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Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident of Shawneetown, Illinois, is a flood refugee at Tent City camp

Ellen McAllister, ninety-one years old, the oldest resident of Shawnee...

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Men, women and children waiting in line to be fed. Tent City, Shawneetown, Illinois

Men, women and children waiting in line to be fed. Tent City, Shawneet...

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The old Louisville and Nashville Railroad station after the flood. Shawneetown, Illinois. Note flood marks on building

The old Louisville and Nashville Railroad station after the flood. Sha...

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Houses overturned by the 1937 flood near Shawneetown, Illinois

Houses overturned by the 1937 flood near Shawneetown, Illinois

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Preparing dinner for the six hundred fifty flood refugees encamped at Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois

Preparing dinner for the six hundred fifty flood refugees encamped at ...

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Horse-drawn mud sled. Shawneetown, Illinois

Horse-drawn mud sled. Shawneetown, Illinois

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Flood damage. Shawneetown, Illinois

Flood damage. Shawneetown, Illinois

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A child flood refugee taking a nap. Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois

A child flood refugee taking a nap. Tent City near Shawneetown, Illino...

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People quartered at Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois, eat in large tents from long wooden tables

People quartered at Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois, eat in larg...

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Old flour mill damaged by the flood. Note wrought iron streetlight fixture. Shawneetown, Illinois

Old flour mill damaged by the flood. Note wrought iron streetlight fix...

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The district manager of the American Red Cross is holding the first two children to be born at Tent City, the flood refugee camp near Shawneetown, Illinois

The district manager of the American Red Cross is holding the first tw...

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Negro school at Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois

Negro school at Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois

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Flood refugees being fed at Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois. The people serving food are volunteers from among the flood refugees

Flood refugees being fed at Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois. The...

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Damage done during the 1937 flood near Shawneetown, Illinois

Damage done during the 1937 flood near Shawneetown, Illinois

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The old Catholic seminary after the flood. Shawneetown, Illinois

The old Catholic seminary after the flood. Shawneetown, Illinois

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Disposal of garbage and dirty dishes. Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois

Disposal of garbage and dirty dishes. Tent City, near Shawneetown, Ill...

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Fixtures in the bank at Shawneetown, Illinois. Note that some of the marble slabs have been removed since the flood

Fixtures in the bank at Shawneetown, Illinois. Note that some of the m...

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Part of flood refugee family in a tent at Tent City, near Shawneetown, Illinois

Part of flood refugee family in a tent at Tent City, near Shawneetown,...

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A house devastated by the flood of 1937. Shawneetown, Illinois. The flood subsided, the residents of this house have come back to clean up and live here

A house devastated by the flood of 1937. Shawneetown, Illinois. The fl...

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A Negro rebuilding after the flood devastated his home. Shawneetown, Illinois

A Negro rebuilding after the flood devastated his home. Shawneetown, I...

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Tent City. Near Shawneetown, Illinois

Tent City. Near Shawneetown, Illinois

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A mother and her children, refugees from the 1937 flood, encamped at Tent City near Shawneetown, Illinois

A mother and her children, refugees from the 1937 flood, encamped at T...

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The parents of seven children. Flood refugees in Tent City, camp near Shawneetown, Illinois

The parents of seven children. Flood refugees in Tent City, camp near ...

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