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Photo 6: Woodvale, Pennsylvania, July 1889.

Very little withstood the wave as it tore through Woodvale. Most of the town was reduced to mud flats. The destruction of the wire works released miles of barbed wire, adding to the terror of those caught in the flood.

1. Approximately how long after the flood was this photo taken?

2. How did the destruction of the wire works affect flood victims?

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