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  • Collection: 1937 Flood

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The popular candy store at 347 Spring Street underwater during the 1937 Flood.

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Two views of the Citizens Trust Company. Description on Slide: "The Post Office flag, whether left out by oversight or in defiance of the elements, proudly remained at the top of the staff. This sign was the only visible evidence of the Citizens…

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Citizens being rescued at the Penn Railroad Station on Mitchell Avenue. This building has been moved to Market Street and is now called Preservation Station.

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The home at 304 W. Riverside was known as the Read-Ransom House. Slide description: "River front and Big Four Bridge, Jeffersonville, Ind."

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Homes at Graham and Court Ave. Description on slide: "In our journey to Port Fulton we passed these houses built on land about three feet higher than the sidewalk; the two to the right are on the east side of Graham and the others are on the north…

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Home at 626 E. Maple Street. Description reads: "The Jones and Graham houses as they appeared on Tuesday as the flood neared its crest. After Sunday morning not a house in sight was inhabited."

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Home at 708 E. Maple Street. Description on slide reads: "On Wednesday the flood remained at its crest from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This view is from the south of our home and shows the rear of Maude Russell's home."

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"Corner Walnut and Market streets-Jan. 21, 1937."

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The Howard home (now the Howard Steamboat Museum) under water during the 1937 Flood.
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