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  • Tags: Flood of 1952

Salvation Army flood workers

Sheriff needs his battery charged

Flood Map, Pottawattamie County, Iowa

Flooding in Hamburg, Iowa

Flooded depot at Hamburg, Iowa

National Guard in Council Bluffs

Schlitz trucks line Pearl Street

Helping with the clean up

National Guard in Council Bluffs

Sandbag clean-up at the school

A young boy stands on a flood-damaged street

The Ordeal Ends . . . on a glorious note of triumph, and thousands of displaced families return to their undamaged homes. This mother and son find a personal message of greeting awaiting their return.

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.…

Watching River Water . . . spew from a conduit box near the Narrows Pumping Station is electrician Dave Ives. River level was above conduit box, forcing water through the conduit from the intake station.

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.
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