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Metadata
Title |
Jefferson County - 1913 Flood |
Collection |
Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston Photograph Collection |
Catalog Number |
TC/Jefferson Co.-16 |
Date |
1913 |
Location |
Kentucky / Jefferson County / Louisville |
Photographer |
Thruston, Rogers Clark Ballard, 1858-1946, Louisville, Kentucky |
Description |
The Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston Photograph collection has been divided into several series. This record is part of the Jefferson County series, which has been further subdivided to reflect specific subjects or events. This subseries of photographs, taken in 1913, documents the damage done by the 1913 Flood. The Thruston photographs run from TC-0316 to TC-0405 and TC-0093F to TC-0098F. A selection of this subseries has been described and digitized: TC-0316: View of Ballard Mills and box cars at Jacob Street with flooding of Beargrass Creek. At 9:00 AM the river was at 37.9 feet. January 13, 1913 TC-0317: View of Ballard Mills and the Broadway Bridge at the headwaters of Beargrass Creek. March 26, 1913 TC-0318: View of the Ohio River (upriver) from the Weather Bureau Office in the Inter Southern Building. The river was at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0319: View of Beargrass Creek at Ballard Mills. The river was at 37.9 feet at 9:00 AM. January 13, 1913 TC-0320: View of the Broadway Bridge from above at the headwaters of Beargrass Creek. March 26, 1913 TC-0321: View of head water in Beargrass Creek flowing over L&N train tracks, south of Broadway. Match 26, 1913 TC-0322: View of workers removing the flood gates at Ballard Mills. The river stage is given, but the numbers are not labeled. January 16, 1913 TC-0323: View of the L&N Railroad tracks at Jacob Street flooded by Beargrass Creek. Ballard Mills is in view to the left of frame. March 26, 1913 TC-0324: View of Beargrass Creek in the mill yard at Ballard Mills. March 26, 1913 TC-0325: View of part of the floodgate in place at Ballard Mills. January 16, 1913 TC-0326: View of the flooding of Beargrass Creek at Ballard Mills. The river was at 38.3 feet. The white plus at the right indicates the crest of this flood at 39.5 feet. January 16, 1913 TC-0327: View of the flooding of Beargrass Creek at Ballard Mills, the railroad tracks, and the Broadway Bridge. March 26, 1913 TC-0328: View of the flooding of Beargrass Creek at the cattle sheds at Fern Cliff Distillery. March 26, 1913 TC-0329: View of the flooding of Beargrass Creek at the railroad tracks at Fern Cliff Distillery. March 26, 1913 TC-0330: View of Beargrass Creek on Logan Street near Caldwell Street, backwater during the head water flood. March 26, 1913 TC-0331: View of Beargrass Creek toward the Fern Cliff Distillery and cattle sheds from Breckenridge Street Bridge. March 26, 1913 TC-0332: View looking south of railroad tracks and Beargrass Creek flood waters from Breckenridge Street Bridge. March 26, 1913 TC-0333: View of Beargrass Creek flooding Kentucky Street. The view is to the north. March 26, 1913 TC-0334: View of the headwaters of Beargrass Creek near Caldwell Street. March 26, 1913 TC-0335: View of the headwaters of Beargrass Creek near Caldwell Street. March 26, 1913 TC-0336: View of the floodgates and wall at Ballard Mills on Beargrass Creek. The river was at 39.6 feet. March 28, 1913 TC-0337: View of Ballard Mills and the flood wall from the top of a boxcar. The river was at 39.6 feet. March 28, 1913 TC-0338: View of the floodgate being raised at Ballard Mills at noon. March 29, 1913 TC-0339: View at noon of the flood north of Broadway at Ballard Mills. Two little girls stand at next to a line of railroad tracks. March 29, 1913 TC-0340: View of Broadway at Ballard Mills at noon. The Ohio River was at 41.6 feet. March 29, 1913 TC-0341: View of the water rising on Broadway at noon. The Ohio River was 41.6 feet. March 29, 1913 TC-0342: View of the water rising on Broadway at noon. The Ohio River was at 41.6 feet. March 29, 1913 TC-0344: View of the floodgates being raised at noon. Seepage water and sandbags are also in view. March 29, 1913 TC-0346: View of the rising flood waters from Broadway Bridge at noon. The Ohio River was at 41.6 feet. March 29, 1913 TC-0347: View of the L&N Railroad tracks and train south of Broadway at 1:00 PM. The Ohio River was at 41.7 feet. March 29, 1913 TC-0348: View of the flood waters on Broadway in front of the Alfred Struck Company (Warehouse No. 9) and Joseph H. Peter and Company Monuments at 1:00 PM. Families can be seen moving. Notes read: " Compare 41 + 75+ 103-105". March 29, 1913 TC-0349: View of Ballard Mills preparing for a high of 45 feet on the Ohio River. Many spectators are watching the rising waters. March 29, 1913 TC-0351: Ballard Mills' levee and backwater on Broadway. The river was at 42.8 feet. The view is to the west. March 30, 1913 TC-0352: View of the flood on Broadway at the Alfred Struck Company and Joseph H. Peter and Company Monuments at 9:30 AM. The Ohio River was at 42.8 feet. March 30, 1913 TC-0353: View of the flood and flood wall at Ballard Mills at 9:30 AM. The Ohio River was at 42.8 feet. The view is to the west. March 30, 1913 TC-0354: View of the flood and flood wall at Ballard Mills at 9:30 AM. The Ohio River was at 42.8 feet. The view is to the east. March 30, 1913 TC-0355: View of the backwater on Broadway from the bridge, at 10:00 AM. The Ohio River was at 42.8 feet. March 30, 1913 TC-0356: View of people watching the rising flood waters at Broadway and Campbell Street at 10:00 AM. The river was at 42.8 feet. Rommel Motor Car Company is to the left of frame. The view is to the south. March 30, 1913 TC-0357: View of people at Ballard's mill yard after the break in the levee at 10:30 AM. The Ohio River was at 42.9 feet.TC-0358: March 30, 1913 TC-0359: View of the south side of Broadway looking east with a car driving through the flood waters. The large light fixtures were in front of Ballard Mills. The river was at 42.9 feet at 11:00 AM. The Rommel Motor Car Company is in center frame. March 30, 1913 TC-0360: View of the builders of the runway across the Ballard Mills flooded mill yard standing on it. March 30, 1913 TC-0361: View of people watching the rising flood waters on Broadway from the Ballard Mills Offices. The view is east. March 30, 1913 TC-0362: View of the flooding at Fern Cliff Distillery and cattle sheds at 9:00 AM. The Ohio River was at 44.9 feet. Notes read: " Compare 13 which was taken during the rain." March 31, 1913 TC-0363: View of the flooding and the L&N Railroad tracks at the Breckinridge Bridge over Beargrass Creek. The Ohio was at 44 feet (upper gauge or lower gauge is not identified). March 31, 1913 TC-0364: View of the flood waters looking north from the Breckinridge Street Bridge. The Ohio River was 44.9 feet at 9:00 AM. March 31, 1913 TC-0365: View of 62 Logan Street near Breckenridge Street at 9:00 AM. The river stage was 44 feet. March 31, 1913 TC-0366: View of a horse wagon and truck from Sorving (?) City Trade at Ballard Mills, showing the flood waters. The river was at 44 feet at this stage. March 31, 1913 TC-0367: View of the walkaway between the mill and the warehouse at Ballard Mills. A partially submerged car makes up part of the walkaway. March 31, 1913 TC-0368: View of Front Rank Warm Air Furnaces, Kentucky Tire and Rubber Works, and Rommel Bros. General Contractors taken from across the street at the Ballard Mills office. March 31, 1913 TC-0369: View of the flood waters at the City Loading Shed from Ballard Mills office yard. March 31, 1913 TC-0370: View of the flood waters at the advertising department building at the Ballard Mills. March 31, 1913 TC-0371: View of a man rowing an improvised rowboat on Broadway. April 1, 1913 TC-0372: View of the flood waters at the Ballard Mills taken from the railroad tracks on Broadway. The river stage was 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0373: View of the flood waters at the Ballard Mills taken from the L & N Railroad tracks on Broadway. The river stage was 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0374: View of the flood waters at the Ballard Mills taken from the L & N Railroad tracks on Broadway. The river stage was 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0375: View of the flood waters taken from the north parapet of the Broadway Bridge. The building on the left is Tobe Greiner and the building right is Haller and Zehnder. April 1, 1913 TC-0376: View of the flood waters and debris taken from the south parapet of the Broadway Bridge. The building is part of the Ballard Mills complex. April 1, 1913 TC-0377: View of the flood waters taken from the south parapet of the Broadway Bridge. Joseph H. Peters & Co. and Warehouse 9 of The Alfred Struck Co. are in view. The white arrow points to the bowl of a horse watering trough just above the water. April 1, 1913 TC-0379: View of the horse drawn wagon from St. Xavier's Laundry crossing the Broadway Bridge during the flood. The storefronts of Joseph H. Peter and Co. Monuments and Sapiksky's are in the background. The river stage was 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0381: View of the Ballard Mills from the north parapet of the Broadway Bridge. April 1, 1913 TC-0382: View of four men on the temporary walkway between the office and the mill at Ballard Mills. The river was cresting at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0383: View of the river cresting in the Ballard Mills yard. April 1, 1913 TC-0384: View of the temporary walkway between the office and the mill at Ballard Mills. The river was near crest at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0385: View of the interior of the City Packing Room. The water is 6 inches deep on the floor. The river was near crest at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0386: View of the temporary walkway between the mill and the warehouse at Ballard Mills. The river was at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0387: View of the interior of Warehouse "E" at the Ballard Mills during the flood. There are stacks of product, likely flour, lining the walls. April 1, 1913 TC-0389: View of a horse and buggy stopped at a watering trough at Broadway and Beargrass Creek. During the height of the flood, the waters covered the bowl up to the rim. The river crested at 45.1 feet. See #377. April 11, 1913 TC-0390: View of a man posed next to a horse watering trough in front of The Alfred Struck Co. During the height of the flood, the waters covered the bowl up to the rim. The river crested at 45.1 feet.The man is not identified. See #377. April 11, 1913 TC-0391: View down Beargrass Creek from the Baxter Avenue Bridge. At 9:00 AM the river stage was 44.6 feet. April 3, 1913 TC-0392: View of two men in a rowboat in front of Kentucky Tire & Rubber Works on Broadway. The river crested at 45.1 feet. April 2, 1913 TC-0393: View of the Ballard Mills from the L&N Watchman's Tower on Broadway. At the bottom right of the frame are a horse pulling a wagon, a makeshift raft, and a man in a rowboat. April 2, 1913 TC-0395: View of four men in a rowboat on Beargrass Creek at the rear of the Ballard Mills. The photo was taken from a car. April 2, 1913 TC-0396: View taken from a car down Beargrass Creek at the rear of the Ballard Mills buildings. The Old Charter Whiskey building is on the right in the background. April 2, 1913 TC-0397: View of the Ballard Mills taken from a coal car on the L&N Railroad tracks. April 2, 1913 TC-0398: View of the Ballard Mills taken from a coal car on the L&N Railroad tracks. The view is to the south. The river stage was 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0399: View of Sam Churchill's house. The river was at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0400: View of Sam Churchill's house. The river was at 44.9 feet. April 1, 1913 TC-0402: View of three women on a temporary bridge over flood waters, when the river was at its crest. April 2, 1913 TC-0403: View of Mina, Jr., Fanny, and Breaux on a walkway to Warehouse "E" at the Ballard Mills when the river crested. April 2, 1913 TC-0404: View looking down the Ohio River when the flood was at 44.9 feet. Taken from Room 716 of the Columbia Building. April 1, 1913 TC-0405: View of Jacob Street and the bridge under flood waters at Beargrass Creek. Ballard Mill is in the background. March 26, 1913 |
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Bridges Downtown Flood of 1913 Floods Mills and mill-work Twentieth century |