Heppner's East Side, After the Flood - 1903
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This view of the aftermath of the Heppner Flood was taken from Chase Street by local photographer Bert Sigsbee. It shows much of the area where many trees were flattened, and all the buildings completely carried away.
This view of the aftermath of the Heppner Flood was taken from Chase Street by local photographer Bert Sigsbee. It shows much of the area where many trees were flattened, and all the buildings completely carried away.
Sigsbee has provided us with a number of images from shortly after the flash flood. Since it all happened quickly and with little warning, there are no photos that I have seen of the flood in progress. The Heppner Flood is considered to be Oregon's greatest natural disaster, at least in lives lost. About 250 people were killed as a forty foot high wall of water washed through the town.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon.
Photographer | Boyd G. (Bert) Sigsbee |
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Location | Heppner, Morrow County |
Subject | Floods, Town Views |
Decade | 1900s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Larger Print |
Size of Original | 6.9 x 9.1 inches |
Photographer's Number | Number 26 |
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