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Image: The Potomac River surges over Chain Bridge during 1936 Flood 19 March 1936

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Description: The Potomac River surges over the deck of Chain Bridge during the Great Flood of 1936. This photo was taken from Glebe Road in Virginia; houses on the Potomac Palisades of Washington, DC can be seen in the background.
Title: The Potomac River surges over Chain Bridge during 1936 Flood 19 March 1936
Credit: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hec.40415
Author: Harris & Ewing, photographer
Permission: PD. "Publication and other forms of distribution: Permitted. The photographic firm of Harris & Ewing, Inc. gave its photographic negatives to the Library in 1955. The Instrument of Gift included restrictions which have now expired. In addition, the Library acquired from various sources photographic prints taken by Harris & Ewing. Copyrights were placed on some of these photographs, but the copyrights have expired. Privacy and publicity rights may apply." https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/140_harr.html
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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