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Title
Men Battle Flood Waters
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: "With dykes bursting and turning additional raging waters into the rich farms of the Sacramento Valley, citizens combined in an effort to stem the torrents. This aerial view, taken near Princeton, Calif., Feb. 29, shows men attempting to place a dyke across a highway in an effort to check the surging currents.
Type
image
Identifier
E86C578C-6A85-4F7C-9C50-734921295965
1983/001/SBPM05550
Subject
Princeton, CA
Sacramento Valley

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