Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Weather
Automobile with water splashing on either side of it as it is driven through shallow floodwater. Water flows past the car and over the ledge of the street onto lower ground. A sign to the right of the car reads, "Flood Gauge."
undated
View of two houses on flooded street in residential area. An automobile is parked on one of the house's flooded driveway,
1965-05-16
"Three residents carry a TV set out of a flooded house along Williamson Creek as heavy rains forced numerous creeks out of their banks."
1981-06-11
"Stranded motorists attempt to remove their cars from 4 feet of water under an overpass of the MoPac Expressway in the western part of the city. Over 4.5 inches of rain late Monday 5/21 caused flooding in the downtown area."
1979-05-21
Black and white postcard view documenting the search for people who died during the Austin dam failure of 1900. The written caption reads "I helped to take out the first victim. Twas on a Sunday afternoon. I lost my fountain pen in there in this building somewhere."
1900
Tow truck on flooded street with water reaching about halfway up its tires. Man in passenger seat holds truck door open. A partially obstructed sign on the truck reads, "HOLMES 480." Two other vehicles visible in floodwater on opposite side of street.
circa 1973
A waste picker, with back turned towards camera, holds trash picker pole, wearing a coat and hat. He or she stands at floodwater and looks towards an automobile traveling on street. Floodwater pours off the roadside, over rocks, towards the waste picker.
1960s
Fireman walking in flood waters, in front of traffic with three cars, on Brodie Ln near the intersection at McCarty Ln.
1984-10-13
