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People fishing in Main Street in Burke, Idaho during the Burke flood. Picture comes from a newspaper article. The article reads, "Burke is unique because of the famed street where the river, railroad, and highway are all in the same place. Because of this unusual situation early Canyon Creek floods resulted in an overflow into the street. This March 27, 1913 picture shows adventurous Burke citizens fishing a board stretched across the creek while the rampaging Canyon Creek rushes through the town."
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Title:
Burke Flood
Photographer:
Barnard Studio (Wallace, Idaho)
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1913-03-27
Description:
People fishing in Main Street in Burke, Idaho during the Burke flood. Picture comes from a newspaper article. The article reads, "Burke is unique because of the famed street where the river, railroad, and highway are all in the same place. Because of this unusual situation early Canyon Creek floods resulted in an overflow into the street. This March 27, 1913 picture shows adventurous Burke citizens fishing a board stretched across the creek while the rampaging Canyon Creek rushes through the town."
Subjects:
floods (natural events) streets newspapers
Location:
Burke, Idaho
Idaho County:
Shoshone County
Latitude:
47.519478
Longitude:
-115.823117
Source:
Barnard-Stockbridge photograph collection, 1894-1964, PG 8-2, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv407875?
Source Identifier:
B452
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format Original:
5x7 black and white film copy negative
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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"Burke Flood", Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/barstock/items/barstock2874.html
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