FLOOD '98
Wharton, Texas





Left to right: Matt Dischler, Chris Robinson, Travis Hobbins, and Holly Hobbins, sitting, all fill sand bags to be placed in front of a toy store and jewelry shop in Wharton, Texas. No one in Wharton was sure of the levels the Colorado River would reach but many weren't taking chances.
Inmates work to fill sand bags in Wharton, Texas. The sandbags were used to place around the Wharton County Jail. Wharton County employees place sand bags around the county jail building in Wharton, Texas. Emily Williams of Pearland, Texas carries a box of antiques from Bob Aiston's A&B Antiques and Refinishing in downtown Wharton. Williams came to Wharton to give a hand preparing for the rising flood waters of the Colorado River.
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