Floods Loose Oil Drum Barrage - Hundreds of empty oil drums float around St. Paul's river industrial district, adding increased hazard to trains trying to move on flooded tracks. The barrels came from an oil firm's stock pile (upper left) as the rising Mississippi river engulfed much of the area. Workmen with waders push t the drums out of the way as two engines inch along.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Floods Loose Oil Drum Barrage - Hundreds of empty oil drums float around St. Paul's river industrial district, adding increased hazard to trains trying to move on flooded tracks. The barrels came from an oil firm's stock pile (upper left) as the rising Mississippi river engulfed much of the area. Workmen with waders push t the drums out of the way as two engines inch along.

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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