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A man wades through floodwaters at Camp Cache, Works Progress Administration project 2769, located 1 and 1/2 miles north of Cache on Route 150.

The steamboat Richard Barrett takes Works Progress Administration men from Cairo to north of Mound City for a load of sand bags.

Jimmie Rogers of Cache rescues his dog "Pepper Martin" from floodwaters. His home can be seen in the distance.

Men use a power shovel belonging to the United States Forest Service to re-enforce the levee 2 miles north of Cairo.

Works Progress Administration men fill sand bags at the entrance of the sub-way on Route 151 in Cairo, looking north.

Coast Guard boats sit on the Ohio River looking north from 25th Street in Cairo. The Illinois Central Railroad bridge can be seen in the distance.

Works Progress Administration men repair Poplar Street in Cairo that was damaged by a broken water main during flood.

Works Progress Administration men repair the sewer on 27th Street and Commercial Street where one of major sand boils wrecked the Cairo Ice and Coal Company Plant. The view is looking north in Cairo.

Works Progress Administration men re-set a toilet in the village of Cache.

Works Progress Administration men clean and repair the Douglas Colored School in the village of Cache.

Works Progress Administration men repair the Douglas Colored School building after it was under floodwaters in the village of Cache.

A view of flooding from Route 51, looking south from South Cairo. The Highway Bridge can be seen in the distance.

A group of men view the street cave in at 15th Street and Poplar Street caused by the undercurrent on a broken water pipe in Cairo.

An overhead view shows the sand boil at 23rd Street and Poplar Street in Cairo.

Four men stand at the back of the Cairo Ice and Coal Company Plant looking at part of the major sand boil at 27th Street and Commercial Avenue in Cairo.

A view of the sand boil at 27th Street and Commercial Avenue in Cairo shows the damaged Cairo Ice and Coal Company Plant.

A view of damage at the Cairo Ice and Coal Company Plant from the sand boil at 27th Street and Commercial Avenue which has partly submerged the building.

Sand appears from beneath a sidewalk.

Sand emerges from beneath a brick-paved road.

Men navigate a flooded town by boat.

A streetview shows flooding in the northeast section of Tamms.

Men work to re-enforce the bulk head next to water's edge in Cairo.

Works Progress Administration men trample down dirt in the bulkhead on the Ohio levee in Cairo.

Works Progress Administration administrator Harry Hopkins and Governor Henry Horner pose for pictures as they stand on the Ohio Levee in Cairo.

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