Variant Title:
Caption title in The Corning Flood: Museum Under Water : "Shelves expanded to V-shape."
Notes:
Master slide.
When the Rakow Library was flooded on June 23, 1972, the books absorbed water and expanded. The shelves buckled and some of the books fell to the floor.
Image orientation: portrait.
Digitized from a slide by Boston Photo Imaging; The Corning Museum of Glass; 2011.
Slide is the property of the Rakow Library.
Image displayed in the exhibition titled "The Flood of '72: Community, Collections and Conservation", held at the Rakow Research Library, May 24, 2012-January 3, 2014.
Slide condition: Good.
Copies in drawer: 1
Copyright/License Note:
Rights and Reproductions Manager.
