1964 Flood of Humboldt County: The Old Photo Guy

Removing logs from the base of Fernbridge California

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]]>Aerial view of log jam at base of Fernbridge California. Fernbridge John Deere in lower left of photograph.

A Caterpiller at the East end of Fernbridge California

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]]>A Caterpillar leaving the East side of Fernbridge, California.

Aerial view of the 1964 flooding at Weott

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]]>Aerial view of the 1964 flooding at Weott, California. Water was above the power lines.

Aerial view of the 1964 flooding Humboldt County California

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]]>Here's a aerial view of the 1964 flooding in Humboldt County, California.

Alton, California 1964 Flooding

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]]>Many people were rescued by their neighbors with boats. Notice in right hand corner of photograph is The Alton Tavern as well as Highway 101.

Angry Construction worker

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]]>Angry construction worker running towards the Official flood photographer Rudy Gillard.

Aerical view of the South Scotia Bridge Scotia, California

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]]>The South Scotia bridge, christened the Richard Fleisher Memorial Bridge is gone. Traffic will depend upon the old bridge of ancient vintage. This photo taken December 23, 1964.

Avenue of the Giants clean up after the 1964 Flood

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]]>Caterpillars cleaning up Avenue of the Giants after the 1964 flood.

Benbow Campground

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]]>Benbow campground after the 1964 flooding, Garberville, California.

Benbow Inn in background

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]]>After the 1964 flooding subsided Benbow Inn is in the background.

Between Alton and Fortuna

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]]>The quarter mile between Alton and Fortuna, California. House in center belonged to the Sartens and the big white barn belonged to the Thomas family. People reported that they had 66 inches of water at its peak.

Rescue Boat comes to shore at Cannible Island

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]]>Rescue boat comes to shore to be greeted by brawny service men. The waters are turbulent as a rough day on the ocean and twice as hazardous.

Bridge Destruction from the 1964 Flooding at South Fork of the Eel River

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]]>Bridge destruction from the 1964 Flooding. The bridge section seen at right is the one that crosses over to Founders Grove.

Broken levee at Fortuna 1964 flood

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]]>The levee gave way by where now is The River Lodge Fortuna, California. The mighty Eel River rushed through and flooded south Fortuna.

Cal Trans checking out log jam

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]]>Cal Trans inspecting a log jam caused by the 1964 flood.

Christmas Decoration

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Christmas Present

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Cleaning up the mess

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Clearing road to Rio Dell

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]]>Clean up begins just North of Rio Dell.

Coast Guardsman carrying little girl

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]]>Coast Guardsman carrying a little girl to safety.

Coppini Ranch underwater

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]]>View of Coppini Ranch Loleta, California 1964 Flood.

Crane moving Fir logs from Eel River Sawmills

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]]>Crane clearing Fir logs from Redwood Highway that belong to Eel River Sawmill.

Culvert Repair along the Avenue of the Giants

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Flood Damage near Rio Dell

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]]>Clean up from the 1964 Flood Redwood Highway 101 just North of Rio Dell, California.

Destruction from the 1964 Flood toward Ferndale, California

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]]>On Fernbridge looking towards Ferndale and the damage the 1964 Flood has done.

Downtown Myers Flat, California 1964 Flood

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]]>Downtown Myers Flat, California during the 1964 Flooding.

Edge of high water 1964 Flood

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]]>Aerial view of the 1964 Flooding at Larabee Valley, California. Notice the high water mark at bottom left.

Eel River full of debris from the 1964 Flooding

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]]>Eel River full of debris from the 1964 Flooding.

Eel River looking toward Fortuna, California 1964 Flood

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]]>1964 Flooding Eel River looking toward Fortuna, California.

Eel River Sawmill debris just outside Rio Dell, California

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]]>Eel River Sawmills' Redwood logs are scattered along Highway 101 just North of Rio Dell from the 1964 Flood.

Eel River Sawmill 1964 Flood

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]]>Eel River Sawmills after the 1964 Flood located in Metropolitan California.

Eel River Sawmills log deck

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]]>Eel River Sawmills log deck tossed along Highway 101 from the 1964 Flood.

Emergency workers center

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Entrance to Fernbridge California 1964 Flood

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]]>Entrance to Fernbridge during the 1964 Flood on left is Fernbridge Tractor.

Entrance to Rio Dell, California 1964 Flood

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]]>Just outside Rio Dell, California looking South bridge is washed out.

Helicopter Eye in the sky during 1964 Flood

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]]>Helicopter looking for survivors during the 1964 Flood.

Flood debris as far as you can see 1964 Flood

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]]>Debris across the Highway from the 1964 Flood.

Flood Debris

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Flood scene

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Fortuna at Quarter Mile near trap & Gun Club

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]]>View of the Sartens house and Barn belonged to the Thomas Family and it was reported that 66 inches of water was the norm in area houses.

Fortuna log jam

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Gate Way to Rio Dell

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Getting power back after the storm

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Getting power back on

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Helping people out of boat

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High Water at Fortuna Concrete

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High Water Mark

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High Water

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Highway 36 & 101

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Hole in the jetty at Fortuna

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House Buried by logs

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House Damage by flood waters

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House on Hwy 101

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Humboldt Creamery at High water

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Humboldt Creamery building on the right

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Intersection at Kenmar Rd. Fortuna

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Kenmar Exit

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Kenmar Rd Fortuna

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Knee deep in muck

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Landing zone for rescue helicopter

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Launching boat for rescue at Loleta

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Loleta Bottom view from Copenhagen Rd.

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Lone Worker

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Looking across Metropolition

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]]>Looking N.W. from the vicinity of the old Eel River Sawmill. The old Seminary , the Bravo house and the Atkinson house are visible in the distance from left to right.

Looking into Rio Dell

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Looking North from Rio Dell

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Looking South toward Rio Dell

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Looking toward Fortuna from Ross Hill Rd.

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Looking toward Rio Dell

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Lumber from the mill

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Metropolition

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Moving a cat

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Moving cattle onto Cock Robin Island bridge

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]]>When the flood waters came Ranchers were desperate to find a place for their cattle and high ground was scarce, so this bridge offered some help.

Myers Flat looking East

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Myers Flat

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National Guard at Fernbridge

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Near Fortuna

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Newburg exit South

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No power lines

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North of Rio Dell

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Offramp to nowhere

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Old West Trading post

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One boat rescueing another

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Path of Destruction at Stafford

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Path of destruction

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Path of eel River at Rio Dell

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People who were rescued from Ferndale Area

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Pepperwood after the water receded

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PG&E at work near Rio Dell

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PG&E at work

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PG&E at worn near Rio Dell

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Plymouth underwater

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Raging Eel

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Recovering someones belongings

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Red Cross Shelter

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Reminants of a hay barn near Pepperwood

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Reminants of campground at Benbow

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Reminants of House

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Removing debris from road

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Removing log jam

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Removing lumber

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Rescue Boat at Cannible Island

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Rescue boat in Loleta

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Rescue Boat

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Rio Dell bride entrance

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Rio Dell Bridge

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River at Benbow

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Road Closed sign at South Scotia Bridge

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Road House

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Sandy Prairie near Alton

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Scene outside Ferndale

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Shasta Helicopter landing near Rio Dell

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South end of Fernbridge

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South end of Rio Dell

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South Fortuna Blvd. Rescue

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South Fortuna Blvd

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South Scotia Bridge near Stafford

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South Scotia Bridge

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Southern Pacific Rail Road

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Stafford

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Surveying the damage near Fernbridge

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Top of the levee near Fortuna

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View across Loleta Bottoms

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View by Fernbridge

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View from Fernbridge looking South

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View from Fernbridge

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View just North of Rio Dell

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View of destruction

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Waiting to get Victims from boat at Loleta

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Volunteers sat patiently waiting at Fernbridge, California.

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]]>Volunteers sat patiently waiting at Fernbridge, California.

Water across roar at Fernbridge near Angelina Inn

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Water coming over levee

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Water coming over the top of levee at Fortuna

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Water everywhere

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Water over the dike at Fortuna

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Welcome to Rio Dell Sign

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Weott aftermath

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Weott

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What use to be the Highway

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Whats left of eel River Sawmill

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Whats left of home near metropolition

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Whats left of Hwy 101 north of Rio Dell

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Whats left of hwy 101

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Which way is up?

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Wondering what next

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Aerial of Eel River

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Aerial of Meyers Flat

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All that remains of the bridge at South Fork

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Along blue slide road

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Another destroyed barn in the path of the Eel

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Another town in Southern Humboldt destroyed by the flood

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Another view of South Fork

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Back side of Petes Grocery

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Barn full of logs

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Centerville

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Chopper coming in , notice old shopping center

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Chopper landing in Scotia

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Destroyed Barn in Ferndale

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Destroyed Homes

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Destruction of Rail Road Tracks along Rio Dell Bluffs

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Ferndale Bottoms

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Ferndale Ranch

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House on end at Myers Flat

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Looking North along South Fork of the Eel

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Looking toward Loleta Botttoms

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Mouth of the Eel River

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Mud everywhere

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Myers Flat looking North

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Myers Flat looking South

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North View along track at Rio Dell

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Official State Photographer Rudy Gillard

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Old Hay Barn

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Over the Pacific looking toward Ferndale

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Petes Grocery

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Plane landing in Rio Dell

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Rail Road bride at South Fork of the Eel

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Remains of house and car

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Remains of rail car

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Rudy at work

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Rudy take another shot

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View of the South Fork of the Eel River

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Scene of destruction

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Self explanatory

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Semi with a cat along Highway 36 cross a temporary bridge

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South Fork of Eel River

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South Fork of the Eel River

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Southern Humboldt Damage

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Van Duzen river bridge

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]]>The flood affected all the major rivers along the West Coast , this bridge is also known as the 14 mile bridge.

View from the hill at Myers Flat

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What was once a barn in Ferndale

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:39:31 GMT

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Whats left of Meyers Flat

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:40:01 GMT

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Woodland Cafe

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Work crews along Rio Dell Bluffs

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:41:31 GMT

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Workers acessing damage to tracks

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:42:10 GMT

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1948 Ford in the mud

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:07:11 GMT

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Aerial view of the VanDuzen

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:07:38 GMT

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All that remains of a home

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:08:14 GMT

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All that remains of Souther Pacific Rail roads south fork Operation near Founders Grove

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:08:49 GMT

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Along Avenue of the Giants

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:09:33 GMT

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Along Pepperwood Road

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:10:19 GMT

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Along stafford road

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:10:48 GMT

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Alton Underwater

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:11:20 GMT

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Another View of Souther Pacific Railroad Operation at South Fork

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:11:55 GMT

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Waddington Road Ferndale

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:12:38 GMT

]]>This is on Waddington Road in Ferndale , looking from Leonardi's Dairy down to what is now Miranda's Dairy. This picture was taken at Waddington and pleasant Point Rd. looking towards Fernbridge.

Checking out the damage at Klamath

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:14:07 GMT

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Debris field at Stafford

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:14:40 GMT

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Down Town Myers Flat

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:15:17 GMT

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Downtown Klamath

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:15:52 GMT

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Downtown Weott

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:16:29 GMT

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Ferndale Bottoms

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:17:43 GMT

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Firemans park in Scotia

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:18:25 GMT

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Freeway by Stafford

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:19:00 GMT

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Golden Bear bridge crossing the Klamath River

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:19:29 GMT

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High Ground

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Highwater near Fortuna

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:20:37 GMT

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Home along the Avenue

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:21:15 GMT

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Houses up ended

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:21:51 GMT

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Last Motel in the Redwoods

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:22:28 GMT

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Near South Fork

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:23:05 GMT

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Near Stafford

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:23:32 GMT

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Old Home

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once someones home

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:24:30 GMT

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Paradise Motel

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:25:02 GMT

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Patricks Creek Lodge along Hwy 199

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:25:37 GMT

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Pepperwood Barn

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:26:26 GMT

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Petes Grocery

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:27:12 GMT

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Receding waters reveal the devistation

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:27:49 GMT

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Rescue vehicles line Hwy 101 at Myers Flat

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:28:30 GMT

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S.End of Van Duzen Bridge

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:29:08 GMT

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Saving Fernbridge

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:29:48 GMT

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Slide along the Avenue

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:30:22 GMT

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South Bound 101 at Stafford

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:30:57 GMT

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South End of the Van Duzen Bridge

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:31:22 GMT

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South Fork of the Eel River

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:31:55 GMT

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South Rio Dell Bridge as it falls into the Eel River

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:32:26 GMT

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Southern Pacific Rail Cars

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:32:59 GMT

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Stafford high water mark

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:33:38 GMT

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Stuck along the Avenue

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:34:22 GMT

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Temporary Foot bridge at Rio Dell

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:35:03 GMT

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Total Destruction

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:35:34 GMT

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View across loleta Bottoms

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:36:02 GMT

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View of Myers Flat Drive-in and lumber mill

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:36:34 GMT

]]>What remain of the Morrison-Jackson Mill and local drive-in. Currently A winery called River Bend Cellars now is at the old mill site.

Weott underwater

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:37:11 GMT

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West side of Pacif Lumber

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:37:45 GMT

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Working on the Rio Dell Bridge

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:38:17 GMT

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1964 Flood Fernbridge aerial

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:17 GMT

]]>Aerial view of Fernbridge looking North towards Loleta, California.

1964 Flood Rio Dell Scotia bridge

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:17 GMT

]]>Workers build a catwalk as they begin to rebuild the North end of the Rio Dell Scotia bridge that was wiped out by the '64 Flood.

greg@oldphotoguy.com (The Old Photo Guy) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:01:16 GMT

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