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Description
This view was taken in the spring of 1896 shortly after the Kennebec River flooded lower Water Street in Hallowell. This is the area known locally as Joppa. Note the large amount of debris mixed into the large ice chunks, and the two children playing on the ice.
About This Item
- Title: Kennebec River Flood, lower Water Street, Hallowell, 1896
- Creation Date: 1896
- Subject Date: 1896
- Location: Joppa, Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 12 cm
- Local Code: R-5
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Floods--Maine--Hallowell
- Hallowell (Me.)--Floods, 1923
- Kennebec River (Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- Water Street (Hallowell, Me.)
- Buildings--Maine--Hallowell
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