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EVB2949068: Herbert Hoover with girls and boys at a tent camp during the Great Mississippi River Flood in 1927. The worst effected states were Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Hoover, then Sec. of Commerce, was named by President Coolidge to coordinate flood relief with the American Red Cross / Bridgeman Images
EVB2947477: Home of elderly Mrs. Jacob Stooksbury, Loyston, Tennessee. The furnishings are characteristic of the region - the oil lamps, the spinning wheel, the wickerwork chairs, and the embroidery on the fireplace mantel. The homestead will be inundated by the waters of the Norris Dam. Nov. 23, 1933. Photo by Lewis Hine., Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2947672: President Barack Obama stands with 2010 National Medal of Science recipients. From left, are: Dr. Richard A. Tapia; Dr. Peter J. Stang; Dr. Shu Chien; Dr. Srinivasa S.R. Varadhan; The President; Dr. Jacqueline K. Barton; Dr. Ralph L. Brinster; and Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch. Blue Room of the White House, Oct. 21, 2011 / Bridgeman Images