2022.009.3.15 New Highway 6

Accession Num: 2022.009.3.15

Negative Code: R39-71

Extent:

Document Date: 1967-- - 1968--

Donors: Estate of Florence Adshead

Creators: Florence Adshead

Keywords: 1960s, Arrow Lakes flooding (Columbia River Treaty), Columbia River, fire, Highway 6, Sand Island, The Narrows, and utility pole

Locations: Carrolls Landing

Physical Description:
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm

Notes:
Sand Island as seen from Carrolls Landing following its clearing in advance of flooding to be created by the Arrow (Hugh Keenleyside) Dam, The Narrows (Columbia River), ca. 1967-1968. Original alignment of Highway 6 at bottom right. Haze in the image is from the burning of brush and debris piles associated with the clearing of the valley.