1947 Flood Collection
Collection
Identifier: 1987.24
Scope and Contents
The 1947 Flood Collection contains photographs of downtown Fort Lauderdale affected by floods caused by multiple hurricanes.
Dates
- Creation: 1947
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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.
Extent
1 Flat File
Language of Materials
English
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.
- Title
- 1947 Flood Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ryan Loeffler
- Date
- September 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
Repository Details
Part of the Broward County Historical Archives Repository
Contact:
100 S Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale Florida 33301 United States
954-357-7444
100 S Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale Florida 33301 United States
954-357-7444
