DMPL main branch basement after flood water removal

ID: 387 ~ Source: DMPL Flood of 1993 Scrapbook ~ Creator: DMPL ~ Date: July 1993
This file appears in: The Flood of 1993
Copyright DMPL

The floodwater residue in the basement of the main branch of the Des Moines Public Library after the floodwater was pumped out. The line on the pillar to the right shows the floodwater level before pumping.

This file appears in: The Flood of 1993

By DMPL Team
The "flood of the century" caused great damage to the city of Des Moines, and no one who lived through it was untouched.