Dahlia Beds at the Shailer Nursery, Albert Street, Under Floodwaters
Object type
Image
- Description
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The Dahlias are submerged under 13ft of water during the big flood of 5 May 1941 at Arthur Shailer's nursery on Albert Street. The land was originally owned by his father, G. W. Shailer, who operated an orchard from Scandia Street mainly selling cherries and small fruit.
Identification
- Date
- May 1941
- Digitisation id
- 2015P_Fl4_011231
- Format
- B&W negative
- Held in
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Arthur J Shailer
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
- Community Tags
- albert street
- flood
- flower
- garden
- natural disaster
- water