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Flood of 1937
Adams Avenue, 1400 Block
Washington School is in the background (Dufresne 43)
Aerial View of Evansville
Photo taken by 113th Photo Section, 38th Division Aviation, Indiana National Guard on Feburary 2, 1937 (Knecht 2108)
Akin Park
Street sign reads Madison and Kentucky avenues (Flood 10)
Alhambra Theater
Haynie's Corner (Hoge 32)
Alhambra Theater
Adams St. at Haynie's Corner (Gehres 38)
Barker Avenue
Houses under water (Dufresne 12)
Bellemeade and Lodge Avenues
Men are unidentified (Gehres 45)
Blick's Drug Store
871 Covert Ave. (Flood 29)
Bosse High School
1300 Washington Ave. (Misc. 696)
Bosse High School
Submerged National Guard truck near Bosse High School, 1300 Washington Ave. (Flood 6)
Brookhaven Subdivision
Near Bosse High School (Hoge 21)
Brookhaven Subdivision
East of Bosse High School (Flood 17)
Brookhaven Subdivision
Unidentified men, possibly inspectors (Flood 18)
Brookhaven Subdivision
East of Bosse High School (Flood 19)
Brookhaven Subdivision
East of Bosse High School (Flood 20)
Brookhaven Subdivision
East of Bosse High School (Flood 21)
Brookhaven Subdivision
East of Bosse High School (Flood 22)
Brookhaven Subdivision
Two inspectors on boat near Bosse High School (Flood 24)
Brown Derby Cottages & Grill
S. Kentucky Ave. (Misc. 691)
Central High School
Photo dated January 31, 1937 (Hubbard 22)
Coliseum
Headquarters of the American Red Cross during the flood; note flag on top of building, at right (Gehres 17)
Dress Plaza
Keller-Crescent building (Riverside Dr. and Locust St.) is at the right (Gehres 28)
Eighth Street
Looking north from Locust St.; in the foreground are the C & EI Railroad depot and freight office (Hoge 2)
Emge's Fine Foods
Southeast corner of Washington and Kentucky avenues (Flood 2)
Fifth Street at Court Street
Sandbagging operations (Gehres 18)
Fire Boat
Boat specially rigged for use during the flood; Hose Co. No. 15 in background (Hoge 3)
Flood Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 31)
Flooded Field
Possibly the bridge on Stringtown Rd. (Flood 43)
Flooded Reidence
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 36)
Flooded Residence
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 26)
Flooded Residence
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 38)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 9)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood; at center is submerged National Guard truck (Flood 13)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 14)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 15)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 16)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 25)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 27)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 28)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 30)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 32)
Flooded Street
Unidentified street and people (Flood 33)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood and people (Flood 34)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood and woman (Flood 35)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood; note animal emerging from window in middle house (Flood 37)
Flooded Street
Three men on boat in unidentified neighborhood (Bastin 7)
Fourth and Mulberry Streets
Wheeler School is at right (Dufresne 60)
Fulton Avenue
200 block; Ebmeier's Lunch building is at right (Center City 5)
Gum Street, 100 Block
(Gehres 41)
Haynie's Corner
H. A. Woods Drug Store, 1022 SE Second St., across from the Alhambra Theater (Gehres 39)
Heidelbach Avenue at Wedeking
(Meyer-Schlamp 201)
Igleheart Bros., Inc.
1600 First Ave. (Riffle 1)
Kentucky and Washington Avenues
Emge Fine Foods (Dufresne 33)
Locust Street at Riverside Drive
Keller-Crescent building is at the right (Gehres 25)
Main and Eighth Streets
(Gehres 21)
Main Street, North
Looking south from Illinois St.; Krauss Laundry Co. at left (Meyer-Schlamp 202)
Maryland Street, West
Submerged street car; photo dated February 2, 1937 (Korbel 8)
Monroe Avenue
At Evans St. looking towards Bedford Ave. (Hoge 22)
Ohio Street
Pigeon Creek bridges (Hoge 18)
Piggly Wiggly Store
643 S. Bennighof (Gehres 36)
Pontoon Bridge
W. Franklin St.(Hubbard 20)
Red Cross Hospital
The old Carpenter House (405 Carpenter St.) in use as a hospital during the flood (Hubbard 6)
Relief Crew
Draining water, possibly along Stringtown Rd. (Flood 42)
Relief Station
Evacuees in Lincoln High School gymnasium (Dufresne 8)
Riverfront
Citizens checking the rising water at noon on January 23, 1937 (Knecht 2024)
Riverside Drive
At intersection with Main St. (Hoge 1)
Riverside Drive
Building damage from flood; Anchor Supply Co. at left (Hubbard 18)
Riverside Drive
Looking towards intersection with Main St. (Knecht 379)
Riverside Drive near Main Street
Building collapse due to foundation weakened by flood; 1937 (Gehres 15)
Riverside Drive, 1165 E.
Schneiter & Gaunt Grocery under water (Hoge 29)
Riverside Drive, 24 SE
Keller-Crescent Printing Co. (Knecht 2391)
Second and Ingle Streeets
White Swan Laundry (Dufresne 37)
Si Jones Garage
(Bastin 1)
Unidentified Area
Man on rooftop (Flood 23)
Unidentified Residence
Probably in or near Akin Park (Flood 11)
View from Reitz Hill
Looking east towards downtown and the Ohio River (Flood 39)
View from Reitz Hill
Looking towards downtown and the Mead Johnson Terminal (Flood 40)
View from Reitz Hill
Looking southeast towards the Ohio River and the SIGECO plant (Flood 41)
Washington and Kentucky Avenue
Photo dated January 1937 (Hubbard 17)
Washington and Kentucky Avenues
White Rose Gasoline station in foreground (note submerged pumps at right) and Washington Theater on the southwest corner of intersection (Flood 3)
Washington Avenue
Submerged street car, probably near Bosse High School (Flood 5)
Washington Avenue at Judson Street
Stranded automobile (Gehres 33)
Washington Avenue, 300 Block
(Gehres 34)
Washington Theater
Theater is large building at right; White Rose Gasoline station in foreground at intersection of Washington and Kentucky avenues (Flood 1)
Weinbach and Washington Avenues
Gulf gas station in the foreground (Ruston 5)
Weinbach Avenue
Looking south from Gum St. (Ruston 11)
West Franklin Street
View from bridge (Hubbard 15)
West Franklin Street
Soldiers on guard duty (Dufresne 41)
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