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1. Flood of the Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

IDNO:
026720
Title:
Flood of the Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Postcard photograph of the Hotel Howard half submerged in flood waters and several rowboats being used to navigate through town during a major flood in St. Marys, West Virginia. See the original for the correspondence written on the back.

2. Hotel Howard Under Water in Flooded St. Marys, W. Va.

IDNO:
038882
Title:
Hotel Howard Under Water in Flooded St. Marys, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
Postcard photograph of the Hotel Howard half submerged in flood waters and several rowboats being used to navigate through town during a major flood in St. Marys, West Virginia. See the original for the correspondence written on the back.
A spur of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

3. Building Railroad Trestle, Cheat Lake Dam, Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

IDNO:
040084
Title:
Building Railroad Trestle, Cheat Lake Dam, Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.
Date:
1913/03/29
Description:
A spur of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
People gather outside of a home flipped upside down after the flood.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.
Flood waters carried debris throughout the city as shown here.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.