Vtg Photo 1937 Official Flood Damage Survey Cincinnati Ben Kock Collection D for Sale

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Vtg Photo 1937 Official Flood Damage Survey Cincinnati Ben Kock Collection D For Sale

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Vtg Photo 1937 Official Flood Damage Survey Cincinnati Ben Kock Collection D:
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1937 Vtg Flood Official Land Survey Photo Cincinnati - Ben Kock Collection - D

From the personal collection of Bernard H. Kock

Photo is part of an official land survey project led by Bernard Kock studying the damage in Hamilton County from the 1937 flood.

Location: Front Street from Walnut Street West

Shows high water under power lines and storefront signs. Snow is visible on awnings and windows.

BURKES 56 STORES, GREATER CINCINNATI’S OWN FOOD STORES

Photo taken January 23rd, 1937

Image dimensions are 4 3/8” x 2 5/8”

Image is adhered to a paper backing.

Natural Disaster / Flood Damage

Provenance: Refer to last photo in the images to view an article about Ben Kock. The news article shown is for provenance purposes only. It is not included with the photo listed. The listed photo (and others we have listed or are in the process of listing) came from an estate owned by Bernard H. Kock. Kock who served in the Ohio State Guard for 20 years, was in charge of the topographical surveying of Cincinnati, Ohio before, during, and after the flood of 1937 and committed over 50 years of service for the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. As noted in the article, photography was a hobby of Mr. Kock and it served him well in his professional role. We will be listing multiple original military and government issue photographs of the 1937 flood that later became his personal property in his personal collection.

Kock’s resumé:

Ohio State Guard 1926 - 1946

1943 Feb 24, 1943

Pvt. Bernard H. Kock - Co. “A” O.S.G.

OBSERVER officiated the authorized Blackout of the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area.

1946 Discharged

Ohio State Guard - 1st Lt. Bernard H. Kock, Co. H, 1st Inf., OSG

1945-46 Vice President - Society of American Military Engineers

1976 Resigns from City Service

Principal General Design Engineer of the City Engineering Division of Public Works

Shipped with USPS First Class

Condition: VERY GOOD - Please inspect images.

Watermark is on listing images to prevent image theft. Watermark is not on the actual photos. Buyer is purchasing an original photo(s) (this is the only copy in our possession and to our knowledge).

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