African Americans; African Americans--Education; Boy Scouts of America; Elderly poor; Floods--Ohio River; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; National Council of Senior Citizens; Senior House; Senior centers; Scouting (Youth activity); Urban elderly;...
Oral history interviews conducted with Mr. Steward Pickett on May 23, June 4, and June 25, 1979 by Mary Bobo. Mr. Pickett, a retired assistant Boy Scout executive and board member of Senior House, talks about his family, growing up on an...
Map of Kentucky and other states showing the total rainfall along the Ohio River basin during January 1937. Labeled Isopluvials showing points of equal rainfall in inches. Prepared from Reports furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau of Rainfall observed...
A woman walks in the direction of two men standing near a large pool of water. This is a southeasterly view from Stansbury Park across Third Street near the intersection with Eastern Parkway. Patterson Hall is on the left and the railroad bridge...
Graph labeled 'Hydrograph - 1937 Flood Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. Showing Hydrograph of February 1884 Flood Superimposed.' Two curved lines showing water levels for the 1884 and 1937 floods.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Floods; Disasters; Buildings; Rescue work; Rescue workers; Streets; Automobiles; Disaster relief; City & town halls; City Hall (Louisville, Ky.); Government facilities
Louisville, Kentucky's City Hall during the 1937 Flood, with floodwater, haphazardly parked cars, and a fire engine. City Hall was used as the center for all relief, rescue and rehabilitation efforts, as noted in Rick Bell's "The Great Flood...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Floods; Disasters; Cattle; Parks
Cows graze in Shawnee Park, Louisville, Kentucky, during the Ohio River flood of 1937. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection; Cattle seeking high ground in Shawnee Park, 1937."
East Broadway in Louisville, Kentucky during the flood of 1884. A dog stands in road on dry ground, and people row canoes in background. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "View looking east on Broadway, flood of February 1884. Chas. D....
Luckert's Drugs in the aftermath of the 1937 flood: store window boarded up, door destroyed, and debris scattered along sidewalk. A man leans against the building beneath a ladder. Handwritten on back of print: "SE corner 10th &...
Flood-damaged houses on West End of Louisville, Kentucky had to have basements pumped before furnaces could be lit. People pose on porch of house in foreground. Title supplied by cataloger.
Two men look on as a man, presumably Dr. H. B. Strull, inserts a tongue depressor into the mouth of a man sitting on the hood of the car bearing the sign "Doctor's Office Dr. H.B. Strull" on its windshield. Another man looks into the...
A woman, possibly Mrs. Helen Fischer (wife of photographer Walter Fischer of Fischer Photography), and a dog are rescued by three men with a boat in Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 Flood of the Ohio River. A service station with Gulf sign is...
Mrs. Helen Fischer, another woman, and a dog are rescued by two men with a boat Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 Flood of the Ohio River. A service station with Gulf sign is visible in the background. Handwritten on back of print: "Mrs....
Two rescue workers load goods onto boat from residence in Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1937 Flood of the Ohio River. A service station with Gulf sign is visible in the background. A note on the back of print P_00513 indicates that one of the...
Man makes his way in motorboat along flooded street, with Brown Theatre and YMCA building visible. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "Looking west on Broadway from Third street during the January 1937 flood." Title supplied by...
View of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, with buildings submerged by floodwater. Neon sign on top of building reads: "The Gateway to the South Louisville Gas & Electric Co." Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "Louisville river...
Two men row a raft through flooded street in front of Churchill Downs racetrack during 1937 Flood. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G. Potter, Collection / University [crossed out] of Louisville Trustees [crossed out] / During the...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Floods; Disasters; Streets; Buildings; Utility poles
Flooded commercial street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky during the 1937 Ohio River flood. Buildings on either side of street as well as trees and utility poles are nearly submerged under water. Handwritten on bottom of mounted print: "R.G....
