Works Progress Administration men bury canned fruit and vegetables west of the south levee in Mound City. On verso: "All cans are punctured before burying."
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 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."
Doctor Frank Jirka, Director of the State Division of Public Heath, and members of his team make a general inspection of the sanitary conditions in Mound City. Other inspection team members included I. H. Roth, William Bestge, and Clarence Klasson.
The four-member sanitary inspection group poses for a photograph in front of a railroad car in Mound City. From right to left: Clarence Klassen, Sanitary Engineer of State Health Department; William Bestge, Works Progress Administration…