The Ohio River Flood, 1915-1916

Creator(s): Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 9/18/1947-2/28/1964 (Most Recent)
Series: Historical Films, ca. 1914 - ca. 1936
Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985
Production Date: 1936
Scope & Content: Shows flooded farm areas, breaks in levees, derailed boxcars, rescues by rowboat and motorboat, partially destroyed buildings, flooded streets, and debris and dead animals in city streets after flood waters had receded. Ohio National Guard troops detrain at Dayton and establish martial law, guarding post offices and the city morgue where bodies of flood victims are brought.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
National Archives Identifier: 24714
Local Identifier: 111-H-1209
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