Flood damage

Harry S. Truman views the damage of the floods on his western trip to Washington.

During President Harry S. Truman's tour of the western United States, he visited Vanport, Oregon to view damage along the Columbia River. This is an aerial view of the damaged area.

President Harry S. Truman's airplane, the Independence, flies over flood-ravaged Sioux City, Iowa.

President Harry S. Truman's plane, the Independence, flies over Sioux City, Iowa. President Truman is on board the plane, touring areas damaged by the flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

President Harry S. Truman points out of the window of his airplane during an aerial tour of areas effected by flooding of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

This news photo, transmitted by the Associated Press, shows the Missouri River flood waters in the Omaha, Nebraska-Council Bluffs, Iowa area. In the foreground is the Union Pacific Railroad bridge.

Flood water from the Missouri River reaches near the top of a levee in Omaha, Nebraska. Behind the levee is the American Smelting and Refining Company building, well below the present water level.

This news photo, transmitted by the Associated Press, shows the Missouri River flood waters in the Omaha, Nebraska-Council Bluffs, Iowa area. In the foreground is the Union Pacific Railroad bridge.