1953 Press Photo civilians work at great speed in their efforts to build Flood

Hollands worst floods for four hundred years..Civilians build up the Dykes near Rotterdam: Photo shows The scene as civilians work at great speed in their efforts to build up the crumbling dykes - fighting against the high winds the ever rising flood water - during the floods which were said to have been the worst in the Netherlands for four hundred years - floods which threaten to undo the reclamation work of three centuries..

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 02-02-1953.



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