Bird's-eye view of 4th and Main Streets in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, during the 1937 Flood, showing the Ohio River flooding onto Fourth Street. A crowd of people gathers at the intersection to witness the flooding. Handwritten on bottom of...
Broken boards, rocks, and other rubble at 10th Street and Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. A row of damaged buildings, including some missing roofs and walls, is on the right. Title: 257 10th and Main Sts., Looking West, Louisville, Ky. Text on...
Large, five-story building at the intersection of two city streets with buildings on either side. There are a few pedestrians, a streetcar, and carriages visible on the streets. Title: No. 89. Cor. State & Buffalo Sts. Text on right: Rochester...
Façade of buildings on Broadway between Fourth Street and Fifth Street in Louisville, Kentucky. A wide brick sidewalk sits between a row of trees and a wrought iron fence in front of the houses. Caption: 74. View on Broadway, between 4th and 5th...
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,...
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...
Corner of Main Street and Limestone Street in Lexington, Kentucky, with people on the sidewalks in front of stores and businesses, including Webster Clothes.
Different views of a brick two-story building to the left of a lighter colored building with a front awning and window display. The buildings are at the intersection of Brook Street and Jacob Street. The building on the right appears to be a...
Views of traffic, a bus, and pedestrians at Preston Street and Jefferson Streets with businesses, including American Tobacco Company, along the sides of the roads.
