Name/Title
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteEntry/Object ID
2025.1.38Description
Photo of Brigadier Larsen of St. Louis, Missouri standing on a brick street in front of metal canisters lined up on the sidewalk. The canisters, usually holding milk, are filled with water for relief efforts during the 1937 flood of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. An imposing three story brick commercial building, probably the Saline County courthouse, is in the background.
A label with a typed caption is adhered to the back of the photo. It reads "Water Supply at Harrisburg, ILL. (Flood of January 1937 -- Along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers) Brig. Larsen of St. Louis in picture.Acquisition
Accession
2025.1Source or Donor
Central Territory Museum - Found in CollectionAcquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
Central Territory Museum CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1937 - 1937Place
City
HarrisburgCounty
Saline CountyState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: January 1937Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects