Flood of 1952 File #3

Flood_of_1952_File3_022.jpg

Title

Flood of 1952 File #3

Subject

Local news

Description

Council Bluffs, Iowa . . . Miss Shirleymae Hendrix, a Red Cross volunteer residing at 1649 Madison Ave., Council Bluffs, Iowa, prepares freshly made soup in the kitchen of Moose Hall, which is one of the main food preparation centers in this area. Approximately 60,000 sandwiches were made in this center during the peak of the flood. Thousands of dike workers, sandpit workers, truckers and servicemen depended upon the Red Cross to serve them their meals.

Creator

Nonpareil photos

Source

Flood of 1952 File #3

Publisher

Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Date

1952-04

Format

Black and white photograph

Type

Photograph

Identifier

Flood_of_1952_File3_022.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

21 cm x 26 cm