Barely Two Weeks Ago the south side of Waterbury, Conn., looked like the top photo. Lower view shows the same scene today. Battered building in center of top picture has been razed but there is extensive debris still to be cleared away.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Barely Two Weeks Ago the south side of Waterbury, Conn., looked like the top photo. Lower view shows the same scene today. Battered building in center of top picture has been razed but there is extensive debris still to be cleared away.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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

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