P-012: Claude Strauser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District Collection Images

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Rushing Floodwaters Destroying a Home
Floodwaters rushing through a crevasse and destroying a home, Great Flood of 1927.
Sandbagged Levee
A sandbagged levee during the 1927 Mississippi River flood. Railroad tracks and homes are in the background of the photograph.
Sandbagging the McCrae Levee
Sandbagging the McCrae Levee, McCrea, LA, Atchafalaya River, McCrae levee LA. Mississippi River flood of 1927.
Search and Rescue Operation
Search and Rescue Operation during the Great Flood of 1927.
Search and Rescue Operation
Search and Rescue Operation during the Great Flood of 1927.Men poling and pushing a rescue boat through a flooded town. Another rescue boat filled with refugees in the background.
Steam Harbor Tug
Steam Harbor Tug at full steam during the Great Flood of 1927.
Steamer Tuscumbia and Flood Refugees
Steamer Tuscumbia and flood refugees during the Great Flood of 1927.
Tenessee (Steamboat)
Steamer Tennessee in a lock.
Timber Dike Construction
Timber piling clump dike, Chester to Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Mile 111.9 L. Dike partially completed. Three clumps (9 piling) required to complete. Upper Mississippi River, St. Louis Dist. C. of E.
Timber Dike Construction
Timber Dike Construction during the 1927 Great Flood.
Timber Mattress
Workers building a wooden mattress during the Mississippi River flood of 1927.
Tuscumbia (Steamboat)
The Tuscumbia with livestock during the Great Flood of 1927.
Tuscumbia (Steamboat)
The steamer U. S. Tuscumbia during the Great Flood of 1927.
U.S. Engineer Boats and Float Planes
Great Flood of 1927. U. S. Engineer boats, coast guard cutters, and float planes.
Wilson, M. H.
Colonel M. H. Wilson, Deputy Division Engineer.
Wright (Snagboat)
The U. S. Snagboat Wright during the Great Flood of 1927.

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