Flood in Puente, 1958

Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Swaim. Date: 1958-02-19. Reporter: Swaim. Assignment: Flood. 21-22-13-14: Inundated underpass at Santa Ana Freeway and Atlantic boulevard, where large truck and 12 cars are completely submerged, not even visible. Military tank truck half submerged in underpass at Atlantic boulevard and Telegraph road. 3-4-1-2-17-18: Views of place where 45 degree retaining wall on Rosemead boulevard dumping hundreds tons of mud, burying 2 trucks and car. 7: Al Marquez, 41, of Puente, shoveling mud off hood of his car in underpass where mud buried the car and 2 trucks when retaining wall buckled, gave way to mud, Rosemead Boulevard between Whittier and Beverly boulevards".

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