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River Story. River Bank. Valley Park, Mo. The fourth flood of the Meramec River during this one year. This view was taken in the higher portion of town, the lower portion being deeply submerged. The Meramec is a tributary of the Mississippi near St.Louis.

Artist Edwin Rosskam (American, born Germany, 1903–1985)
Title River Story. River Bank. Valley Park, Mo. The fourth flood of the Meramec River during this one year. This view was taken in the higher portion of town, the lower portion being deeply submerged. The Meramec is a tributary of the Mississippi near St.Louis.
Date July 1945
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 7 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (19.3 × 18.8 cm)
Credit Line Henry Holmes Smith Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 79.200.XX.31.3

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Publisher Standard Oil Company, New Jersey

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