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

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

The presidential motorcade for Chicago's Outer Bridge dedication passes by crowds of onlookers and numerous Chicago policemen.

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

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…

An aerial view shows flooding in Ullin, looking east during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows Ullin looking northeast during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters surround a train 100 feet before the station in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

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.

Attendees of the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago pose for a group portrait during a banquet.

People attend a back tie banquet during the 1935 National Association of Postmasters of the United States Convention at the Hotel Sherman in Chicago.

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

An aerial view of a flooded farm, taken on January 25, 1937 (2 days after Farmhouse photo- image number 404395).

Floodwaters reach the roofline of a building located south of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A flooded bridge south of Ridgway is photographed from a boat during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents travel flooded roadways by boat south of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Soldiers march past the presidential review stand for the dedication of Chicago's Outer Drive Bridge.

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."

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

An aerial view shows Shawneetown shortly after break in levee during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows floodwaters surrounding Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Sandbags line the sea wall in Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.On verso: "Where seepage was stopped at base of sea wall at Cairo."

Sandbags line the sea wall next to a set of railroad tracks during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.On verso: "Where seepage was stopped at base of sea wall at Cairo."