Arkansas Natural Disasters – Object #6

Rescue Work During Flood in Fort Smith

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<p>This black and white photograph shows water nearly up to the roofs of several homes or businesses. 3 soldiers on a small boat are in the center of the photograph.</p>

Soldiers from Fort Chaffee paddle boat on Sixth and M Streets during a flood in Fort Smith, 1943.

Questions:

Describe the people, objects, and activities in this photograph.

How do you think this flood affected life in Ft. Smith in 1943?

Find Ft. Smith on a map.

What might have caused this flooding?

Citations

Rescue work, 6th and M Sts., Flood-Fort Smith, Ark., May, 1943.
Floods photograph collection, 1898-1943 . UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture