Car buried under debris from the 1938 flood in Coal Creek Canyon

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In Folder: Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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Car buried under debris from the 1938 flood in Coal Creek Canyon

Aftermath of Coal Creek Canyon Flood of 1938

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title: Car buried under debris from the 1938 flood in Coal Creek Canyon

creator: Unknown

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

description: A car is buried under debris from the September 2, 1938 flood in Coal Creek Canon, 20 miles northwest of Denver. The 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. Photos appear to have been taken 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: 2016-005-001l

source: 1 Photographic print; 19 x 24 cm (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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