Washington School is in the background (Dufresne 43)

Street sign reads Madison and Kentucky avenues (Flood 10)

Haynie’s Corner (Hoge 32)

Adams St. at Haynie’s Corner (Gehres 38)

A dog is handed out of a building during a rescue operation (Red Cross Flood Book)

George Schmidt stands over his pig on the porch of his residence; the caption on the photo read: “We kept the pig in the parlor.” (Red Cross Flood Book)

Unidentified section of street on West Side (Red Cross Flood Book)

Houses under water (Dufresne 12)

Men are unidentified (Gehres 45)

871 Covert Ave. (Flood 29)

Relief boats parked on the lawn of the Elk’s Club at First and Locust streets; the building at left is the McCurdy Hotel; 1937 (Leich 15)

Submerged National Guard truck near Bosse High School, 1300 Washington Ave. (Flood 6)

Near Bosse High School (Hoge 21)

East of Bosse High School (Flood 17)

Unidentified men, possibly inspectors (Flood 18)

East of Bosse High School (Flood 19)

East of Bosse High School (Flood 20)

East of Bosse High School (Flood 21)

East of Bosse High School (Flood 22)

Two inspectors on boat near Bosse High School (Flood 24)

S. Kentucky Ave. (Misc. 691)

Creating daily flood maps at the boat headquarters in the Elks Club; these were used to identify areas where rescue boats were needed; Miss Cappel later married Robert M. Leich, who directed boat operations (Red Cross Flood Book)

High water just before the flood crested on February 1, 1937 (Leich 32)

Photo dated January 31, 1937 (Hubbard 22)

A crew member of the U. S. Coast Guard observes an aircraft landing on the Ohio River at Dress Plaza (R. Leich 44)

The arrival of some U. S. Coast Guard boats via rail (R. Leich 33)

Unidentified member of Coast Guard on patrol near a railroad yard (Mofford 21)

People seeking flood assistance inside the Coliseum, which served as Red Cross Headquarters during the crisis; 1937 (Red Cross Flood Book)

Headquarters of the American Red Cross during the flood; note flag on top of building, at right (Gehres 17)

Keller-Crescent building (Riverside Dr. and Locust St.) is at the right (Gehres 28)

Looking north from Locust St.; in the foreground are the C & EI Railroad depot and freight office (Hoge 2)

Southeast corner of Washington and Kentucky avenues (Flood 2)

Sandbagging operations (Gehres 18)

Boat specially rigged for use during the flood; Hose Co. No. 15 in background (Hoge 3)

The large building is the Cambridge Arms Apartments; in the distance is the tower of First Presbyterian Church on SE Second St. (R. Leich 2)

Unidentified residents remove damaged furnishings from their home for pick-up after the flood (Red Cross Flood Book)

Two men clean up an unidentified grocery store after the flood (Red Cross Flood Book)

Collapsed building on Riverside Dr. near Dress Plaza after a windstorm and flood waters weakened it; 1937 (Red Cross Flood Book)

Weatherman Hagen reading a gauge measuring the flood level (R. Leich 136)

An NBC journalist captures footage of weather conditions in Evansville during the flood (R. Leich 129)

Possibly the bridge on Stringtown Rd. (Flood 43)

Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 26)

Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 36)

Probably the West Side, looking towards the Ohio River in the distance; 1937 (Leich 43)

Three men on boat in unidentified neighborhood (Bastin 7)

Submerged automobiles in unidentified neighborhood; 1937 (Leich 38)

Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 9)

Unidentified neighborhood; at center is submerged National Guard truck (Flood 13)

Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 14)

Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 15)