1949 Press Photo Postman Ronnie Erickson Delivers Mail in Flood Mateo California

Ronnie Erickson is thinking of investing in a canoe if this record rainfall keeps up. The entire San Francisco peninsula has already had enough rain to fill the usual March quota. With lowlands in Northern California inundated, flood warnings have been posted as Weather Bureau forecasts at least three more days of heavy rain.

Photo is dated 1949.

Photo measures 6.75 x 8.25 inches.