Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD OF 1927

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOOD OF 1927

1936

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Reel 1, flood waters rage through Illinois, carrying houses and debris. Kleinwood, La., is under water. Marooned families, their salvaged possessions, and livestock cling to levees. Sec. of Commerce Hoover meets Red Cross heads. Army troops load equipment on freight cars. Levees are reinforced at Baton Rouge. Coast Guard cutters and miscellaneous craft evacuate people and animals in La. Reel 2, Hoover and Sec. of War Davis inspect flooded areas at Vicksburg and along the River to Natchez. Refugees are inoculated, fed, and given shelter at an Army camp in Louisiana.

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