Washington School is in the background (Dufresne 43)
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)
Animal Rescue
A dog is handed out of a building during a rescue operation (Red Cross Flood Book)
Animal Rescue
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)
Barker Avenue
Unidentified section of street on West Side (Red Cross Flood Book)
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)
Boat Headquarters
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)
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)
Cappel (Leich), Mildred
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)
Central High School
High water just before the flood crested on February 1, 1937 (Leich 32)
Central High School
Photo dated January 31, 1937 (Hubbard 22)
Coast Guard Airplane
A crew member of the U. S. Coast Guard observes an aircraft landing on the Ohio River at Dress Plaza (R. Leich 44)
Coast Guard Boats
The arrival of some U. S. Coast Guard boats via rail (R. Leich 33)
Coast Guard Crew Member
Unidentified member of Coast Guard on patrol near a railroad yard (Mofford 21)
Coliseum
People seeking flood assistance inside the Coliseum, which served as Red Cross Headquarters during the crisis; 1937 (Red Cross Flood Book)
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)
First Street, 200 Block SE
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)
Flood Damage
Unidentified residents remove damaged furnishings from their home for pick-up after the flood (Red Cross Flood Book)
Flood Damage
Two men clean up an unidentified grocery store after the flood (Red Cross Flood Book)
Flood Damage
Collapsed building on Riverside Dr. near Dress Plaza after a windstorm and flood waters weakened it; 1937 (Red Cross Flood Book)
Flood Gauge
Weatherman Hagen reading a gauge measuring the flood level (R. Leich 136)
Flood Publicity
An NBC journalist captures footage of weather conditions in Evansville during the flood (R. Leich 129)
Flooded Field
Possibly the bridge on Stringtown Rd. (Flood 43)
Flooded Residence
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 26)
Flooded Residence
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 36)
Flooded Rural Area
Probably the West Side, looking towards the Ohio River in the distance; 1937 (Leich 43)
Flooded Street
Three men on boat in unidentified neighborhood (Bastin 7)
Flooded Street
Submerged automobiles in unidentified neighborhood; 1937 (Leich 38)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood (Flood 9)
Flooded Street
Unidentified neighborhood; at center is submerged National Guard truck (Flood 13)