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Title: North Augusta Bridge After 1908 Flood (Augusta, GA)
Creator: unknown
Subject: Augusta (GA) Bridges
History (Augusta, GA)
Description: This bridge between 13th street of Augusta, Georgia and North Augusta, South Carolina was the major trade route and only bridge between the two communities over the Savannah River. Flood waters during the August 26-27 flood washed out the first span as pictured. The photograph is inscribed with the date 26 August 1908 which commemorates the day the flood waters began their precipitous rise. This image was likely taken after 1 September though as the river is back in its normal banks and the approach is not too muddy. The ladder arrangement is likely what was referred to in the 3 Jan 1909 Augusta Chronicle as the "Toll Stair" that some unnamed individual had constructed to permit pedestrians access to cross the bridge for a fee. This postcard was glued into a scrap book at some point in time. The publisher data on the address side is obliterated.
13.5 X 8.5 cm
B&W Post Card torn
Publisher: Unknown
Contributor: Augusta State University, Reese Library
Date: CA September 1908
Type: Image; Still Image
Format: B&W Post Card.
Tiff document size is 6.4 MB
Identifier: rL00067
Source: Augusta State University Collection
Language: English
Relation Is Based On: Not Applicable
Coverage: Geographical: North and South America, United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta
                         North and South America, United States, South Carolina, Aiken County, North Augusta
Temporal: CA September 1908
Rights: ASU, Contact Reese Library Special Collections (spcoll@aug.edu) for rights information