1947 Flood Collection, 1947
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
1947 Flood Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The 1947 Flood Collection contains 7 photographs of downtown Fort Lauderdale affected by floods caused by hurricanes.
- Biographical / historical:
The 1947 Flood Collection contains photographs of the 1947 flood in Fort Lauderdale. In 1947, two hurricanes hit and flooded most of South Florida with Broward County feeling the most impact at a reported 15 inches of rain.
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Hurricane damage
Hurricanes
Floods
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
1947 Flood Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
