Water Levels
Title
Water Levels
Subject
Agnes Flood of 1972
Luzerne County, PA
Luzerne County, PA
Description
This photograph illustrates how high the water reached in some neighborhoods.
Creator
Unidentified Photographer
Source
Collection of the Luzerne Historical Society
Date
1972
Identifier
L94.11.387
Files
Collection
Citation
Unidentified Photographer, “Water Levels,” Luzerne County Historical Society, accessed April 20, 2024, https://luzernehistory.omeka.net/items/show/9.
Comments
Justin Detwiler
This is 174 Academy Street in Wilkes-Barre. It was, at the time, the home of Robert and Marilyn Hoffman. Robert was a prominent realtor in Wilkes-Barre. Marilyn was an art teacher at Coughlin High School and chair of the Art Department in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. She taught private art classes to children and adults in the basement studio of the home. For many years I was one of those students. She was a widely-known and an award-winning watercolor painter. The house still stands, although the front porch has been altered.
Luzerne County Historical Society
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