High Water Remained on Foster St., Peabody Sq. long after the flood. Four high school juniors gaze from post office steps, thinking "we sure could use a row boat." Left to right, Nancy Dolan, 15; Ruth Kankalo, Mary Agnes Crowley and Mary Pyburn, all 16.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

High Water Remained on Foster St., Peabody Sq. long after the flood. Four high school juniors gaze from post office steps, thinking "we sure could use a row boat." Left to right, Nancy Dolan, 15; Ruth Kankalo, Mary Agnes Crowley and Mary Pyburn, all 16.

[ca. May 1954]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: May 1954, Peabody

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