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Ohio-Mississippi Flood Disaster of 1937

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Title:
Ohio-Mississippi Flood Disaster of 1937
Alternate Title:
Ohio-Mississippi Flood Disaster of 1937
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Pictorial Statistics, Inc.
Date:
1938
Posted Date:
2017-04-14
ID Number:
2212.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_2212_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1920 - 1939
Subject:
Disaster/Health/Environment
Advertising & Promotion
Pictorial
Measurement:
29 x 43 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
A promotional map highlighting the work of the Red Cross following the Ohio-Mississippi Valley floods of 1937. Symbols represent the number of rescue boats, refugee centers, tent cities, emergency hospitals, workers and volunteers, donated supplies, etc. The symbols and large Red Cross flags dominate the map.

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Source:
Supplement to American Junior Red Cross News, May, 1938.
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
For important information about copyright and use, see http://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/copyright.

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