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1200-Mile Sandbag Wall Along Mississippi as Worst Is Expected
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In expectation of possibly the worst flood of all time, levees and retaining walls along the Mississippi river, already strained by the rush
of the Ohio into the Mississippi, are being strengthened. For 1,200 miles along the, Mississippi, from Cairo, 111., - down to the Gulf,
solid sandbag walls are being built. This photo was taken at Bessie, Tenn„ approximately v 100 miles north of Memphis.
Stalled Bus, Ice Hamper Rescue Boats in Paducah Street
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Rescuers have many problems to meet. A stalled motor bus and floating ice cakes in a flooded Padjucah, Ky., street hamper rescue boats.
NAVAL RESERVES AID IN EVACUATION AS ICE ADDS TO FLOOD PERIL
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ice V |n *h^ erVe f eVa mVt te . resi(lents °* Evansville, Ind., as flood waters of the Ohio river reach the highest stage on record. Observe the
water. This ice runs through city streets, hampering the work of rescue. The naval reserves, operating in day and night
shifts, wear extra heavy coats. A power boat is towing the coast guard cutter*
Panoramic View of Farmlands, Roads Covered for Miles
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Tl»is excellent panoramic view of flooded lowlands was taken near Lancaster, O. Damage here If not so great as last year, '
HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, SATURDAY, .JANUARY 30. 1937,
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Victim of Flood in Marietta Moved to Clinic
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A victim of the flood in Marietta, 0., is moved from a row boat-ambulance into an improvised clinic.
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Some idea of the depth of water in - Paducah, Ky., isolated by mighty flood waters of the Ohio river, can be gained
by this picture. A motor boat puts into the largest hotel in the city, the Irving Cobb.
The Rood Victims Bury Their Dead
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This picture, taken in stricken Marietta, Ohio, tells its own melancholy story. A boatman is shown rowing j
the casket of a flood victim to high ground. This picture was taken by Universal Newsreel.
(Central Press)
Rescuers Carry Flood Victims to Safety
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