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Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Pointing Toward Modale . . . where water arrived Wednesday is this sign on Highway 30 just south of California Junction.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Ringing Sand Boil . . . is a city workman, who places sandbags around the danger spot. Water has trickled into lowland between North Twenty-fifth street, the Illinois Central bridge line, and North Twenty-fourth street.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Viewing The Flood . . . from Highway 75 two miles north of River Sioux are three evacuees. This is the spot where the Crane outlet ditch parallels Highway 75 and empties into Monona-Harrison ditch.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Duane Imrie Checks . . . the cupboards in the home economics room of the Modale school as an empty container floats by in the flooded basement.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Flood Waters . . . run through railroad houses and approach the level of the tracks at Clara section siding west of Crescent. Gazing at water are Illinois-Central railroad men, Eldo Howard, section foreman, Wally McConnell of Fort Dodge, bridge and…
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Tracks Under Water . . . The Missouri River water washes across the Illinois Central tracks seven miles north of Council Bluffs at Ascot. A motorboat runs along the tracks en route to Honey Creek. M.B. Davis and A.B. Hillman mark the water for a…
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
A Continual Stream . . . of trucks rush the removal of vast quantities of government stored corn from the flood area at Mondamin
Flood of 1952 File #2
Mrs. Earl Jensen evacuating her family from the potential floodwaters
April 13, 1952
April 13, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Protect School . . . Youngsters and custodians volunteer to help save Walnut Grove school and its new addition from possible flood damage. Sand bags are placed around large glass sections in the new addition. Planking is also used.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Ready Gas Plant . . . The Gas company takes precautionary action against possible flood by planking and sandbagging its plant. Looking over the work is Fene Amenta, distribution foreman.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Evacuates Cow . . . Walter Marshall, 1514 Avenue N, isn't taking any chances that floodwaters might reach his cow. He walks the animal our North Eighth Street to higher ground near Rainbow Drive.
Flood of 1952 File #2
High Missouri River water levels near the ASARCO plant and the Port of Omaha on April 14, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Children playing with a puppy on April 14, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 16, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
A nurse tends to children with chicken pox on April 16, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Soldier tending a smoky fire on April 16, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
A man overlooks the flooding Missouri River on April 17, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Volunteers are preparing food to distribute to levee workers on April 17, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Sorting mail on April 17, 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Sharing a meal on April 17, 1952