Fleeing a Flood--A small row boat loaded with refugees pulls away from a flooded house on the outskirts of Louisville, Ky., yesterday. Furniture and other belongings have been placed on the roof out of reach of the surging waters expected to crest tomorrow. This area is beyond the protection of a multi-million dollar floodwall protecting the main part of town.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Fleeing a Flood--A small row boat loaded with refugees pulls away from a flooded house on the outskirts of Louisville, Ky., yesterday. Furniture and other belongings have been placed on the roof out of reach of the surging waters expected to crest tomorrow. This area is beyond the protection of a multi-million dollar floodwall protecting the main part of town.

Associated Press · [ca. March 1964]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: 1964: Wire Photos

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