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Title
Dykes Burst Under Flood Pressure
Creator
Associated Press
Date Created and/or Issued
1940/02/29
Contributing Institution
Center for Sacramento History
Collection
Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Associated Press text accompanying photo: "Dykes bursting under the pressure of flood waters in the Sacramento Valley in California added to the peril of thousands all ready homeless due to the high waters. This aerial view, taken between Sacramento and Princeton, Calif., Feb. 29, shows how the raging torrents pour through dykes once the barrier gives way."
Type
Image
Identifier
1A26190F-5435-458E-9572-365108345024
1983/001/SBPM05552
Subject
Sacramento Valley

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