- Collection:
- Joe McTyre Photograph Collection, 1889-1985, undated
- Title:
- Toccoa Falls
- Creator:
- McClendon, Jerome
- Publisher:
- Joe McTyre Photograph Collection, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1977-11-06
- Subject:
- Natural disasters
Flood control--Georgia--Toccoa
Floods--Georgia--Toccoa
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Toccoa
Events--Georgia--Toccoa
Toccoa Falls Bible College
Kelly Barnes Dam (Toccoa, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Rabun County, 34.88168, -83.40214
United States, Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa, 34.57732, -83.33239 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Aerial view of the aftermath of the Toccoa Falls dam break and flood in Toccoa, Georgia.
The Kelly Barnes Dam failed on November 6 1977, resulting in the death of 39 people and the flooding of the Toccoa Falls Bible College campus, and a nearby trailer park. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 106.104.01
ahc106104001a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/McTyre/id/99
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in. silver gelatin print
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
