Flood Fighters Versus The Wabash River (1959)

Unissued / Unused material - Title reads: “Flood Fighters Versus The Wabash River“. American voiceovered newsreel material. Indiana, United States of America (USA). Aerial views of Wabash river. Various shots of flooded countryside of Indiana, showing homes and cars deep in water. LS of American Army lorries with troops, passing camera. Various shots of men building temporary dykes with sand bags and dirt. (F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 16/02/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews con