View of men with shovels digging under the street, next to sidewalk, repairing a water main break; onlookers gather to watch; houses and wheelbarrows in background. Printed on photograph: "Aug-31-18." Handwritten on front: "Scene at 42" break, Hurlbut, N. Kercheval, August 31st, 1918, 11:00 a.m., at point of break."
