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Larimer County Water Ways
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Aftermath of Big Thompson Flood


Title	Aftermath of Big Thompson Flood
Image ID Number	H12423
Date	1976-08-01
Decade	1970s
Description	Color photograph of the aftermath of the Big Thompson flood, August 1, 1976. Showing a cabin just upstream from Drake. Owner "shimmed-up" fireplace where flood waters undercut house.
Content Type	buildings landscapes - natural
Historical Context	Urban Growth and Technology, 1970-Present
Subject	Big Thompson Big Thompson Canyon Big Thompson Flood Big Thompson River Floods Rivers Houses Buildings
Image Source	Historical Collection
Format	image/jpeg
Image Collection	Historical Collection
File Location	LC Places - Big Thompson Flood (by Tim Wiley)
Language	English
Image Origin	Print
Digitization Format	Epson Expression 10000XL; Adobe Photoshop 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs

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The Water Ways Photograph Database provides 1200 photographs associated with Larimer County water history.