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View of a flooded railroad crossing along Route 146 facing east from Miller Creek Bridge.

Three unidentified men pose on Route 146 facing east from Craig Hill surrounded by flood water.

Three unidentified men wade through a flooded street in Golconda.

The attendees at the opening scene of the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention in Chicago pose for a group photograph.

An unidentified man wearing a bow tie poses for a portrait.

Illinois Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier poses for a portrait. The image is signed, "To my good friend Bob McClory, all best wishes, Charles F. Carpentier."

Housetops are barely visible above the floodwaters northeast of Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters obstruct several store fronts in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Cars line a brick paved road in Cairo.

Men load train cars at the Sahara Coal Company mines between Eldorado and Harrisburg.

A Texaco sign rises just above floodwaters in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows the bridge running out of Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters hit the sandbags along the double bulkhead at Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents walk the muddy streets of Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters engulf the Chas. V. Parker Company storefront in the north part of Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Men work to reinforce the double bulkhead at Cairo.

Three men including Alex Wilson stand by the double bulk-head in Cairo.On verso: "Alex Wilson standing by the double bulk-head which he built in Cairo at the waterworks."

A street view shows the road running out of Cairo.

Two men look at the camera as Cairo residents work in the muddy streets during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents of Cairo work in the muddy streets during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows a flooded neighborhood in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Men stand with supplies on a platform in the floodwaters of Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows a flooded neighborhood in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A group of men travel down a flooded street using a homemade boat during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.On verso: "Improvised homemade side-wheeler at Harrisburg."

Floodwaters surround mine buildings in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.On verso: "Mine at edge of Harrisburg that filled with water."