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Flood of 1952 File #5
A Hamburg, IA evacuee loads a wagon
Flood of 1952 File #5
Hanging out of the kitchen window
Flood of 1952 File #5
Salvation Army volunteers bring food to evacuees
Flood of 1952 File #5
Aerial view of the flooded Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha looking south
Flood of 1952 File #5
Plank roadway was being laid by volunteers on the levee near Big Lake on Monday. Later, trucks will haul dirt and sand for two miles along this stretch of levee to "beef up" against "wash waves."
Flood of 1952 File #5
Volunteers are putting up flashboard on the Council Bluffs side of the Missouri river a few days before the expected crest.
Flood of 1952 File #5
Cots fill the gymnasium at Abraham Lincoln High School, the main evacuation center set up by the Red Cross. More than 250 evacuees took refuge in this center as the Missouri river threatened their homes.
Flood of 1952 File #6
A young boy stands on a flood-damaged street
Flood of 1952 File #6
Sandbag clean-up at the school
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Laundry time
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National Guard in Council Bluffs
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Helping with the clean up
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Schlitz trucks line Pearl Street
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National Guard in Council Bluffs
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Moving back home
Flood of 1952 File #6
Flooded depot at Hamburg, Iowa
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Flooding in Hamburg, Iowa
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Surveying the flooding
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Flood Map, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Flood of 1952 File #6
Sheriff needs his battery charged