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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.

A view of flood damage looking south on North Main Street shows several homes in Mound City.

A man stands outside of a damaged building turned on its side on North Main Street in Mound City.

Individuals carry a vanity out of the Billingsley residence while cleaning at 417 Commercial after the flood. On verso: "This house was floated from foundation and settled on fence, fence posts through floors."

Works Progress Administration men turn pages in wet books while drying them.

Works Progress Administration men clean the streets in Shawneetown.

Works Progress Administration men clean North Main Street in Shawneetown.

Works Progress Administration men clean South Commercial Avenue in Shawneetown.

Works Progress Administration men clean debris from South Main Street in Shawneetown.

A truck unloads at the dumping grounds created for flood clean-upa 1/2 mile north of Shawneetown.

Works Progress Administration men clean debris from South Market Street

Works Progress Administration workers remove the roof of Bradley's Garage which floated to the center of North Market Street.

Works Progress Administration men clean North Market Street.

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