Kings River had historic floods in 1914, 1951, and 1959, damaging buildings and killing animals. Flooding occurs when the tremendous amount of the melted snow from the Sierra flows into the river.
Type: image
Format: 1 Photographic print :b&w.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5n39q3rk
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Subject: Floods--California--Fresno County--Photographs
Rivers--California--Fresno County--Photographs
Bridges--California--Fresno County--Photographs
Kings River (Calif.)--Photographs
Reedley (Calif.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Reedley (calif.)--History--Sources

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