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Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Sandbagging Walnut Grove School . . . is Jimmy Andersen, 2912 Avenue I, one of some 75 workers. The structure will also be planked in an effort to save it from the flood.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Ringing Sand Boil . . . is a city workman, who places sandbags around the danger spot. Water has trickled into lowland between North Twenty-fifth street, the Illinois Central bridge line, and North Twenty-fourth street.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Viewing The Flood . . . from Highway 75 two miles north of River Sioux are three evacuees. This is the spot where the Crane outlet ditch parallels Highway 75 and empties into Monona-Harrison ditch.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Duane Imrie Checks . . . the cupboards in the home economics room of the Modale school as an empty container floats by in the flooded basement.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Flood Waters . . . run through railroad houses and approach the level of the tracks at Clara section siding west of Crescent. Gazing at water are Illinois-Central railroad men, Eldo Howard, section foreman, Wally McConnell of Fort Dodge, bridge and…
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Tracks Under Water . . . The Missouri River water washes across the Illinois Central tracks seven miles north of Council Bluffs at Ascot. A motorboat runs along the tracks en route to Honey Creek. M.B. Davis and A.B. Hillman mark the water for a…
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
A Continual Stream . . . of trucks rush the removal of vast quantities of government stored corn from the flood area at Mondamin
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Protect School . . . Youngsters and custodians volunteer to help save Walnut Grove school and its new addition from possible flood damage. Sand bags are placed around large glass sections in the new addition. Planking is also used.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Ready Gas Plant . . . The Gas company takes precautionary action against possible flood by planking and sandbagging its plant. Looking over the work is Fene Amenta, distribution foreman.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
Evacuates Cow . . . Walter Marshall, 1514 Avenue N, isn't taking any chances that floodwaters might reach his cow. He walks the animal our North Eighth Street to higher ground near Rainbow Drive.
Flood of 1952 File #2 and File #5
No Visible Support . . . is provided where 10 feet of Illinois Central roadbed is missing beneath this motor car at edge of a tretle near Pigeon Creek. Frank Servia, Omaha, is on trestle.
Flood of 1952 File #2
Safe from the threatening reach of the flooding Missouri river, these people who evacuated their homes as flood waters climbed to a new crest sleep soundly at the Red Cross shelter in the Abraham Lincoln High School.
Flood of 1952 File #2
Reinforcing a door in preparation for Missouri River flooding
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Axtell Chevrolet Co. readies for flood waters
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Mayor James Mulqueen raising the flag at the 1952 Flood Volunteer Memorial
Flood of 1952 File #2
Levee breach on the Missouri River
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
North Levee, Council Bluffs, IA
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Misplaced beaver near the Missouri River
Flood of 1952 File #2
Power line repair
April 1952
April 1952
Flood of 1952 File #2
Deserted railroad tracks
April 1952
April 1952