A River Runs Through It_Big Trouble on the River

Name: A River Runs Through It_Big Trouble on the River
Start: 2025-09-17T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-17T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library)

Rock Island Public Library

Highlights

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm

1 hour

Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library)

Date & Location

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm (CDT)

Rock Island Public Library (Downtown Library)

401 19th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-8124, United States

About the event

A River Runs Through It_Big Trouble on the River

Ongoing video documentary series on the Mighty Mississippi. Today's documentaries cover the destructive floods of 1927 and 1937. Vintage newsreels include historical footage of the massive Mississippi River floods that destroyed towns and livelihoods. A second film covers the US Corps of Engineers efforts to control the river and avoid flooding.

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