Aftermaths of a flood in Springfield, Massachusetts. Several newspaper headlines about the damage caused by the flood in Massachusetts. WPA (Works Progress Administration) men on roads clearing debris. The men clear mud from the roads with snowplows. Bricks on a road during repaving work. The men during reconstruction work on the streets. A man on a telephone pole repairing wires. A man clearing debris in front of a house. A man washing the door of the house. Few men outside houses. A man moving furniture from the second story of a building surrounded by water. A man washing the furniture. Damaged houses and buildings. Furniture outside the houses. Damaged buildings on the shore of a water body. A few men among the debris. Buildings surrounded with water. A vehicle half sunk in water. A few men beside the vehicle. View of the vehicle beside a few trees and buildings surrounded by water and men in waist deep water. (Great Depression period)
Flood relief operations in Springfield, Massachusetts. A vehicle half sunk in water. A few men beside the vehicle. View of the vehicle beside a few trees and buildings surrounded by water and men in waist deep water. WPA (Works Progress Administration) men sewing garments as part of the flood relief work. Heaps of garments in a room. Men trying on the garments. Few children wearing clothes. WPA men delivering food aid and clothes to people during the flood relief work. People waiting in bread lines are provided with food. WPA men stacking things in the back of a truck. The truck moving on a street in water. Men carrying things to houses. A dog with pups. Several dogs on the street. A kitten taken in a basket. Babies in small beds. Nurses taking care of the babies. A baby is fed milk from a bottle. A baby is given a bath. The nurses bath the babies in small tubs. Flood waters flowing among trees. Water gushing through the streets damaging buildings and houses.