Morning in A Flooded City- The downtown section of this city looked like this after the Horseshoe Dam broke last night under pressure from the rising waters of the Blackstone River. Lumber from nearby yard caused damage to cars in foreground while Social Street (center) still has several feet of water.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Morning in A Flooded City- The downtown section of this city looked like this after the Horseshoe Dam broke last night under pressure from the rising waters of the Blackstone River. Lumber from nearby yard caused damage to cars in foreground while Social Street (center) still has several feet of water.

Associated Press · [ca. August 1955]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: Aug. A55: Wire Photos

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