1913 Flood Postcards (SC-221)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 56 postcards depicting the 1913 Dayton flood and its aftermath. Some of the postcards are real photo postcards. The information provided for each item is the caption on the postcard for 1-49, postcards 50-56 have no caption and the information is provided by processor. Six more postcards were added to the collection in July 2010, #57-62. They are identified by their captions, except the final one, which remains unidentified.
Dates
- Creation: 1913
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Delores L. Strehle, in 2010. The first 56 postcards were donated in January 2010; items 57-62 were donated in July 2010.
donor
- Strehle, Delores (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
