Flood Can Come to the Desert

Flood of 1913, Photograph, September 4, 1913;
digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14004/
University of North Texas Libraries,
The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Clark Hotel Museum, Van Horn, Texas.
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Flood can come to the desert.  This time of year, our mountains can experience monsoon-like rains, and the the desert soil has a limited ability to absorb so much moisture.  Van Horn made it through a flood in 1913, as documented in photos in the collection of the Clark Hotel Museum, and digitized at the Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries.  Click on the photos for a closer view!

T&P Section House, Van Horn, during 1913 flood,
Photograph, September 4, 1913;
digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14144/
University of North Texas Libraries,
The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Clark Hotel Museum, Van Horn, Texas.
Direct link to photo