Hill Moving Towards River- Loosened by heavy rains, a 600-foot hill in a suburban residential district today began sliding towards nearby Allegheny River at better than half an inch an hour. Mrs. Helen Allen moved out when her house (above) began breaking up.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Hill Moving Towards River- Loosened by heavy rains, a 600-foot hill in a suburban residential district today began sliding towards nearby Allegheny River at better than half an inch an hour. Mrs. Helen Allen moved out when her house (above) began breaking up.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1948]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Landslides

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