Mrs. George W. Gunn, the mayor's wife, comes for drinking water shipped in by rail to Mound City. On verso: "This water is closely guarded day and night."
The street view of Main Street looking south from the intersection of Route 13 and Main Street in Shawneetown shows a building on its side in the middle of the road and substantial debris on the sidewalk.
A view of flooding looking north on Main Street from gravel yards in Shawneetown. On verso: "This is one of many houses that floated to the middle of the street."