Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
1937 flood photographs from LIFE magazine
1997 flood materials
Newsclippings and miscellaneous items relating to the flood of 1997 in the Louisville area, including a county map of recorded rainfall measurements.
Albert (Abby) Tschopp 1937 flood photographs and tribute
C.H. Burkholder papers
These papers contain manuscript material relating to the 1937 flood in Louisville, as documented in newspapers, magazines and miscellaneous sources.
Charles Castner regional history collection
During the early 1960s, Charles Castner produced a public affairs series called "Kentucky Profiles" for WHAS radio. Later, Castner, a longtime railroad history enthusiast, worked as a public relations and information officer for the L & N Railroad Company, subsequently the Seaboard Systems Railroad.
Courier-Journal and Louisville Times issues from the flood of 1937
Flood and tornado news clippings
Pictorial accounts of Louisville's 1937 flood and 1974 tornado from the Courier-Journal.
Flood broadcast
Audiotape of broadcast made during the 1937 flood of the Ohio River. Portions were made under the call letters WFBR (Baltimore), WSM (Nashville) and WHAS (Louisville). The broadcast consists primarily of emergency communications, directing emergency crews and supplies to various locations during the 1937 flood.
Flood of 1937 memorabilia
Consists of newspapers, booklets and maps relating to the 1937 flooding of the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky.
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