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Title	Old Anderson cabin
Image ID Number	S00136
Date	1976 c.
Decade	1970s
Description	Big Thompson Flood; Old Anderson Cabin. The Big Thompson Canyon flood on July 31, 1976 occurred when a thunderstorm stalled over the canyon dropping twelve inches of rain during a four hour period. The river rose nineteen feet forcing a torrent of water down the canyon and onto the eastern plain. 145 people were killed, 418 homes and 52 businesses were destroyed and an additional 138 homes were damaged.
Content Type	buildings
Subject	Floods--Colorado--Larimer County--History Big Thompson River Flood, Larimer County, Colo., July 31, 1976 Anderson Cabin (Larimer County, Colo.)
Image Source	Slides Collection
File Location	Slide Book I page 9 Show #6
Language	English
Image Origin	Slide
Digitization Format	HP ScanJet 6100C Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi; GIF 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs
Web Exhibit	Waterways