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Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins and members of his party leave the Halliday Hotel in Cairo.

Members of the Harry Hopkins party gather on a dock in Cairo. Hopkins was theWorks Progress Administration administrator.

Harry Hopkins, director of the Works Progress Administration, visits Cairo in Alexander County after the Ohio River Flood.

Governor Henry Horner stands near the waters edge during his visit to Cairo.

Governor Henry Horner is helped down from the Ohio Levee in Cairo.

Governor Henry Horner uses a small bridge to walk across flood waters during his visit to Cairo after the Ohio River Flood.

The flooding at Hudson "Eerplane" Garage on North Main Street in Harrisburg almost entirely covers the building.

The flooding at the south entrance of Mound City on Illinois Central Railroad submerges several buildings.

Residents leave Church Street and McKinley Street for a landing at Everybody's Drug Store in Harrisburg.

Two people in a boat view flooding looking south from Route 1 to the intersection with Route 34 in Harrisburg. Gaskin City can be seen in the distance.

Floodwaters cover the intersection of Route 51 and 37 at the Mound City National Cemetery looking south.

Flood waters at the J. H. Curry Lumber Company Building reach to the top of the first floor. On verso: "This building originally faced north."

A close-up of J. H. Curry's residence shows significant flood damage. The levee is in the background. On verso: "Curry was owner of largest lumber yard in Shawneetown."

Jimmie Rogers of Cache rescues his dog "Pepper Martin" from floodwaters. His home can be seen in the distance.

Joe Kirch listens on the telephone in the Works Progress Administration Main Office located inside Marine Hospital in Cairo.

A street view shows flooding leaving Mound City on Route 37 looking east.

Men use a power shovel belonging to the United States Forest Service to re-enforce the levee 2 miles north of Cairo.

Works Progress Administration men load debris from the alley between 4th Street and 5th Street in Mound City.

The view looking east on the south levee in Shawneetown shows several small buildings and piles of lumber on the side of a road.

An aerial view shows the flooding when looking north from the top of the Halliday Hotel in Cairo.

A street view shows flooding from Route 37 looking north in Mound City.

A street view shows flooding in Mound City looking north.

Lumber from two lumber yards lies on the south levee after flood waters receded in Shawneetown.

The view looking north from the south levee in Shawneetown shows several flood-damaged buildings.

A pile of lumber floats in the floodwaters in Mound City, Pulaski County, at Route 37 looking northeast.