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From Graffiti: The Flood of 1938

From the Archives: The Flood of 1938

The “Broom Brigade,” wearing shorts and shower caps, take a look around outside Honnold Gate. Mud spattered and drenched, Scripps students swept waters out of dormitories and carried belongings to higher ground. Pomona and Scripps College each suffered significant flood damage.

Image showing Scripps students forming a broom brigade to sweep away the flood water of 1938.
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—Kelley Wolfe, Denison Reference Librarian

From Graffiti, Volume 1, Issue 3, Dec 2004 (PDF), from the Graffiti Archives.

— michael | June 3, 2008 03:53 PM | The more you know