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People gather outside of a home flipped upside down after the flood.

1. House Upside Down After Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040608
Title:
House Upside Down After Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
People gather outside of a home flipped upside down after the flood.
Beechwood and Stell (possibly "Steel") Plant is barely visible after the flood.

2. Beechwood And Stell ( Possibly Steel) Plant After Parkersburg, W. Va. Flood

IDNO:
040609
Title:
Beechwood And Stell ( Possibly Steel) Plant After Parkersburg, W. Va. Flood
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Beechwood and Stell (possibly "Steel") Plant is barely visible after the flood.
Flood levels rise to nearly above the first floor.

3. Market Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040610
Title:
Market Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Flood levels rise to nearly above the first floor.
People gather into boats to get around the flooded city.

4. Market Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040611
Title:
Market Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
People gather into boats to get around the flooded city.
River boat drives right up into the city.

5. Junction Of Ohio and Kanawha River During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040612
Title:
Junction Of Ohio and Kanawha River During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/30
Description:
River boat drives right up into the city.
Flood waters carried debris throughout the city as shown here.

6. Flood Damage at Ohio River Depot, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040613
Title:
Flood Damage at Ohio River Depot, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Flood waters carried debris throughout the city as shown here.
Picture taken from Prospect Hill.

7. Belpre Bridge During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040614
Title:
Belpre Bridge During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Picture taken from Prospect Hill.
Boats travel down the center of town.

8. Flooded Court House And Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040615
Title:
Flooded Court House And Market Street, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Boats travel down the center of town.
Lone boatman goes past the flooded homes along Seventh St.

9. Seventh Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040616
Title:
Seventh Street During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Lone boatman goes past the flooded homes along Seventh St.
Flooding around the post office in town.

10. Post Office During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040617
Title:
Post Office During Flood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Flooding around the post office in town.
Men stand on what is left of the building.

11. Skirven And 12th Street After Parkersburg, W. Va. Flood

IDNO:
040618
Title:
Skirven And 12th Street After Parkersburg, W. Va. Flood
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Men stand on what is left of the building.
Flood levels nearly surpass the first floor of many buildings.

12. Market Street and Fourth Street During Fllood, Parkersburg, W. Va.

IDNO:
040619
Title:
Market Street and Fourth Street During Fllood, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Flood levels nearly surpass the first floor of many buildings.