Dan Reeves Collection
Title
Dan Reeves Collection
Subject
Reeves, Dan
Flooding
Flood damage
Ohio River Valley
Ohio River Watershed
Floods
Flood control
Natural disasters
Disaster relief
Illinois--Cairo
Illinois--Shawneetown
Illinois--Harrisburg
Illinois--Mounds
Illinois--Mound City
Description
Images in this collection document the aftermath of the 1937 Ohio River flood. The flood, caused by high rain levels in January and February, devastated several southern Illinois cities including Shawneetown, Cairo, and Harrisburg. Images in this collection include Works Progress Administration director Harry Hopkins's visit to the flooded areas.
Collection Items
Harry Hopkins Visits Cairo
Harry Hopkins, director of the Works Progress Administration, visits Cairo in Alexander County after the Ohio River Flood.
Harry Hopkins and Henry Horner
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.
Henry Horner in Cairo
Governor Henry Horner uses a small bridge to walk across flood waters during his visit to Cairo after the Ohio River Flood.
Harry Hopkins Party on Dock
Members of the Harry Hopkins party gather on a dock in Cairo. Hopkins was theWorks Progress Administration administrator.
Harry Hopkins Party Boards Boat
Members of the Harry Hopkins party board a boat in Cairo. Hopkins was theWorks Progress Administration administrator.
Boat Carrying Harry Hopkins Party
A man stands on the boat that escorted the Harry Hopkins Party through the flood waters in southern Illinois after the Ohio River Flood.
Intersection of Route 1 and Route 34, Harrisburg
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.
Raymond Street in Harrisburg
A boat transports passengers through Harrisburg. The image was taken looking north on Raymond Street in Harrisburg.
Passengers
A boat transports passengers from Everybody's Drug Store to Church Street and McKinley Street in Harrisburg.
McKinley Street in Harrisburg
A street view shows flooding looking north on McKinley Street in Harrisburg.
Passengers at McKinley Street in Harrisburg
Passengers leave a boat docked on McKinley Street in Harrisburg. This street view is looking south.
Elm Street in Harrisburg
A street view shows flooding looking east on Elm Street from Poplar Street in Harrisburg.
Flooded Train tracks in Harrisburg
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.
Raymond Street in Harrisburg
A street view shows flooding on Raymond Street looking west from Granger Street in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg
A landscape view shows flooding looking east from West Harrisburg to what is know locally as "West End".
Harrisburg Public Pool
A landscape view shows flooding looking from City Park towards the public swimming pool in Harrisburg.
Orval Dean and Family
Orval Dean and his family look over their flooded home at 713 North Main in Harrisburg.
Collection Tree
- Illinois Photographic Collection
- Dan Reeves Collection