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Labor & Industry Museum
123 North Church St.
Belleville, Illinois 62220


417 North Second Street - Dwight Ray

417 North Second Street
Dwight Ray

A near-casualty of the flood, 13-year-old Dwight Ray was rescued from the second-story window of his home at 417 North Second Street. He was subsequently plied with a sandwich and soda by neighbors who were helping his family by washing laundry salvaged from the house.

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