1951 Press Photo Sandbag Piles to Flight the Rising of Mississippi River

St.Louis : Air Force men from Scott Air Base Belleville Ill. puts sandbags ashore at the Choteau and Venice levee just North of East St. Louis, The Bags brought from sand piles in boats are being used to form a stockpile for used as needed to fight the rising Mississippi

Photo is dated 1951.

Photo measures 8.75 x 7.25 inches.