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View of high waters of river next to dirt road; telephone poles are partially submerged & 2 people can be seen walking on road. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of dirt road with several cars & trucks, tractors hauling dirt, & people on the road. High waters seen on both sides of road; telephone poles partially submerged. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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3 men on small boat on the river. More boats and crane seen to the right; more cranes in the background. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of a building flooded; building sign on roof reads, “Dutch Mill, Eat”. Man seen on the road nearby, debris floating in flood water seen nearby. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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Aerial view of 100-B Area on the Hanford Site.

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View of landscape next to road flooded; many trees and a couple poss. houses seen in background. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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Desert Inn Hotel in Richland along Columbia River. Hotel is now the Richland Red Lion. Text on back reads: "Richland hotel".

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View of house and land around it flooded; significant amount of debris accumulated. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of river and roadway; Jeep driving on road & several people on the road in background. Several houses near the river’s edge in background. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flooding near houses; trees and telephone poles seen partially submerged. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of several buildings flooded; many buildings are Quonset structures, area is fences in (poss. Hanford camp site?) [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flood water from roadway; powerline poles seen mostly submerged, houses in the distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of houses, barns, and 2 cars flooded; hills seen in background. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of extensive flooding; Richland townscape seen in distance, “Dutch Mill, Eat” building centered in distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flooding river from river’s edge. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of paved roadway flooded; powerline down in middle of roadway, a house seen back right [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flooding river from roadway; hills and trees in distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of extensive flooding; billboard sign seen to left, “65 Acres to Lease”, buildings and houses seen in distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of partially destroyed house; flanked by trees. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of storefront and row of houses flooded [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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Another view of same store and row of houses flooded [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flooding near roadway; 3 trucks seen on roadway, “Dutch Mill, Eat” building in distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of flooding near roadway; men in heavy machinery in roadway; billboard seen reads, “Carlberg’s”. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of tractor and trailer on its side in flood water next to roadway; town seen in background [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of truck and trailer on its side in flood water next to roadway; “Dutch Mill, Eat” building in background, man squatting on roadway. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of baseball field flooded. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of grassy, heavily treed area flooded [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of large open area flooded; many tress, and small structure seen centered. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of open area after flood waters receded; small structure seen to the right [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of bulldozer on roadway; heavily sandbagged on water’s edge [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of 8 men on roadway, near water’s edge; numerous sandbags seen on water’s edge [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of several structures, some Quonset buildings, seen partially flooded. Sign centered reads, “Exit Only, One Way Do Not Enter”. (Poss. Hanford camp site?) [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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View of large open area flooded; several houses seen in distance. [Flood of 1948 in Richland; both Columbia and Yakima River flooded the area]

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Photo of Tri-City Braves baseball team photo, 1955; 16 players featured and coach, “Ray ‘Doc’ Hoyt”.

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Photo of debris from 1948 Richland Flood. A tree is on the right and a large building (probably the Desert Inn) is in the background. Also included is 7cm X 12cm print of the same image. Noted on the back of the print, "13[B?]47." In 1948, the…

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Photo of bridge affected by the 1948 Richland Flood. Built up earth in the left foreground, vehicles on the right. Noted on the back, "1 [illegible]."

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Photo of flooded fence and buildings, truck on the right, tree on the left, road in the foreground.

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Photo of flood waters next to a road, house in the background, trees on the right.

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Photo of flooded area, telephone pole in the center, tree on the right, road in the foreground.

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Photo of flooded area with buildings and telephone poles in the background, gravel in the foreground. Also visible is a truck on the right, and a pile (debris?) in the center.

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Photo of a flooded road with an overturned telephone pole hanging over the water. A man is kneeling down in front of the flood waters. Noted on the back, "B47."

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Photo of tree overlooking the water/river (probably flood waters).

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Photo of a house with flood waters in front and telephone poles on the left. Several trees are visible around the house.

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Photo of a flooded road with a telephone pole hanging over the water, line of telephone poles and trees (on the left) following the road in the background.

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Photo of the flooded Columbia River with the edge of a tree on the right. What looks like a flooded tree is near the center of the photo. The photo was taken through a chain-link fence.

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Photo of flooded Columbia River through a chain-link fence. What looks like a flooded tree is near the center of the photo. Also included is a 7cm X 12 cm black & white print of the same image.

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Photo of flooded Columbia River with a telephone pole on the right, gravel/earthen dike running along a road in the front.

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Photo of bridge over flooded Columbia River with workers and construction crane on the bridge. This is possibly the bridge that connected Pasco and Richland at the time.

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Photo of a white house surrounded by flood waters and trees.

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Photo of flooded Columbia River with a telephone pole on the right, gravel/earthen dike running along a road in the front. This is the same photo as 285a.
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