Rivers
Aerial View of Flood Damage Along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon
Aerial view of extensive flooding along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. Photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Aerial View of Flood Damage Along the Columbia River, Vanport, Oregon
Aerial View of Flood Damage Along the Columbia River, Oregon
Aerial view of the Columbia River Flood in Oregon
Aerial view of the Columbia River flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon, where President Harry S. Truman made a stop on his presidential trip to the West Coast to inspect the flooding. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Flood Damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon
Aerial view of flood damage along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's western trip (he is not pictured), during which he viewed the flood damage. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Columbia River, Washington, Flooding
A view of the Columbia river, Washington, taken from the bridge that goes across the top of the Grand Coulee Dam, looking north, during the 1948 flood. The flood is mentioned in President Truman's speech of June 9, 1948, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-241) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
President Harry S. Truman Inspects Flood Damage
President Harry S. Truman visits the Grand Coulee Dam, Washington
Governor Mon Wallgren of Washington (left), President Harry S. Truman (second from left), Frank Arthur Banks (third from left, Manager of the Columbia River District of the Bureau of Reclamation), and other unidentified men are shown standing before the Columbia River during President Truman's visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, a stop on his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.
Flood damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon
Aerial view of flood damage from the Columbia River in Vanport, Oregon, viewed by President Harry S. Truman on his western trip. (Same as 98-1252) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative