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Reinforcing a door in preparation for Missouri River flooding
April 1952

Axtell Chevrolet Co. readies for flood waters
April 1952

Mayor James Mulqueen raising the flag at the 1952 Flood Volunteer Memorial

Levee breach on the Missouri River
April 1952

North Levee, Council Bluffs, IA
April 1952

Misplaced beaver near the Missouri River

The "Sandbagged City" . . . becomes a synonym for Council Bluffs in news stories carried throughout the world by press services. Many downtown businesses protected fronts with bags of sand. These are piled alongside the old Howard Plastics Co. at…

Power line repair
April 1952

Deserted railroad tracks
April 1952

A soldier and his dog taking a break
April 1952

April 1952
Photo courtesy of Hudleson Studio, Onawa, IA

Checking out the water meter
April 1952

Waiting for the barber
April 1952

Wrecked truck
April 1952

Surveying railroad tracks near the levee
April 1952

Serving lunch to flood volunteers
April 1952

Children in Bayliss Park
April 1952
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