Painting
- Title:
- The Flood of 1936
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2018.020
- Creator:
- Fulton, H. L.
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1936
- Description:
- Painting of flooding at Amoskeag Falls, Manchester, NH, by H. L. Fulton, 1936. Oil on artist board. Dam and red brick powerhouse in center; floodwater running over dam and surrounding powerhouse. Large number of sandbags in left foreground. Hills and trees in distance. Signed "H.L. FULTON", lower left. Inscribed in pencil on reverse, "1936 / Highest water / in History / 17 ft over / Amoskeag Dam." Typescript paper label adhered to back: "THE FLOOD OF 1936. (MARCH) / WATER 17 FEET OVER THE DAM / AT AMOSKEAG FALLS." Framed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-9.9 W-12 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Floods, Dams, Merrimack River
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