Cleanup Continues

Title

Cleanup Continues

Subject

1938 Hurricane and Flood

Description

Workers continue to cleanup the basement of an unidentified business after flood waters closed many businesses and manufacturing along the Chicopee River. The Spaulding Company took the brunt of the flood damage and it took over 100 workers several months to clear away the three feet of sand and gravel that accumulated in the basement of the plant.

Creator

Tadesuz Chmura

Date

Sunday, October 2, 1938

Format

Photograph

Extent

2.5"x4.5

Identifier

CPL-Chmura-1938-Flood-025-02

Files

CPL-Chmura-1938-Flood-025-02.jpg

Citation

Tadesuz Chmura, “Cleanup Continues,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed November 12, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/8655.