Flooding

ID: 1159 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections ~ Creator: Aero-Graphic Corporation, Suite 514 Elsy Bldg., New Albany, Indiana.
- See more at: http://nafclibrary.pastperfectonline.com/photo/06368820-E8CC-4C02-8851-776628251346#sthash.0gzImant.dpuf ~ Date: 1937

This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937

Aerial view of New Albany showing the extent of inundation. Flooding affected virtually all of the town for several days in late January.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collections

This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937

Great Flood of 1937

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield & Katy Morrison

The Ohio River flood of 1937 is one of the greatest disasters in American history. Heavy rain began falling in the Louisville area on January 9 and continued with only brief interludes until January 23. Combined with runoff from melting snow, the…