Oil Tanks Flooded; Workers Keep Battling -- While a group of oil tanks (center, right) stand surrounded by flooding water of the Missouri, levee workers (lower center) keep up the battle to continue building up dikes against the expected 31.5 foot crest. Trucks come down road (left) bringing supplies to the workers about three tiles north of here today.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Oil Tanks Flooded; Workers Keep Battling -- While a group of oil tanks (center, right) stand surrounded by flooding water of the Missouri, levee workers (lower center) keep up the battle to continue building up dikes against the expected 31.5 foot crest. Trucks come down road (left) bringing supplies to the workers about three tiles north of here today.

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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