Children, and a dog, on the porch of house surrounded by a flood. No location is recorded. Glass negative from the National Photo Company collection, September 2, 1922. View full image
Submitted by peterstj on Mon, 01/21/2008 - 10:44pm.
I found a publication called MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW which says for September 1922:
"Considerable rain fell early in the month in the extreme northwestern Great Plains."
This is the only thing said about that month which might lead to flooding.
Clues from the picture make it possible it could be in this area. The house is small and has small windows. The hilly area resembles the northwestern Great Plains. The house might be built so high not for flood waters but for snow.
[The National Photo Company pictures were taken in and around Washington, D.C., where the Potomac and Anacostia rivers regularly overflowed their banks. This is similar to later National Photo pictures of flooding in Bladensburg, Maryland. - Dave]
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 9:09pm.
The kids sure are surely enjoying their swimmin' hole. However this house is not in the country along the banks of a rural river but appears to be downtown in a city. I'd hate to think what's in that water some of which would be from city sewers and wash basins. Were antibiotics around yet in 1922?
Submitted by IDLERACER on Tue, 08/28/2007 - 3:34am.
The house looks like it was constructed in anticipation of this sort of thing happening on a regular basis. The happy expressions on the faces of the kids would indicate that they are enjoying their newly created swimmin' hole.
