WPA Workers in the aftermath of Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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WPA Workers in the aftermath of Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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title: WPA Workers in the aftermath of Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

creator: Unknown

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

description: Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers in overalls or jeans, gloves, and hats hold shovels and walk in the flood damaged creek bed in Coal Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows flood debris, sand and the eroded edges of Coal Creek. The September 2, 1938 flood washed out sections of the road. Works Progress Administration workers restored four miles of the highway in five days. Photos appear to have been taken on September 6, 1938.

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contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration of Colorado

date: 1938 September 6

type: Still image

format: TIF File

identifier: 2016-005-001b

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

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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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