AF-P6150-58-002

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AF-P6150-58-002

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Identifier: unknown

Title: [Searching for the dead after the break of the dam, Austin, Texas]

Description: 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."

Date Created: 1900

Date Created Range: 1900s

Creator: unknown

Collection: AF

Collection: P6150(58)

Collection: Postcards - Dams

Subject: Postcards

Subject: Dams

Geographic locations: Austin (Tex.)

Publisher: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Item Type: Image

Format: Postcards

Required citation: [AF-P6150-58-002], Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Rights: Public Domain - The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. This item is free to use following copyright law in the United States and may be used without obtaining permission. Please credit the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library using the required credit line as a courtesy.

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