Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.38.006
Accession#:
2005.38
Credit Line:
Donated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's John Rishel Mineral Information Center.
Object Name:
Print, photographic
Title:
Gold Creek Flooding
Place:
Juneau, Alaska
Date:
1918
Year Range from:
1918
Description:
Small photo with border; houses in water during flooding of Gold Creek.
Inscription on bottom reads:
"Gold Creek — Casey—Shattock Addition during storm Sept. 26 1918 Juneau Alaska" Signature appears to be: "Kink"
Inscription on bottom reads:
"Gold Creek — Casey—Shattock Addition during storm Sept. 26 1918 Juneau Alaska" Signature appears to be: "Kink"
Notes:
According to Joan Harju, Gold Creek flooded every year either in the spring or fall (or both) taking homes with it. Flooding ended in 1957 or 1958, when the concert walls & bed were built.
Search Terms:
River
Residence
Disaster
Flood
Residence
Disaster
Flood
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