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Wood structure demolished by floodingA wooden structure near the corner of Brown Street and Ludlow Street in Dayton. Men working on the cleanup efforts can be seen in the center right of the image. -
View of downtown Dayton during floodPostcard depicting flood damage in Downtown Dayton. Transcript of back of postcard reads 'Kraemer Art Cincinnati Postcard' Wrecked Buildings Dayton, Ohio, during Greatest Flood in Modern History, March, 1913. -
Structural damage to Steele High SchoolPostcard shows the significant structural damage that Steele High School, located at the corner of Main and Monument Streets, suffered from the floodwaters. Transcript on back reads 'Pub. By The Acmegraph Co., Chicago' Steele High School undermined by water, Dayton, O. -
Scene of Fourth Street in downtown Dayton as flood waters recededThis photograph was taken from the Dayton Daily News building on Fourth Street. Looking east, the Davies Building, home of Newsalt's Jewelry Store, Reed Shoe Company, and Dayton Savings & Trust, is visible in the center of the photograph. The building on the left of the photograph was the home of the Dayton Loan & Credit Company Bank. At its height, flood waters in this area reached the second stories of the buildings pictured. People can be seen in boats and wading through the waters to safety. -
Rescue boat being helped ashoreThree women rescued from the flood waters are rowed to higher ground by a group of rescuers. Flood waters in the background appear to be around four feet in depth. -
Relief boat landing during floodPostcard showing a relief boat landing on high grounds. Several flooded buildings can be seen to the left. Transcript of back reads 'Kraemer Art Cincinnati Postcard' Relief Boat Landing during Great Flood March 1913 Dayton, O. -
Railroad bridge destroyed by floodA railroad bridge across the Miami River was destroyed by the high waters. -
Marianist brothers in front of St. Mary's Hall during flood (front)From left to right, this postcard shows Brother Leo Will, unidentified man, Brother Carl A. Will, and Brother Edward Gorman. The Marianist brothers provided refuge at St. Mary's Institute (today, the University of Dayton) to Daytonians displaced by floodwaters. Here they pose during the flood in front of St. Mary's Hall. -
Map of Dayton showing flood and evacuation areasThe areas outlined in white and numbered experienced minimal flooding, and hosted refugees. The areas between the Miami River and the areas outline in white experienced the heaviest flooding. -
Main Street Bridge following floodPostcard depicting pile of wreckage in front of Main Street Bridge following the flood. Transcript of back reads 'Kraemer Art Cincinnati Postcard' Mass of Wreckage at Main St. Bridge Dayton, Ohio, during the Great Flood of March 1913. -
Looking eastward on West Fourth Street during 1913 floodView of flood waters looking eastward on West Fourth Street in Dayton. A rowboat carrying five passengers is visible in the center-right. -
Line of flood refugees at NCR factoryDayton residents seeking refuge from the 1913 flood at the National Cash Register factory. St. Mary's Hall is visible in the background. -
Houses lifted from foundations near Herman AvenueDestruction from the flood near Herman Avenue. These two houses were swept from their foundations while others were destroyed. -
House flipped on side from floodOn the left, a house has been flipped onto its side by the flood waters. The home in the center of the photograph appears to have been lifted from its foundation. Piles of debris can be seen along the street. -
Homes damaged by 1913 floodA boy poses in front of a row of houses damaged by floodwaters. The yards are filled with water and debris. -
Flood wreckage on East Fifth StreetPostcard showing two men reclined on a pile of wreckage on East Fifth Street following the flood. Transcript of back reads 'Published by The Acmegraph Co., Chicago, Ill.' Scene on East Fifth St., Dayton, O. -
Flood waters on Ludlow StreetView of flood waters on Ludlow Street in downtown Dayton. The Grace Methodist Episcopal Church (corner of Fourth Street and Ludlow) is visible on the far left, and Jenkins Drug Store (corner of Fifth Street and Ludlow) is visible in the center of the torn photograph. Two people awaiting rescue can be seen in the windows of the second building from the left. -
Flood waters on East Third StreetTorn photograph with a view of flood waters on East Third Street in Downtown Dayton, outside of the Dayton Paper Novelty Company. -
Flood waters in residential area of DaytonView of flood waters in a residential area near downtown Dayton. -
Flood waters cover first stories of homes in Riverdale neighborhoodHomes in the Riverdale neighborhood of Dayton flooded up to the tops of their first stories. -
Flood waters at their crest on Fifth StreetPostcard showing a view of Fifth Street looking west from Main Street, showing the flood waters when the flood was at its crest on March 16, 1913. Transcript on back reads 'Kraemer Art Cincinnati Postcard' 5th St, West from Main St, when the Great Flood was at its crest Dayton, O., March 1913. -
Flood refugees waiting in line at relief stationDayton residents wait in bread line for the West Third Relief Station. The houses in this photograph belonged to Mrs. John U. Kreidler. -
Flood ravaged lumberyard at Monument and Taylor StreetsPostcard depicting the wreckage caused by the flood at a lumberyard located at the corner of Monument Street and Taylor Street in Dayton. On back of postcard is statement 'Pub. By The Acmegraph Co., Chicago' Lumber Scene at Monument & Taylor Sts., Dayton, O. -
Flooding on West Fourth StreetPostcard showing flood waters on West Fourth Street in Dayton. The large building in the center of the photograph is Central School, and the First United Brethren Church can be seen on the far right. Transcript of back states 'Kraemer Art Cincinnati Postcard' Dayton, Ohio during Greatest Flood in Worlds History 1913. -
Flooding as viewed from Hickory StreetNorthward view of flooding taken from the Hickory Street School, formerly located at 501 Hickory Street in Dayton. Downtown Dayton is visible in the upper righthand corner.