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Floodwaters engulf Roy's Super Service on Route 51 in Mounds.

Floodwater drains from Mound City through a gap in the levee cut by Works Progress Administration men.

Works Progress Administration men work to drain floodwater through the gap cut in the levee at Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men float a drowned mule down High Street in Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men pile up destroyed office furniture in the Mound City Courthouse.

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."

Works Progress Administration men burn small animals and poultry found in and around Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men dump condemned fruit and vegetables at the burying ground southwest of Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men bury the remains of a cow in Mound City.

A street view shows destruction on Route 37 in the south city limits of Mound City, looking north.

Works Progress Administration men clean a building that was used for construction of sanitary privies in Mound City.

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

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."

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

Works Progress Administration men load condemned fruit and vegetables in Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men load spoiled meat into a truck from the W. E. Parker Store in Mound City.

Works Progress Administration men load spoiled meat and groceries in Mound City.

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…

A truck takes a load of dead animals from Mound City to the burying grounds.

Two men examine the chlorinating unit set up by the State Board of Public Health at Mound City Water Plant.

Works Progress Administration men repair a gap on the south levee at Mounds. On verso: "This gap was cut to let flood water out of Mounds."

A general view looking north shows the gap cut into the south levee at Mounds.

Works Progress Administration men clean county record books at the Mound City Court House.