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Flood effects

imageID: 23169
Description: Flood effects
Keywords: flooding
Photographer: W.R. Chapline
Original collection id: 252774
Media: Black and white print
Collection: Sierra Ancha Historical Images
Quality: 3
Location: Sierra Ancha; USA
Date(mm/dd/yyyy): 09/29/1930
Comments: Heavy deposition of sand and other materila in San Marcial, N.M., as a result of floods in 1929. Practically the entire town has been abandoned, including the business section. Rio Grande Valley.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0006


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