Water laps at the front porch of the Ried Hotel at Pine and Front Streets after the flood waters from the Platte and Elkhorn Rivers merged in March of 1912. At the right in this 5" x 3-1/4" black and white photograph, people stand on the porch of the hotel and in its front yard. Flood waters cover the street and extend to the houses in the background. Written on the photograph is: 8506 flood scene, Mar. 30, 1912, Valley, Neb.
