Building Dike- A power shovel piles dirt in a temporary like on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad right-of-way today at the south edge of the business district, as the flooding Missouri (background) continues rising with crest expected next week.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Building Dike- A power shovel piles dirt in a temporary like on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad right-of-way today at the south edge of the business district, as the flooding Missouri (background) continues rising with crest expected next week.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1952]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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

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