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An aerial view of flooding looking south from the top of the Halliday Hotel in Cairo.

An aerial view shows the flooding from the top of the Halliday Hotel looking southwest of Cairo.

The view looking southwest on the south levee in Shawneetown shows extensive flood damage.

The lumber from two lumber yards lifted by floodwaters sits on the south levee looking southwest in Shawneetown.

The view looking west on Madison Street is blocked by buildings that floated from their foundations.

A street view shows flooding looking north on Main Street.

A street view looking north of the flood damage on north Main Street in Mound City shows an upended building.

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."

A street view shows the flooding on Main Street in Mound City looking south on Route 37.

A street view shows flooding on Main Street in Mound City where Route 37 turns east.

A street view of flood damage looking north on Main Street in Mound City shows several men outside damaged commercial buildings.

Debris fills the north-ward view of Main Street in Shawneetown.

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 the flooding when looking north on Main Street two blocks north of the intersection at Route 13 in Shawneetown.

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."

A street view shows flooding looking north on McKinley Street in Harrisburg.

Men work on the sand boil at 27th Street and Commercial Avenue in Cairo.

Works Progress Association men work on the Mississippi River Levee.

A street view shows flooding where Route 37 turns north through Mound City.

A man in a boat travels the flooded streets of Mound City as the camera looks south.

A street view looking north shows a damaged house on north Main Street in Mound City. On verso: "This is one of many houses left in streets by the flood."

A landscape view shows flooding looking northeast at the big Muddy Power Plant and Water Works.

Flooding surrounds the Muddy Power Plant and Water Works.

The view of National Bank Building looking west from Main Street in Shawneetown shows high floodwaters surrounding the building.

A street view shows flooding on North Main Street looking north four blocks from the square in Harrisburg.