Portsmouth, Ohio, March 8, 1945
Watching the Dike
- Title
- Portsmouth, Ohio, March 8, 1945
Watching the Dike - Subject
- 1945 Flood
- Description
- Black & white AP photo showing soldiers & volunteers throwing throwing up sandbag barriers in Portsmouth suburbs as flood waters moved in. Pictured is a dike across Second (2nd) Street. Residents watch the Ohio River rise against it.
- Creator
- Associated Press
- Date
- March 8, 1945
- Format
- 19 x 26.5 cm black & white photograph
- Coverage
- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
- Rights
- Scioto County Public Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Associated Press, “Portsmouth, Ohio, March 8, 1945
Watching the Dike,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed June 19, 2025, https://www.sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/17317.
Watching the Dike,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed June 19, 2025, https://www.sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/17317.