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Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes speaks from the podium. Ickes, the longest serving Secretary of the Interior (1933-1946) and one of only two cabinet members to serve the entire length of Roosevelts presidency, played an important role in…

Ariel view of a crowd gathered on the Outer Drive Bridge on the day of the bridge's dedication. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited…

Franklin D. Roosevelt waves to the crowd as he takes the podium during the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge. Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States (1933-1945), was elected to four consecutive terms, instituted "New…

A view of the underside of the newly opened Outer Drive Bridge over the Chicago River. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city…

Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge. President Roosevelt used the opportunity to deliver a speech on foreign policy. Known as the "Quarantine Speech," he called on all peace loving nations to condemn and…

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago George William Mundelein pose for a picture at the archbishop's residence. Roosevelt, the thirty-second president of the United States (1933-1945), was elected to four consecutive terms,…

A crowd looks on as balloons rise during the opening of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited the city…

Confetti falls as President Roosevelt's motorcade drives down LaSalle Street. The motorcade is most likely leaving the Outer Drive Bridge dedication.

A look down onto LaSalle Street as President Roosevelt's motorcade passes by. The motorcade is most likely leaving the Outer Drive Bridge dedication.

Confetti rains down on the presidential motorcade along LaSalle Street. The motorcade is most likely leaving the Outer Drive Bridge dedication.

Several young men watch and take pictures of the Outer Drive Bridge festivities.

Chicago Mayor Edward Kelly (second from left), Governor Henry Horner (third from left), Illinois U.S. Senator William H. Dieterich (fourth from left) and three unidentified men at a Chicago train station.

Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks at the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge. President Roosevelt used the opportunity to deliver a speech on foreign policy. Known as the "Quarantine Speech," he called on all peace loving nations to condemn and…

Street view of cars driving along flooded United States Highway 45 in Harrisburg.

Aerial view of flooding in Harrisburg looking east on Poplar Street.

Aerial view of flooding in Harrisburg as viewed looking north on Vine Street.

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

View of Harrisburg at the dock located at McKinley and Sloan Streets as viewed from a boat.

View of the flood backwaters along Illinois Route 13, east of Carrier Mills Road.

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

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

A boarded up building sits along a washed out road among flood damage in Shawneetown.

Governor Henry Horner and others travel by boat to view flood damage near Golconda.

Governor Henry Horner and others sit in a boat viewing flood damage near Golconda.

A man sits in a canoe surveying the floodwater on Main Street in Golconda.