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Thumbnail for 'Flood of 1910.  Part of Railroad at end of 3rd Ave.  North end stands.'
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Flood of 1910 showing part of railroad at the end of 3rd Avenue submerged in water, and the north end of bridge still standing.
Thumbnail for 'Stone bridge across Animas River at flood stage'
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View of the stone bridge across Animas River at Main Avenue Durango, Colorado, during a flood.
Thumbnail for 'Main Street Bridge over Animas River, Flood of 1911'
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Main Street bridge over Animas River, Flood of 1911.
Thumbnail for 'High Water in Animas River above Animas City, Colorado'
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Photo of Animas River flooding over the banks, on back "Real photo 1910" is written in pencil, but the peak of the flood was in October of 1911. Animas City was the region (that has been part of the City of Durango since 1948/49) north of Junction Street to 37th Street.
Thumbnail for 'High Water in Animas River at Smelter after Taking out Footbridge'
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Photo of river overflowing its banks against a factory building on the left. A small shack is caught in the river on the right side, Perins Peak is in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Flood 10-11.  Railroad Bridge North of 3rd Avenue, Durango, Colo. 1911'
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Railroad bridge North of 3rd Avenue, Durango, Colorado, during the flood of October, 1911.
Thumbnail for 'Flood Water, Animas River Durango, Colo.'
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Photo of Animas River overflowing its banks in the 1911 flood. Mesas are visible in the background.
Thumbnail for 'Animas Valley (Durango, Colo.)'
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View of what appears to be a flood along the Animas River in the Animas Valley. There is a person standing on a rock on the left side of the card.
Thumbnail for 'D. & R. G. Bridge across the Animas River after first section washed away'
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Writing on front states," D&RG Bridge across the Animas R. after first section being washed away" [writing on back] addressed to Miss M.L. Pulering of Otter Pond, Kentucky two postmarks and a one cent stamp. Flood of 1911
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Flood 10-11. House engulfed by Animas River. Two trees surrounded by water.
Thumbnail for 'D. & R. G. Railroad bridge washed away by Animas River'
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Black and white photograph of the Animas River and the broken down D. & R.G. R.R. Bridge. Writing on front states, "The section of the D.& R.G. R.R. Bridge that was washed away by the Animas River. Flood of 1911."
Thumbnail for 'Animas River (Colo.)'
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Black and white photograph of bridge over the Animas River. There are structures shown on the right side of the bridge.
Thumbnail for 'Flood of 1911 Durango, Colo.'
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Distant view of river in flood with bridge over it on the left a man standing next to a container filled with water in the foreground.
Thumbnail for 'High Animas River'
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High Animas River (looks like the 1910-1911 flood photos). Man walking down wooden staircase from house to river.