Race Against Time--Working under the headlights of their trucks these soldiers of the 201st and 199th Engineer Battalions from camp McCoy, Wisc., fill sandbags as they work last night to bolster the levees along the rising Missouri River. The battle continued through the night to save the city from inundation by the river, expected to crest Thursday at 31.5 feet.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Race Against Time--Working under the headlights of their trucks these soldiers of the 201st and 199th Engineer Battalions from camp McCoy, Wisc., fill sandbags as they work last night to bolster the levees along the rising Missouri River. The battle continued through the night to save the city from inundation by the river, expected to crest Thursday at 31.5 feet.

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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