Charles Street Cleanup following yesterday’s water main break which flooded part of Boston Common and inundated most of the Public Garden. A silt layer covered street and Public Garden and “beached” the famed Swan Boats.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Charles Street Cleanup following yesterday’s water main break which flooded part of Boston Common and inundated most of the Public Garden. A silt layer covered street and Public Garden and “beached” the famed Swan Boats.

[ca. April 1960]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: 1960: Misc. Photos

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