Floods

Aerial view of extensive flooding from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. Photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of extensive flooding from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. Photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's campaign trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of the Columbia River flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon, where President Harry S. Truman made a stop on his presidential trip to the West Coast to inspect the flooding. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

Aerial view of flood damage along the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. This photo was taken during President Harry S. Truman's western trip (he is not pictured), during which he viewed the flood damage. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A view of a house floating on high waters showing flood damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. (Same as 98-1250). President Harry S. Truman (not in photo) viewed the flood damage. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman, surrounded by reporters, stands on the bank of the Columbia River while an unidentified officer points out the flood disaster at Vanport, Oregon. The photos were taken during President Truman's trip to the West Coast. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

A view of the Columbia river, Washington, taken from the bridge that goes across the top of the Grand Coulee Dam, looking north, during the 1948 flood. The flood is mentioned in President Truman's speech of June 9, 1948, during his presidential campaign trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-241) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcoming committee as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the Columbia River flood at Vanport. (See 2012-253.) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and two unidentified men walk alongside boats moored to a dock on the Columbia River to view flood damage in the Vanport, Oregon area. The photo was taken during his presidential trip to the West Coast. (Same as 59-390) From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.

President Harry S. Truman waves to his welcomers as he exits an Air Force plane at Portland, Oregon, where he is scheduled to view the flood damage from the Columbia River at Vanport, Oregon. From: Naval Photo Center, sent to the Truman Library by the National Archives. Original 4x5 negative.