Flooded streets, rain, and high water, 1952

18 images. Flooded streets, rain, and high water, 12 January 1952. Tree on car at 450 1/2 North Solano Avenue; Elmer Waderdale, owner, next to car; Stalled car half submerged on Ramona Freeway, West of Atlantic Boulevard; Rain at El Monte Avenue and Lower Azusa Road; Car stalled; Truck preparing to tow stalled car; Firestone Boulevard, Near Paramount Boulevard, Downey.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1952-01-12. Reporter: Cowles. Assignment: Street floods in downey. 41, 42, 45, 46: Water up to more than 18 inches deep floods Firestone Boulevard from paramount Blvd. east to Lorena Avenue, in Downey. All eastbound traffic in sector detoured to protect stores where lapped at doorways. Westbound traffic moves slowly through deep water".; Other caption slip reads: "Photographer: Mitchell. Date: 1952-01-12. Reporter: McHenry. Assignment: Rain water rushing down El Monte Ave. and Lower Azusa Road. Water from curb to curb at intersection of El Monte Ave., and Lower Azusa Rd. Cars stuck, and water rushes at bank on southwest corner with real estate office on high ground".

18张图片，拍摄于1952年1月12日，内容涵盖街道洪涝、降雨与高水位场景。具体场景包括：一棵倾倒的树木砸在汽车上，该车辆位于北索拉诺大道（North Solano Avenue）450 1/2号，车主埃尔默·沃德尔代尔（Elmer Waderdale）站在车辆旁；一辆半浸于水中的抛锚汽车，停在大西洋大道（Atlantic Boulevard）西侧的拉莫纳高速公路（Ramona Freeway）；埃尔蒙特大道（El Monte Avenue）与下阿苏萨路（Lower Azusa Road）路口的降雨现场；抛锚的汽车；准备拖曳抛锚车辆的卡车；位于唐尼市（Downey）派拉蒙大道（Paramount Boulevard）附近的费尔斯通大道（Firestone Boulevard）场景。
其中一张说明字条标注："摄影师：奥尔莫（Olmo）；拍摄日期：1952-01-12；记者：考尔斯（Cowles）；任务主题：唐尼市街道洪水。编号41、42、45、46的图片展现了以下场景：费尔斯通大道（Firestone Boulevard）从派拉蒙大道（Paramount Boulevard）向东延伸至洛雷纳大道（Lorena Avenue）的路段积水深度超过18英寸，唐尼市该区域所有东向通行车辆均改道绕行，以保护临街商铺——积水已漫至商铺门口；西向通行车辆则缓慢涉水通过积水路段。"
另一张说明字条标注："摄影师：米切尔（Mitchell）；拍摄日期：1952-01-12；记者：麦克亨利（McHenry）；任务主题：埃尔蒙特大道（El Monte Avenue）与下阿苏萨路（Lower Azusa Road）路段的积水奔涌场景。该路口交汇处路面积水覆盖了整条车道（从一侧路缘石延伸至另一侧路缘石），西南角处水流湍急，一旁的不动产办公室位于地势较高的区域，多辆汽车被困水中。