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Floods of 1960
A Flood Orphan . . . this Hereford calf peers through the windshield opening in the jeep of its rescuer, Merle Sargent, Pacific Junction farmer. Sargent found the day-old youngster as he patrolled the flood-threatened river levee.
No Time To Complain About Mud From House To Barn; Southwest Iowa Scene
Volunteer Helper . . . E.N. Schrimplen of Glenwood lends a hand in moving appliances from the Herb Lincoln home.
Floods Threaten Three Towns In Southwest Iowa; Bartlett Residents Told To Evacuate
Engulfed In Deep Waters . . . are buildings and a car on a farm occupied by Bertha Smith near Pacific Junction.
Floods Threaten Three Towns In Southwest Iowa; Bartlett Residents Told To Evacuate
"Commandeered" County Road . . . north of Highway 34 near the Don Rhoden farm at Pacific Junction is taken over completely by rushing flood waters.
'Watchful Waiting' In S.W. Iowa Flood Areas; Missouri River Bottoms 'One Big Lake'
Desolate And Abandoned . . . farmsteads such as this dotted the flooded sections of Mills and Fremont counties as Missouri River waters spread over much of the bottomland in those two counties.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature' In Fremont, Mills Counties
An Evacuation Route . . . is kept open by diking Mills county road G into Bartlett. National Guard trucks shuttle in and out of the flood threatened area.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature' In Fremont, Mills Counties
Shelves Are Emptied . . . in the Bartlett general store by owners Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ware after news of impending flood danger is received.
Overtones Of Lightness And Human Resiliency In Floods; In The Drama Of 'Man And Nature" In Fremont, Mills Counties
A Tense Moment . . . results when Fremont County sheriff, Al Christopher, in white hat, advises group of Bartlett residents that their town will be flooded.
Floods of 1960
Orphans Of Flood: Left behind at the Marion Osborn farm in the haste of flood threatened departure were: the family cat, taking it easy on the roof at the left; the guinea flock, one of which pokes its head above the ridge at the upper left; and some…
Floods of 1960
Flood-Soaked Soybeans . . . stored in this metal bin on the Claude Robertson farm have literally blown the bin apart. Several other metal bins, including a quonset building holding several thousand bushels of shelled corn, have started to bulge and…
Floods of 1960
Flood's Over, Huh?: The recent flood in Mills and Fremont counties may be gone but the water lingers on in many sections of the river bottom. Taken this week, this picture of the Newell Lorimor farm home east of Bartlett reveals why the 'moving back'…
High Water Table Creates Problems - Flooded streets, rats, gasoline vapors cited
Backyard Lake - George Kabat and his son Bill, found a rowboat was the best method of transportation around their Gifford Road neighborhood Monday. The Missouri River spilled into the area Sunday. Kibat estimated water surrounding his home at 6805…
City Water Supply Is Now Fluoridated - After Long Legal Battle
A Switch Is Thrown . . . by M.E. Rew, adding the first fluoride to city water. Checking fluoridation equipment from left, are: Robert Young, and Carl Blomgren and Daryl Ebert.
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Henry Fonda with Wenonah La Boisseaux in the 1927 production of "The Poet's Well"
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Henry Fonda, September 1960
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Henry Fonda, early years
Olivia, Henry Open In Drama
Actress Olivia de Havilland and actor Henry Fonda are shown in dressing room after Thursday night's opening performance of the drama "A Gift of Time," at Broadway's Barrymore Theater. - AP Wirephotos.
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Henry Fonda, October 28, 1977
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Henry Fonda, January 11, 1981
Ford, Gerald R & Betty 1973 & 1974
Gerald R Ford, July 31, 1975