125-year-old Dam in Dedham at the United Waste Company on Milton street as the normally placid “Mother Brook” roared over it yesterday. Officials said the dam would hold, despite the volume of water, falling in steady sheets at the left and right, and broken into spray and foam by debris at center.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

125-year-old Dam in Dedham at the United Waste Company on Milton street as the normally placid “Mother Brook” roared over it yesterday. Officials said the dam would hold, despite the volume of water, falling in steady sheets at the left and right, and broken into spray and foam by debris at center.

[ca. August 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: Aug 1955: Misc. Photos

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