1917 Flood, East Chattanooga

Postcard

DescriptionA gelatin-silver printed postcard with the front showing East Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the flood of 1917. The photograph is dated 3/7/1917 The Tennessee River crested at 47.7 feet in the 1917 flood (compared to the record 58.05 feet of the 1867 flood), inundating much of Chattanooga, especially areas south of Main Street. The floodwaters drove an estimated 6,000 residents from their homes and caused $469,000 worth of damage in 1917 dollars. Despite the damage, the flood’s effects were felt to have been mitigated by the Hale’s Bar Dam and led to further calls for flood control initiatives on the Tennessee River.

2020.014.001 Recto; Black and white photograph of buildings sitting in the flood waters following the 1917 flood

Entry/Object ID

2020.014.001

Subject

Flood of 1917

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Chattanooga, Tennessee*

Postcard Details

Date Published

circa 1917

Notes

$15.00 written on back may be a later addition of a price when the card was sold.

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Event

1917 Flood

Type of License

No Copyright – United States

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