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Harold Shold standing below upper structure of outlet pipe, 1967

Harold Shold standing below upper structure of outlet pipe, 1967

B&W photograph of engineer Harold Shold standing below upper structure of outlet pipe constructed for flood contol.

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If the drought relief conferees follow precedents.

If the drought relief conferees follow precedents.

If they aren't good.

If they aren't good.

Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

View of Iowa River along Riverside Drive, where Art Building now stands. Material was dumped here for the purpose of raising the land in order to improve the west flood plain. This was previously the main channel of the Iowa River, which was shifted…
Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

View of Iowa River along Riverside Drive, where Art Building now stands. Material was dumped here for the purpose of raising the land in order to improve the west bank flood plain. This was previously the main channel of the Iowa River, which was…
Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

Iowa River flood plain, Iowa City, Iowa, November 25, 1933

View of Iowa River along Riverside Drive, where Art Building now stands. Material was dumped here for the purpose of raising the land in order to improve the west bank flood plain. This was previously the main channel of the Iowa River, which was…
Iowa River flood, The University of Iowa, June 16, 1947

Iowa River flood, The University of Iowa, June 16, 1947

Men working on dikes at flooded banks north of railroad bridge on campus. Power Plant stack in background.
Maybe we should do something about this

Maybe we should do something about this

Levees; Sub-standard construction; Lack of inspections; Funding shortfalls; State
Mother Goose and the flood relief.

Mother Goose and the flood relief.

No army of invasion ever left a more ghastly trail in its wake.

No army of invasion ever left a more ghastly trail in its wake.

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