Contributed by Mantor Library at UMF
Description
Heavy snowfall in the winter of 1922-1923, followed by torrential rain in May 1923, caused severe flooding across Maine. In Farmington, the Sandy River overflowed its banks, which prompted a group of people to venture out in a canoe to survey the damage.
About This Item
- Title: Canoe on flooded street, Farmington, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Location: Farmington, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 8 cm
- Collection: Corinne Sawyer album
- Object Type: Image
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Mantor Library at UMFUniversity of Maine at Farmington, 116 South Street, Farmington, ME 04938
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