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Floodwaters reach the second flood windows of the Sahara [ ] room during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Three men including Alex Wilson stand by the double bulk-head in Cairo.On verso: "Alex Wilson standing by the double bulk-head which he built in Cairo at the waterworks."

A crowd looks on as balloons rise during the opening of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city…

An unknown woman twirls a baton before a marching band.

An aerial view of flooding in Belknap during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A group of people stand outside a large building located between Eldorado and Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.On verso: "People waiting to be taken off between Eldorado and Harrisburg."

A landscape view shows a flooded farm between Equality and Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters surround the railroad station in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A landscape view shows floodwaters surrounding the Big 4 railroad yard in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the levee break in Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Brookport during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Brookport during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the Cache River overflow with the Ohio River in the distance during the 1937 Ohio River Flood. Brownfield is in the left corner, looking southeast.

An aerial view shows the Cache River overflow looking east with Brownfield at the lower left during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the Cache River overflow with Mermet right centerduring the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the Cache River overflow taken east of Mermet when looking east during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the Cache River overflow looking east, with Renshaw at left center during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An easterly aerial view shows the Cache River overflow with Renshaw at lower left during the 1937 Ohio River Flood

A northeasterly aerial view shows the Cache River overflow with Ullin at left center during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Cars line a brick paved road in Cairo.

Two men look at the camera as Cairo residents work in the muddy streets during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents of Cairo work in the muddy streets during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents work along the railroad tracks at the waters edge in Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A view of the waterfront at Cairo shows residents working along train tracks at left during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents work on reinforcement along the train tracks running next to the waterfront in Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.