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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 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 and File #5
No Visible Support . . . is provided where 10 feet of Illinois Central roadbed is missing beneath this motor car at edge of a tretle near Pigeon Creek. Frank Servia, Omaha, is on trestle.
Flood of 1952 File #2
Safe from the threatening reach of the flooding Missouri river, these people who evacuated their homes as flood waters climbed to a new crest sleep soundly at the Red Cross shelter in the Abraham Lincoln High School.
Flood of 1952 File #2
Reinforcing a door in preparation for Missouri River flooding
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Axtell Chevrolet Co. readies for flood waters
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Mayor James Mulqueen raising the flag at the 1952 Flood Volunteer Memorial
Flood of 1952 File #2
Levee breach on the Missouri River
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
North Levee, Council Bluffs, IA
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Misplaced beaver near the Missouri River
Flood of 1952 File #2
Power line repair
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Deserted railroad tracks
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
A soldier and his dog taking a break
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Photo courtesy of Hudleson Studio, Onawa, IA
Photo courtesy of Hudleson Studio, Onawa, IA
Flood of 1952 File #2
Checking out the water meter
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Waiting for the barber
April 1952
April 1952