[The 1937 Flood: View over First Avenue]
Creation: 1937-01-26
The Cumberland River flooded again in January of 1937. This view overlooks flooded sections of First Avenue from the Sparkman Street Bridge. This bridge would later be called the Shelby Street Bridge and today is known as the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
Title
[The 1937 Flood: View over First Avenue]
Date
Creation: 1937-01-26
Subject
Description
The Cumberland River flooded again in January of 1937. This view overlooks flooded sections of First Avenue from the Sparkman Street Bridge. This bridge would later be called the Shelby Street Bridge and today is known as the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Black-and-white photographs
Source
Item on loan from the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Library
Files
Collection
Citation
“[The 1937 Flood: View over First Avenue],” Gallery, accessed September 5, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1032.