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Flood of 1952 File #6
Sandbags along the levee in Council Bluffs
Flood of 1952 File #6
Aerial view of a secondary levee, one-half mile below the primary North levee in Council Bluffs. It is 1.75 miles long, built over 28 sets of railroad tracks and was constructed in just 2.5 days.
Flood of 1952 File #6
Filling sandbags
Flood of 1952 File #6
Sandbagging efforts near a sewer outlet on the Missouri River
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
1952 Bluffs Flood Is Just A Memory For Past Mayor
History Revisited: From out of the past come these scenes of the epic struggle that saved Council Bluffs from the rampaging Missour River 10 years ago this spring. Typical of those stirring times was this bit of drama on the levee near Playland Park.…
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
Mighty Defender . . . mans the ramparts on the levee. This giant diesel-powered earth mover was one of 10 on the job. Each was capable of hauling 30 cubic yards of dirt per load to form emergency levees.
Flood of 1952 File #5
Volunteers are putting up flashboard on the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri river a few days before the expected crest.
Flood of 1952 File #5
Plank roadway was being laid by volunteers on the levee near Big Lake on Monday. Later, trucks will haul dirt and sand for two miles along this stretch of levee to "beef up" against "wash waves."
1952 - Man Against The Missouri
Silent Vigils . . . were kept round the clock to watch the river along the flashboard, backed with dirt and walled with rows of sandbags. Miles of wire were strung to allow night-and-day work on the hurriedly built defenses. Council Bluffs went…
Flood of 1952 File #4
Filling sandbags
Flood of 1952 File #4
Missouri River flooding
Flood of 1952 File #4
Sandbagging efforts along the flooded Missouri River
Flood of 1952 File #4
Nighttime sandbagging efforts
Flood of 1952 File #4
Reinforcing the levee
Flood of 1952 File #4
Lumber for the levee
Flood of 1952 File #4
Working on the railroad tracks
Flood of 1952 File #4
Sandbagging along the Missouri River levee near Council Bluffs
Flood of 1952 File #3
Sandbagging efforts along the Missouri River
Flood of 1952 File #3
Levee breach on the Missouri River