File:Morgan City Crankshaft 1973 Louisiana Flood.gif
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DescriptionMorgan City Crankshaft 1973 Louisiana Flood.gif | IN THE SPRING OF 1973 THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 150 YEARS. UNPRECEDENTED FLOODING OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE RIVER BASIN. PARTICULARLY AFFECTED WERE THE MARSH AREA BELOW NEW ORLEANS AND THE ENTIRE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BASIN MORGAN CITY BOY SURVEYS THE OVERFLOWING ATCHAFALAYA. HE IS SITTING ON A "MUD BOX"--A KIND OF RETAINING WALL PUT UP TO KEEP THE FLOOD WATERS IN CHECK, 05/1973 | |||||||
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Photograph by John Messina for Series: DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern, compiled 1972 - 1977
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