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A chicken takes refuge in the bed of one of the many trucks and automobiles that were left in flood waters in Mount City.

Several men stand next to a train engine stuck on the tracks. The image was taken while looking north from East Church Street and Commercial Avenue in Harrisburg.

View of flooding and damage caused to the old shaft of the Sahara Number Three Mine in Harrisburg.

A view shows a collapsed mine (looking west) and a destroyed machine shop in the background.

Floodwater stands in a collapsed mine.

A view of flooding shows a largely submerged house on 3rd Street in Tamms, looking north.

A streetview shows flooding on 3rd Street in Tamms.

A rabbit seeks refuge on the roof of a flooded home in Mound City.

A view of buildings damaged and destroyed by flooding in Shawneetown, east along the south levee.

View of the high water mark on the bank columns and flood damage in Shawneetown.

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

Men place sandbags along the retaining wall in Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Works Progress Administration men remove a hog from the home of J. H. Tucker on North Oak Street in Harrisburg.

A woman surveys the wreckage of an automobile in a junkyard.

Illustrated three verse song. Lyrics depict encouragement for troops going into battle. Color cover image depicts Richmond.

Two men and a young boy fix a parade ball atop a flagpole at an armory located near Fairfield.

Dozens of young boys and camp counselors salute the American Flag as it is raised at an unidentified boys' summer camp.Photo caption: "(Enlargement) Flad raising ceremony at a boys' summer camp."

Three verse song and chorus "Published by James D. Gay, of Philadelphia, formerly a member of the Ringgold Artillery, Reading, Pa." "Battle Cry of Freedom, or, We'll Rally Round the Flag, Boys" printed on the reverse. Lyrics depict United States flag…

Lyrics depict American flag and its role in patriotism. "Suitable for all Patriotic Occasions" Lyrics on cover.

An Illinois Industrial University student identified as "Fisher" poses for a portrait.

Several children gather with their fishing poles for a "fish rodeo."

The first wagon train filled with food for the residents of Petersburg, Virginia, enters the city after the nine-month Battle of Petersburg running from June 1864 through March 1865.On verso: "As soon as the Rebels were forced to evacuate Petersburg,…

The First United Methodist Church of Moweaqua features large stained glass archways on either side of the main entrance. A bell tower stands above the main doors.

Ella Park Lawrence, of Galesburg, proudly displays the First State Flag of Illinois. Elected Illinois State Regent in 1911, Lawrence was instrumental in her campaign to have the "First State Flag" adopted. In 1914, she offered twenty-five dollars for…