Ones That Didn't Get Away--Five days of rain flushed water over the banks of the Patapsco River near here and nearly buried these vehicles. At far left is top of a truck. Owners of three cars didn't rescue them in time, either. The Weather Bureau reported it was one of the heaviest rainfalls in the area, 6.01 inches in the five day period.

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Ones That Didn't Get Away--Five days of rain flushed water over the banks of the Patapsco River near here and nearly buried these vehicles. At far left is top of a truck. Owners of three cars didn't rescue them in time, either. The Weather Bureau reported it was one of the heaviest rainfalls in the area, 6.01 inches in the five day period.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1952]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: 1952: Wire Photos

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