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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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Derailed Locomotive and Cars

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of the Kickapoo & Northern Railway locomotive and cars seen here after being derailed due to flooding on the Kickapoo River.
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Main and Water Streets

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main and Water Streets while experiencing severe flooding.
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Mill During Flood

Date: 10 13 1911
Description: Elevated view of a mill during a flood, with a man standing on the left between a bridge and the mill. A house is on the side of a tree-covered hill on the...
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Buildings in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Buildings in high flood water, and floating near the powerhouse spillway.
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Overflowing River

Date: 1876
Description: Town with logs overflowing the river into yards, probably the Ice Gorge of 1876.
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Men on Bridge During Flood

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Description: A river has overflown its banks and is flooding a road on a bridge. Some men are on the bridge are using sticks to move ice floes. Crowds of people are wa...
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Wisconsin River Flood

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: View of a wooded area affected by a Wisconsin River flood.
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Bridge into a Small Town

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of a small town with a river and bridge in the foreground. High water has washed away the road and river bank at the far end of the bridge. T...
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Second Street During a Flood

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Description: Elevated view of Second Street and surrounding area during a flood of the Ohio River. Some buildings are submerged up to their roof lines and the street re...
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Bright's Grove

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Description: Panoramic view of Bright's Grove, filled with broken trees and other debris. There are two buildings on the left behind the trees. Written text on the back...
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Flood of 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood.
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Flooded City

Date: 01 1907
Description: Elevated city view during a January flood. Caption reads: "View of Gallipolis, Ohio, in January Flood of 1907."
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Houses on the Banks of the Chippewa River

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Description: View across river of several houses and other buildings standing at the edge of the Chippewa River. One building has stilts supporting the back porch over ...
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Flood Wreckage

Date: 1903
Description: View of the wreckage of wooden structures lying on the shoreline of a river after a flood. A dam across the river has been partially washed away. A man is ...
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Trees in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: View across water of trees and wooden buildings submerged in water, probably during the 1911 (or 1905) flood of the Black River.
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Flooded River

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Description: Swollen river at flood time. Trees are across the river standing in the water. Buildings are on the far shoreline.
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Flooded River

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Description: View across river at flood stage towards buildings on the far shoreline.
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Flooded River

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Description: Elevated view across river at flood stage, with piles of logs and timber caught near rocks. A flooded small building is surrounded by water, and has an adv...
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Flooded River

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Description: View from shoreline across river at flood stage, with water pouring over the dam on the right. On the far shoreline are buildings of the town.

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