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Text reads, "Wreckage of auto owned by N. Y. couple. Car and $3000 of wedding presents were complete loss and owners were stranded on the roof of the Ours home for 15 hours in the Flood June 17 1949. Flash flood, Petersburg, W. Va."

97. Wreckage of Auto, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053713
Title:
Wreckage of Auto, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Wreckage of auto owned by N. Y. couple. Car and $3000 of wedding presents were complete loss and owners were stranded on the roof of the Ours home for 15 hours in the Flood June 17 1949. Flash flood, Petersburg, W. Va."
Text reads, "Scene showing wreckage at south end of Petersburg, W. Va. Flood of June 17 1949. Waters rising for the second time."

98. Wreckage at South End of Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053714
Title:
Wreckage at South End of Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Scene showing wreckage at south end of Petersburg, W. Va. Flood of June 17 1949. Waters rising for the second time."
Text reads, "Scene of south end of Petersburg, W. Va. as raging waters carry away slaughterhouse in foreground. Photo by Addison. Flood of June 17 1949."

99. Wreckage of Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053715
Title:
Wreckage of Flood, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Scene of south end of Petersburg, W. Va. as raging waters carry away slaughterhouse in foreground. Photo by Addison. Flood of June 17 1949."

100. Devastation in South Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053716
Title:
Devastation in South Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Text reads, "Flood scene, Petersburg, W. Va. June 17, 1949. Photo shows Ours home resting on Rt. 4 and 28. Travellers from N. Y. were stranded on this roof for 15 hours."

101. Flood Scene, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053717
Title:
Flood Scene, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Flood scene, Petersburg, W. Va. June 17, 1949. Photo shows Ours home resting on Rt. 4 and 28. Travellers from N. Y. were stranded on this roof for 15 hours."
Text reads, "Highway washout on Rts. 4 and 28, W. Va. Flood June 17 2019. Approx. 1000 ft. of highway is washed completely away."

102. Highway Washout on Routes 4 and 28, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053718
Title:
Highway Washout on Routes 4 and 28, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
Description:
Text reads, "Highway washout on Rts. 4 and 28, W. Va. Flood June 17 2019. Approx. 1000 ft. of highway is washed completely away."

103. Flood Waters Receding, South Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053719
Title:
Flood Waters Receding, South Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1949/06/17
The Hermitage Hotel was located on Route 220 in Petersburg, W. Va.

104. The Hermitage Hotel Dining Room, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053720
Title:
The Hermitage Hotel Dining Room, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Hermitage Hotel was located on Route 220 in Petersburg, W. Va.
The Riverside Tannery was damaged by fire on January 24, 1906.

105. Riverside Tannery, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053721
Title:
Riverside Tannery, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
The Riverside Tannery was damaged by fire on January 24, 1906.

106. The Hermitage Hotel Lobby, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053722
Title:
The Hermitage Hotel Lobby, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
undated

107. Administration Building, St. John's Academy, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053723
Title:
Administration Building, St. John's Academy, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
This view of Petersburg's Main Street features the Alpine Theater, which is no longer open, and a sign advertising Amoco American Gas.

108. Main Street, Petersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
053724
Title:
Main Street, Petersburg, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1946
Description:
This view of Petersburg's Main Street features the Alpine Theater, which is no longer open, and a sign advertising Amoco American Gas.