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Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Attempting To Save Corn . . . a dragline is used to erect a dike around the home and farm buildings of State Rep. Harry Nielsen, one-half mile west of Blencoe. Over 10,000 bushels of corn are cribbed at the farm.
Photo courtesy of Hudleson Studio,…
Photo courtesy of Hudleson Studio,…
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Tugboat Runs On Mosquito Creek . . . near site of Iowa Power and Light Company's new generating plant, on the Missouri River south of Council Bluffs. The tug is used for ferry service to the plant project, now surrounded by flood waters.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Under Water Again . . . is this county bridge, one mile south of Onawa, near highway 75. The bridge was raised four feet after the flood two years ago, but water is again running over its floor boards. Two roads at this point have been cut off by the…
Raise Flag At Flood Memorial
At Flood Victory Dedication . . . are Mrs. Margaret Garrett, Mrs. Martha Dent, Mayor James Mulqueen, Emmet Tinley and Carl Wegner.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Sandbag Tracks Through Levee . . . More than 3,500 sandbags are place in the leveel gap near Big Lake where the Illinois Central main line goes north from Council Bluffs. Water has risen to about three feet from the top of the railroad's grade at…
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Flooded farmland
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Aerial view of sand pit
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Children in Balyliss Park
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Bertie Schmidt
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Getting ready for Easter
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Children in Bayliss Park
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Serving lunch to flood volunteers
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Surveying railroad tracks near the levee
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Wrecked truck
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Waiting for the barber
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Checking out the water meter
April 1952
April 1952