Photo gallery for Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020
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The Sullivan family members who lived in the Lowrie House, which is now managed by the Butler County Historical Society, played the violin and the piano in the parlor. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
The dining room of the Lowrie House has been set for a Sunday breakfast. The Butler County Historical Society will reopen the house to the public on Aug. 22. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
Florence DeBacco remembers the night when she housed 35 people in her home during a flash flood in East Brady on Aug. 14, 2020. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
Florence DeBacco remembers the night when floodwaters nearly covered the cinder blocks of her basement behind her. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
In East Brady on Aug. 14, 1980, floodwaters ripped away sections of Brady Street, revealing storm sewers. Up to four inches of rain fell before the flash flood.Butler Eagle File Photo
A camper and fishing boat, swept up by the Bradys Bend flood of Aug. 14, 1980, came to rest against a utility pole once the muddy water receded.Butler Eagle File Photo
The parlor in the Lowrie House is filled with items owned by members of the Sullivan family who once lived in the house. The possessions were unboxed and used in the new staging for rooms. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
These books in the parlor of the Lowrie House were owned by the Sullivan family and were recently taken out of storage for the staging of the parlor. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
Forty years ago, a flash flood claimed the lives of nine people in East Brady. Florence DeBacco’s home, left, housed 35 people the night of the flood. See the story in the Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, edition of the Butler Eagle.Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle
