All Night Struggle Against Sewer Break--While men at left pass up sandbags to others on a barge, another barge (right) carrying a big bulldozer and load of large stones, moves into position to do its part in the all-night struggle to stem the flow of Missouri River water from a broken sewer. The sandbags and stones were pushed into the mouth of the sewer in an attempt to stop the leak.
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All Night Struggle Against Sewer Break--While men at left pass up sandbags to others on a barge, another barge (right) carrying a big bulldozer and load of large stones, moves into position to do its part in the all-night struggle to stem the flow of Missouri River water from a broken sewer. The sandbags and stones were pushed into the mouth of the sewer in an attempt to stop the leak.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1952]

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[Information from item housing] Floods: 1952: Wire Photos

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