Erosion Management
Erosion control
Retaining walls
Mudslides
Photographs of mudslides and erosion and retaining wall construction to help prevent them.
District Department of Transportation
Various
Photographs
English
Prints
Urban Forestry
Trees
Urban forestry
Streets
Photographs of work related to urban forestry such as tree trimming and tree removal.
District Department of Transportation
Various
Photographs
English
Prints
1965 Windstorm Damage
Storm Damage
Trees
Windstorms
Capitol Hill (Washington, D.C.)
Photographs of tree damage from high winds in a severe thunderstorm on July 3, 1965. The photographs are mainly of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, though a few other locations in Washington D.C. are also included.
District Department of Transportation
July 4, 1965
Photographs
English
Prints
1945 Snowstorm
Snow removal
Snow
Weather
Photographs of the aftermath of a large snow storm in 1945.
District Department of Transportation
1945
Photographs
English
Prints
Hurricane Agnes
Flood damage
Floods
Weather
Hurricane Agnes, 1972
Hurricanes
Photos of the June 1972 flood and aftermath caused by Tropical Storm Agnes. The storm caused some of the worst flooding on the east coast in U.S. history and killed 16 people in the Washington region.
District Department of Transportation
1972
Photographs
English
Prints
Snow
Snow
Weather
Snow removal
Photographs of snow and snow removal in Washington, D.C.
District Department of Transportation
Various
Photographs
English
Prints