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

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

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

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."

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."

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins and his party use a small wooden bridge to cross floodwaters and exit Cairo. The Halliday Hotel can be seen in the background.

The Harry Hopkins party departs from Cairo.

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

Members of the Harry Hopkins party board a boat in Cairo. Hopkins was theWorks Progress Administration administrator.

Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins and several unidentified men cross the muddy street in front of the Halliday Hotel.

Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins stands on the levee in front of the Halliday Hotel in Cairo.

Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins looks over flood damage in Cairo.

Harry Hopkins (front row, left), director of the Works Progress Administration, stands with Governor Henry Horner (front row, center) and other individuals during a visit to Cairo to examine the damage caused by the Ohio River Flood.

A landscape view shows flooding looking from City Park towards the public swimming pool in Harrisburg.