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Top: Views of downtown Evansville during the floods of 1913 and 1937. Newspaper article about 1913 flood. Bottom: Three men compare floods in 1884, 1913, and 1937. Image Access WideTEK 25 Tops in River Fronts. Last year 1937. 53.7 January 31-February 1. From Walnut to Locust Street. 1913 April 4. 48.45 feet from Locust toward Main Street. Well--I know but there are things about 1884 that I wont forget. 47.82 feet. Yeah--well old 1913 had its points. I thought youd forget them--just look at the two views above--1913 was alive with folk but 1937 dead. Shows what conditions were. 25 years ago. From Courier, Saturday April 5, 1918. |
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Origin: | 2013 |
Created By: |
Karl Kae Knecht |
Source: |
http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/2240 |
Collection: |
Karl K. Knecht Collection |
Copyright: |
Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. |
Subjects: |
Disasters Weather Local Affairs City Sketches Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Floods -- Indiana -- Evansville |
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