Man shovels mud out of a 1930s Packard washed away in the Coal Creek Canyon flood

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In Folder: Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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Man shovels mud out of a 1930s Packard washed away in the Coal Creek Canyon flood

Aftermath of Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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title: Man shovels mud out of a 1930s Packard washed away in the Coal Creek Canyon flood

creator: Unknown

subject: Packard automobile; Floods--Colorado--Jefferson County; Laborers--Colorado--Jefferson County; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Jefferson County

description: A man shovels mud out of a 1930s Packard with a Goddess of Speed hood ornament that was washed away in the September 2, 1938 flood of Coal Creek Canyon. A chain is attached to the front of the car to pull it out. The flood washed out sections of the road through the canyon.

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contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration of Colorado

date: 1938 September 2

type: Still image

format: TIF File

identifier: 2016-005-001m

source: 1 Photographic print; 19 x 24 cm (7.5 x 9.5 in.)

language: en

relation: Is part of Coal Creek Women's Club Scrapbook Collection, photographs donated by Ethel Grimm.

coverage: Coal Creek Canyon (Colo.); Jefferson County (Colo.)

rights: This image is the property of the Jefferson County Archives and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to please credit the Jefferson County Archives. Copyright not evaluated. For information about obtaining a high-resolution copy of this image, please contact us using the Contact link at the bottom of this page.

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