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Railroad trestle damaged by the 1942 flood, Spring Valley, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of a railroad bridge swept away by flood waters the night of September 17, 1942, in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Title supplied by cataloger. Probably printed on EKC paper (this stamp box design used 1930-1950), as most of the cards in this set have that logo undamaged in the stamp box. Verso shows signs of having been removed from a scrapbook, otherwise unused.

Post-flood damage, Spring Valley, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of post-flood damage in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, from the flood on the night of September 17, 1942. Title supplied by cataloger. A different image of railroad track damage appeared in the Minneapolis "Star Journal" with the caption: "Flash flood which hit Spring Valley, Wisconsin, washed out these Northwestern railroad tracks, bending and twisting them." Printed on EKC paper (this stamp box design used 1930-1950). Unused.

Post-flood damage, Spring Valley, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of post-flood damage in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, from the flood on the night of September 17, 1942. Title supplied by cataloger This image of railroad track damage appeared in the Minneapolis "Star Journal" with the caption: "Flash flood which hit Spring Valley, Wisconsin, washed out these Northwestern railroad tracks, bending and twisting them." Printed on EKC paper (this stamp box design used 1930-1950). Verso shows signs of having been removed from a scrapbook, otherwise unused.

Post-flood damage, Spring Valley, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of post-flood damage in Spring Valley on the night of September 17, 1942. This is possibly a Northwest railroad trestle torn out by the flood waters. Title supplied by cataloger. Printed on EKC paper (this stamp box design used 1930-1950). Unused.