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Eldorado Springs flood

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Call Number	X-8157
Title	Eldorado Springs flood
Summary	Men and women walk amid flood debris near South Boulder creek in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. The flood, in September of 1938, did major damage to houses and the Eldorado Springs resort.
Date	September, 1938
Notes	Newspaper clip on back reads: "This was a typical street scene in Eldorado Springs Saturday. Huge boulders, together with large timber that was uprooted, cluttered up the streets that lined the banks of South Boulder creek. Telephone and electric light poles were snapped at their bases. The village was without electricity within ten minutes after the twenty-foot wall of water hit the town."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100081578
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 19 x 26 cm. (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.)
Subject	Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940. Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
Source	Source: Max 1980
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10008157.tif