Maps; Floods; Disasters; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville--1920--1940; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River
Map showing, in blue, the areas of Louisville, Kentucky, affected by the 1937 flooding of the Ohio River. Includes Street Index on recto, and description of the flood, chart of elevations of the Ohio River during floods dating back to 1832,...
Maps; Floods; Disasters; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville--1920--1940; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River
Map, printed in green in on white paper, of the area of Louisville, Kentucky, affected by the 1937 flooding of the Ohio River. Includes description of the flood, chart of elevations and depths of selected sites in Louisville, two photographs of...
Graph documenting flood levels of Louisville floods in January 1937, February 1884, March-April 1913, February 1883, January 1907, January 1913, and March-April 1933. Hydrograph of seven major floods of Ohio River at Louisville, Ky. May, 1940....
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Buildings; Boats; City & town life; Streets; Transportation
Flood waters from the Ohio River creep under a railroad trestle and up Fourth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. Shallow boats are parked along the curb of a brick paved street at the edge of the water. On the right side of the street is a sign for...
Brick tower with a rising Beargrass Creek behind it and a dirt road and construction site in front. Labeled: Ohio River Flood. January-February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. 12:00.
Construction equipment surrounded by water and patches of land at the Point. Labeled: Ohio River Flood. January-February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. 12:00.
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Streams; Towers; Men; Women; People
A group of men and women stands on an exposed patch of land next to a small brick tower at the Point. Water is on either side. There is a row of sandbags. Flooded Beargrass Creek at the Point partially covering a small wood building. Labeled: Ohio...
Multiple views of flooding at the sewage pumping station construction site at the Point. Includes stacks of construction materials, small outbuildings, rows of sandbags, and rising waters from Beargrass Creek. Labeled: Ohio River Flood....
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Streets; Street maintenance & repair
Sinkhole in the middle of a street lined by houses. Labeled time is 11:35. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods--Ohio River; Streets; Sidewalks; Men; Children
Men and children stand on the street next to a broken sidewalk with scattered bricks. Labeled time is 11:55. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is...
A man stands on a boat in the middle of a flooded street with a shop to the left and houses to the right. In the background is the K&I Railroad terminal bridge. Labeled time is 12:10. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937...
A pile of debris in the middle of a flooded street lined with houses. Labeled time is 12:15. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
Flooded street in front of two-story clapboard houses. Labeled time is 12:25. Men are on a boat in front of one of the houses. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original...
Flooded street in front of two-story clapboard houses. Labeled time is 12:25. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
Flooded street with a mostly submerged truck in front of a brick houses. Labeled time is 12:45. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
Flooded street with houses in the background. Labeled time is 12:35. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
Flooded street lined by houses and other buildings. Labeled time is 12:40. Image is stamped Ohio River Flood January - February 1937 by Commissioners of Sewerage of Louisville, Ky. Original negative is deteriorated.
