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Omaha businesses and smelters in the flood of 1881
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Omaha businesses and smelters in the flood of 1881
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Title
Omaha
businesses
and
smelters
in the
flood
of
1881
Description
This
lantern
slide
shows
the
flooded
Missouri
River
in
Omaha
in
April
of
1881
. There
is
a
one-story
building
in the
foreground
, and
flooded
smelters
with
smokestacks
can
be
seen
in the
background
.
Digital Publisher
Omaha Public Library
Date
1881
Subject
Floods -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Missouri River
Rivers -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Smelters -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Lantern slides
Digital Format
Image/tif
Image Number
ls_00204
Source
1
slide
:
lantern
,
b&w
;
10
x
8.2
cm
.
Collection
Early
Omaha
Collection
Rights
https://omahalibrary.org/policies/fee-schedule-for-license-of-high-resolution-digital-images/
Historical Notes
The
Missouri
River
valley
flooded
in
April
of
1881
. In
Omaha
, a
temporary
dam
built
to
protect
downtown
businesses
did
not
hold
up
against
the
flood
water
. On
April
7
, the
floodwaters
reached
23
1/3
feet
.
Source
:
Jeffrey
Spencer
,
Historic
Photos
of
Omaha
(Nashville
:
Turner
Publishing
,
2007)
,
p
.
20
. This
is
a
copy
of a
photograph
taken
at the
time
of the
flood
.
Object File Name
ls_00204.tif
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