Cape Girardeau and Mississippi River Flooding Video
Scope and Contents
Film footage of various events of note in the Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri, and Mississippi River Valley region, in the late 1930s and 1940s. Includes scenes of Mississippi River flooding (c. 1937) at Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Wyatt and New Madrid, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois; and a later flood (c. 1940s) in the Cape Girardeau downtown and riverfront area; the burning of the Cape Girardeau Community Club House in February 1937; damage from the November 1936 tornado in Cape Girardeau; a motor boat regatta on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau in the summer of 1937; winter scenes in Cape Girardeau, 1936-1937; and miscellaneous undated scenes of the Ten-Mile Rose Garden between Cape and Jackson, Murphysboro, Illinois, local gardens, homes, and the “Hirsch” grave.
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1937-1940's
Rights Statement
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Extent
1 Cassettes
2 Compact Discs
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Film footage of various events of note in the Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri, and Mississippi River Valley region, in the late 1930s and 1940s. Includes scenes of Mississippi River flooding (c. 1937) at Cape Girardeau, Charleston, Wyatt and New Madrid, Missouri and Cairo, Illinois; and a later flood (c. 1940s) in the Cape Girardeau downtown and riverfront area; the burning of the Cape Girardeau Community Club House in February 1937; damage from the November 1936 tornado in Cape Girardeau; a motor boat regatta on the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau in the summer of 1937; winter scenes in Cape Girardeau, 1936-1937; and miscellaneous undated scenes of the TenMile Rose Garden between Cape and Jackson, Murphysboro, Illinois, local gardens, homes, and the “Hirsch” grave.
Provenance
Original VHS tape donated by Scott Shivelbine.
- Title
- Cape Girardeau and Mississippi River Flooding Video Circa 1937-1940's
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Dr. Lisa Speer
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
One University Plaza, MS 4600
Cape Girardeau Missouri 63701 United States
5736512245
semoarchives@semo.edu