1951 Flood Photographs
Dublin Core
Title
1951 Flood Photographs
Subject
Natural disasters--Floods
Cities--Kansas--Kansas City
Cities--Kansas--Kansas City
Description
Black and white photographs of the damage done by the flood in Kansas City, Kansas in July 1951.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Kansas Room Special Collections
Publisher
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Date
1951
Rights
Format
TIFF
Language
eng
Type
Gelatin silver prints
Collection Items
Train cars in flood waters
Black and white photograph of train cars in Armourdale during the 1951 flood.
Car Stranded in Flood Waters
Black and white photograph of a car stranded in flood waters during the 1951 flood in Kansas City.
Dog Swimming for his Life
Black and white photograph of a dog swimming in flood waters in Kansas City, Kansas.
Water Receding
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas with a bridge and boats in the foreground.
Looking South at 9th Street
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas with Standard Seed Company and Sewall Paint and Varnish Co. in the background.
Looking North Over Mo. River
Black and white photograph of flood waters at Sealy Mattress in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas, looking north over the Missouri River.
Water Receding
Black and white photograph of the 1951 flood waters receding in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas.
Looking Southeast Cent. Ind. Dist.
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the central industrial district of Kansas City, Kansas.
R. R. Yrds. Cent. Ind. Dist.
Black and white photograph of flood waters at the railroad yards in the central industrial district of Kansas City, Kansas.
Santa Fe R. R. Yrds
Black and white photograph of the flood damage at the Santa Fe railroad yards in Kansas City, Kansas.
Over Looking Mo River
Balck and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas.
Looking Down Mulberry St.
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial district of Kansas City, Missouri.
Looking West Down 9th St.
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas.
9th St. Viaduct
Black and white photograph of water flooding the 9th Street Viaduct in Kansas City, Missouri with a group of people looking on and floating train cars in the foreground.
Man Boating in Flood Waters
Black and white photograph of a man rowing a small boat through flood waters in the industrial area of Kansas City, Kansas.
View of Flooding in the West Bottoms
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri.
Rescuing a Hog Sitting on Boxcar
Black and white photograph of an unidentified man rescuing a hog from flood waters,
Water Full Height
Black and white photograph of the flood waters at full height, nearing the roof of a warehouse in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas.
Cent. Ind. Dist.
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the central industrial district of Kansas City, Kansas.
Water Receding Cent Ind Dist
Flood waters receding in the central industrial district of Kansas City.
Water Receding Looking West
Black and white photograph of receding flood waters in the central industrial district of Kansas City, view looking west into Kansas City, Kansas.
Over Looking the Mo. River
Black and white photograph of the view overlooking the Missouri River in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
Looking West at 1st Grand
Black and white photograph of flood waters in the industrial area at 1st and Grand St. in Kansas City, Missouri.
2 I. N. S. Newsmen
Black and white photograph of two news reporters standing on a bridge during the 1951 flood in Kansas City.
Looking West Down Kansas Ave. at 23rd St. Viaduct
Black and white photograph of flood waters at Kansas Ave. looking west towards the 23rd St, Viaduct in Kansas City, Kansas.
3 Barges Against Hannibal Bridge
Black and white photograph of three barges stuck under the Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River during the 1951 flood.
Looking Northeast over Mo River
Black and white photograph of a view of the flood damage looking northeast over the Missouri River in Kansas City.
