Gallery: 1937 Flood historical photos

Huntington, WVa., 11th Street , looking north. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Adams Avenue and 12th Street.

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV. 3rd Avenue near 14th Street. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV., looking northwest through Court House ground near 5th Avenue & 8th Street. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Division Street, Catlettsburg, Ky., Jan. 27, 1937. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

34th Street, Catlettsburg, Ky. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Overview of 1937 flood

1937 Flood, C&O Building 4th Avenue, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Oakland Avenue, Catlettsburg, Ky. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, 11th Street and 4th Avenue, looking north. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Jan. 26, view of the Guyandotte River. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Guyandotte Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Catlettsburg, Ky. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, Inco plant. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV., C&O Building. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Catlettsburg, Ky Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Flood of Jan. 1937, Huntington, W.Va. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Russell, Ky.

3rd Avenue and 11th Street, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

4th Ave. and 9th Street. 1937 Flood Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Orchard Ave. & 27th Street, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

27th Street, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, 5th Avenue and 19th Street. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, looking north from 28th Street hill. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, 3rd Avenue & 20th Street, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, 3rd Ave., & 9th Street in Huntington Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Guyandotte, W.Va. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, 4th Avenue & 6th Street, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV., from 28th Street hill Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, 9th Street and 4th Avenue, looking north. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WV., 5th Avenue & 16th Street, looking east. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Center Street in Catlettsburg, Ky. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Huntington, WV, 3rd and 4th Ave., 7th and 9th Streets.

1937 Flood, Marshall Campus at crest of 69.03 ft. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Guyandotte

Flood file photo 1600 block of 11th Street

1937 Flood, Jan 27, 1937, Huntington, WV., 4th Avenue & 11th Street.

1937 Flood, Jan. 28, 1937, 11th Street West & Adams Avenue, Huntington, WV., looking south.

1937 Flood, Adams Ave., & 14th Street, Huntington, WV., looking east.

1937 Flood, 5th Street & 4th Avenue, Huntington, WV.

1937 Flood, Post Office in Catlettsburg on Jan. 27, 1937.

1937 Flood, 14th St., and Adams Avenue, Huntington, WV., looking south.

1937 Flood, 3rd Avenue & 11th Street, Huntington, WV., looking west.

1937 Flood, 8th Street from near 5th Ave., Huntington, WV., looking north. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

20th Street and 3rd Avenue, Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Huntington, WVa., C&O Building. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, from C&O Building looking East up 4th Ave., Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Looking north on 11th Street from near 5th Ave., Huntington, WV. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood, Jan 28, 1937, 11th Street & 4th Avenue, Huntington, WV.

1937 Flood, 20th Street & 5th Ave., Huntington, WV

The corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street is underwater as the Ohio River reaches a height of 69.3 feet Jan. 27, 1937, in this panoramic photo by Thomas Studios.

The 200 block of 11th Avenue and the yards on the north side of the street are inundated during the 1937 flood. The yards of homes along the south side of the street, where the photographer was standing, were terraced - thus escaping the water and the muck. Photo courtesy of Jim Butcher.

Photo courtesy Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center Inc. A crowd gathers at the 9-year-old Keith-Albee Theatre in the fall of 1937.

1937 Flood: View of the J.C. Latta's Book Store at 1458 4th Ave. in Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: 6th Street Bridge at 3rd Avenue in Huntington on Jan. 24. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: 4th Avenue and 16th Street looking west from the edge of the Marshall campus. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: 4th Avenue looking east from 10th Street. Visible is the Palace Theatre to the left and at right, part of the Orpheum theatre. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: View of Bailey's Cafeteria on 9th Street looking north from 5th Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Boats float down 4th Avenue. The Union Bank and Trust building sits on the northeast corner at 9th Street. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: A man takes photographs outside Honaker Inc., a news and periodical establishment on the eastern side of the 400 block of 9th Street. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northwestern view of the Pure Oil Company on the southwestern corner of 4th Avenue and 16th Street in Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northward view of the 300 block of 10th Avenue in Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Men in a boat navigate through a residential area of Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Men in a boat navigate through a residential area of Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northern view of the Appalachian Power Company building on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue at 10th Street in Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northwestern view of men outside the Western Union in the 400 block of 9th Street Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northern view of the Honaker Book and News Company and Seville Restaurant on the southeast corner of 9th Street at 5th Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northeastern view of 4th Avenue and 8th Street from the Cabell County Courthouse grounds. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northwestern view of the 700 block of 4th Avenue from the Cabell County Courthouse grounds. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northeastern view of the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northeastern view of the 900 block of 4th Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Northern view of the 1000 block of 3rd Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Eastern view of the Honaker Book and News Company and Seville Restaurant on the southeast corner of 9th Street at 5th Avenue. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Western view of 4th Avenue near 9th Street. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Eastward view of 3rd Avenue at 22nd Street shows a towtruck moving a vehicle around the East Side Service Station (at right). Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: Southern view of people making their way through the 400 block of 9th Street in Huntington. Cabell County Library collection

1937 Flood: The Palace Theatre in the 1000 block (north side) of 4th Avenue in Huntington. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: A man attempts to traverse across the front of the Grocers Cash and Carry in the 700 block of 3rd Avenue on January 25. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: A grocery delivery truck is hoisted out of high water in front on a Huntington residence. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: The 800 block of Third Avenue at Ninth Street looking west. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Of the 25,000 residents who became refugees, 11,000 applied for Red Cross aid during the flood or during the relief period following. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Of the 40,000 people living in the flooded areas of Huntington, 25,000 were made refugees as fresh water and fuel was scarce. 11,000 people applied for Red Cross aid during the flood and during the relief period. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Residents remain stranded at 2608 Adams Avenue in West Huntington Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: January 29 at 24th Street West in Huntington. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Unidentified location. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Unidentified location. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: High water at the Ford dealership on the corner of 13th Street and Oak Street in Kenova. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Traffic attempts to navigate through high water at the railroad tracks on 5th Street West between Washington and Adams Avenue. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: The east side of the 300 block of Ninth Street in Huntington. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Unidentified location. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Eastward view of the 400 block of 8th Street taken from the grounds of the Cabell County Courthouse. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Boats make their way through the streets. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Unidentified location. Army Corps of Engineers

1937 Flood: Construction begins on the Huntington floodwall. Army Corps of Engineers