"Photo Source: Tompkins County Flood Photographs Collection (History Center of Tompkins County) in the New York Heritage Digital Collections (https://nyheritage.org/collections/tompkins-county-flood-photographs).
Photo Title: “Elmira Road looking east, April 1956.”
Photo Description: “A row of gas stations along a flooded street, A Texico Sign is above the pumps in the foreground on the right, the building behind it reads Nash Service, and an Esso station behind it. There are cars in the lot, water up to the hubcaps. A sign sticking out of the water says, ""We Give Green Stamps,"" and ""28 1/2."" A Grand Union sign is visible down the street, and a brick building with a high smokestack is on top of the hill on the right.”
Photo Date and Time: The month and year (April 1956) are based on the photo title from historic records. Actual date is unknown. The 1st (of April) is used as a placeholder.
Photo location: Approximate location placed on Elmira Road in Ithaca, NY based on the photo title.
Cause of flooding: Assumed from photo.
What is flooded: Based on what is shown in the photo."
"Photo Source: Tompkins County Flood Photographs Collection (History Center of Tompkins County) in the New York Heritage Digital Collections (https://nyheritage.org/collections/tompkins-county-flood-photographs). Photo Title: “Elmira Road looking east, April 1956.” Photo Description: “A row of gas stations along a flooded street, A Texico Sign is above the pumps in the foreground on the right, the building behind it reads Nash Service, and an Esso station behind it. There are cars in the lot, water up to the hubcaps. A sign sticking out of the water says, ""We Give Green Stamps,"" and ""28 1/2."" A Grand Union sign is visible down the street, and a brick building with a high smokestack is on top of the hill on the right.” Photo Date and Time: The month and year (April 1956) are based on the photo title from historic records. Actual date is unknown. The 1st (of April) is used as a placeholder. Photo location: Approximate location placed on Elmira Road in Ithaca, NY based on the photo title. Cause of flooding: Assumed from photo. What is flooded: Based on what is shown in the photo."