Warehouse Area Engulfed - Mississippi river floodwaters surround a St. Paul warehouse area, bringing operations to a halt. River's edge firms across the channel (top center) also are flooded. The rising stream threatened to halt traffic over the Wabasha street bridge (shown), a main link with downtown St. Paul. Water covers its west side approach (left center). The flooded building midstream below the bridge, is the "ship", Naval Reserve training center. Its lower "dec" deck" was awash with four feet of water.

Associated Press · [ca. April 1952]

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