A flood in the fens
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

A flood in the fens

McBey, James, 1883-1959 · 1922

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

A scene near Southery, from a drawing made in 1915. There is a wide gap, broken by rising water, in the bank of a canal. On either side of the gap groups of men are working, those on the far side having a boat. Trees rise from flooded fields to the left.

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