Original 1947 Associated Press wire photo showing passengers being rescued from a stranded bus after spending seven hours trapped in floodwaters covering U.S. Highway 90 east of New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 20, 1947. A dramatic postwar disaster image documenting high water rescues and transportation disruption along the Gulf Coast. Mounted on black paper from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Measures approximately 9 × 8 inches overall. Please see photos.
