Flood of 1952 File #1

Flood_of_1952_File1_006.jpg

Title

Flood of 1952 File #1

Subject

Local news

Description

Silhouette Of Power on the city's levees is this giant diesel-powered earth mover. One of 10 on the job, it hauls 30 cubic yards of dirt at a time, is used to tear down a high bluff and spread dirt for city's emergency secondary levee system.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Man Against The Missouri, A Document of 1952
A Nonpareil Picture Story

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1952-04

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Flood_of_1952_File1_006.jpg

Coverage

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Rights

The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. ยง 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user.

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

26 cm x 21 cm