Flood Heroes-Teenagers and college students at work filling and stacking sandbags to quell the rising Mississippi River at Hastings, Minn. The Mississippi crested at 25.4 feet, 10 feet above flood stage yesterday. State's young people have received special commendation from Legislature for their work in crisis.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Flood Heroes-Teenagers and college students at work filling and stacking sandbags to quell the rising Mississippi River at Hastings, Minn. The Mississippi crested at 25.4 feet, 10 feet above flood stage yesterday. State's young people have received special commendation from Legislature for their work in crisis.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1965]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Floods: 1965: Wire Photos

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