Drying Storrow Drive, MDC employes yesterday removed most of the water from the underpass by 6 P.M. and MDC officials hoped to have debris cleaned away and the thoroughfare opened today. The huge pumps spouting torrents of water were the envy of many a homeowner who wished he had the equipment in his own cellar.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Drying Storrow Drive, MDC employes yesterday removed most of the water from the underpass by 6 P.M. and MDC officials hoped to have debris cleaned away and the thoroughfare opened today. The huge pumps spouting torrents of water were the envy of many a homeowner who wished he had the equipment in his own cellar.

[ca. August 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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

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