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View of a car stuck in the middle of a flooded Onion Creek. There is a man standing on the back of the car. Two other cars and a truck are along the far back of the river.

circa 1930

Onion Creek under Highway Bridge, Post Road. The water is rushing rapidly and some trees are surrounded by the creek.

1938-01-27

View of the old iron Montopolis bridge, circa 1935. This bridge was washed away in the 1935 flood.

circa 1935

View of the broken Austin Dam with debris in the foreground, circa 1900.

circa 1900

View of the broken Austin Dam with debris in the foreground, circa 1900.

circa 1900

View of the broken Austin Dam and the damaged building, circa 1900. Water is in the foreground.

undated

View of the broken Austin Dam with people standing in the foreground looking at it, circa 1900.

undated

Crowd standing outside collapsed power house.

1900-04-08

View from bank of flooded river. Stamped on verso: "Made By Geo H. Berner, with H. R. Marks, Photographer, Austin, Texas."

undated

Four people standing on bank of Colorado River at the site of the destroyed Austin Dam

1901-02-21

Flooded river breaking through center of stone dam

circa 1890

View of flooded street. On verso: "Dam and Colorado River, Austin, Texas, George Mendell"

circa 1900

Looking southeast at broken dam during a 1909 flood of the Colorado River.

1900

View of flood damage. An arched brick buildling is visible with piles of destroyed wood in front of it. Men stand on the piles of wood and another is in a rowboat in the flood waters.

1909

House damaged by flood.

circa 1900

On verso: "Colorado river on a boom in April 1900." Bridge visible in background

1900-04-01

Southeast view of the Austin Dam on the Colorado River after breaking during a flood. The dam was built in 1890 in an attempt to bring industry to the city, but failed after upriver storms sent a flood cracking the dam and killing eight people.

1900

View of high, rapid waters of the Colorado River at the site of the former Austin Dam which was broken during the flood. In 1900, upriver storms caused a massive flood that broke the dam and killed eight people. (similar to PICA-22190).

1900

Broken dam and flooded river. On verso: "Made by Geo H. Berner with H. R. Marks, Photographer, Austin, Texas."

circa 1900

Remnants of Austin Dam after 1900 flood. On verso "After dam broke."

circa 1900

Colorado River with borken Austin Dam after the 1900 flood. Two people in a canoe and two people on bank visible.

circa 1900

View of damaged power plant after 1900 flood

circa 1900

View of a house surrounded by floodwaters during a Colorado River flood. The capitol dome is visible in the distance.

undated

View of flooded Colorado River. Note on front of photograph reads: "Taken in 1900 when the Austin Dam Broke." Note on back reads: "Received City Managers Office, Sep. 22, 1952"

1900

4 men wathcing flooded river

1900

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