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Flood Weather Part 2

Reel Number: 221005-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1936-1937

Country: USA

Location: DC,Harpers Ferry,Maryland,Potomac River,Washington,West Virginia,Williamsport

TC Begins: 21:10:11

TC Ends: 21:18:05

Duration: 00:07:54

Flood Weather Part 2 Snowy landscape - River with snow. Woman in fur coat poses for photograph on bridge. Ice floes on Potomac River. 21:11:19 CUs telegrams from Weather Observer reporting rain; teletype ribbon re rain. Telegram with flood warning. 21:12:17 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia flooded - submerged housing - rescue of marooned mother and baby by boat. River rushing under bridge at Harpers Ferry. More rain warnings, 18Mar36. 21:13:20 Williamsport, submerged buildings - bridge collapsed after rush of flood water. Flood warning ticker- tape. CU Weather Bulletin coming over telegraph. Washington DC - Emergency labour building dike of sandbags to protect Government buildings on the Mall; Washington Monument in BG. 21:14:41 River in full flood - rapids. Debris carried by river. Submerged buildings. River breaches bridge, people watch. River at record level near Harpers Ferry. 21:16:56 John Paul Jones Monument in flooded Potomac park. Shot from top of Washington Monument showing flooded areas of capital. Titanic disaster memorial surrounded by water. People looking at damage to pavements and parkway - raised flagstones. 21:17:57 Government buildings along the Mall unaffected by flood. Weather Forecasting. NB Poor quality - very scratched.

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