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| Title | Flood damage along the Cedar River, 1960 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1960 |
| Caption | Heavy rains in November and December 1960 caused serious flooding along western Washington's many rivers. Along Jones Road, east of Renton, the flood waters of the Cedar River destroyed earlier flood control structures and nearly washed away the Lund home. Workers wrapped cables around the house and attached them to nearby trees to keep the house from washing away.
This photo, taken during the early winter floods of 1960, shows the Lund home attached by cables to nearby trees. After decades of serious flooding along the Cedar and other King County rivers, voters approved major flood control bond issues in 1960 and 1964. |
| Notes | Typed beneath image: Cedar River, Jones Road area. 1960 Nov. and Dec. flood destroyed revetment work and endangered the Lund home. Cables fastened to large trees have been put around house. Exhibit No. 32. |
| Subjects | Floods; Flood control; Rivers; King County (Wash.). Engineering Dept |
| Places | Cedar River (Wash.); Renton Region (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1998.34.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | King County Engineering Department Flood Control Photographs, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | King County Engineering Department Flood Control Photographs |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print : gelatin, b&w; 17 x 24 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
