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Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking east across the Fairfax Industrial District.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking west across Fairfax District. The Owens-Corning Fiberglass plant is in view.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flood looking west across the West Bottoms from near the foot of the 12th Street Viaduct. Stockyards in view. Businesses in view include Stowe Hardware and Supply Company, Continental Electric Company, John Deere Plow Company, and Columbian Tanks.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of 1951 flood looking east from near the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas River - shows downtown skyline and flooded West Bottoms area. Intercity Viaduct is on left and the Kansas or Kaw River at the bottom. Eighth Street Tunnel can be seen in distance.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking southeast across the Fairax District. Downtown skyline, Municipal Airport, General Motors assembly plant, and Phillips Refinery in view.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking east across Fairfax District. View includes the Kansas City, Kansas, Water and Light plant and tanks of the Phillips Petroleum Company Refinery.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of 1951 flood looking north across Phillips Petroleum tanks aflame; located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st Street.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: View of debris at 31st and Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the Phillips Petroleum tank fires associated with the 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Distant view, looking west, of West Bottoms showing Intercity Viaduct with 4th Street Viaduct in foreground.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Hits Industry
Description: Sugar Creek refinery near Kansas City only source of oil after the flood's damage to other plants.
Date: 1951-07-26
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: 1951: The Great Flood
Description: Photos and article about the 1951 flood, "the second major flood of Kansas City, Kansas history" and the author's experiences in surviving it.
Date: 2001
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Flood Damaged Area
Description: Overhead view of Santa Fe street in the West Bottoms showing damage from the 1951 Flood; visible are buildings owned by the Rudy-Patrick Seed Co., Crooks Terminal Warehouse Co., Kansas City Terminal Warehouse Co., Jacobs Warehouse Co., and Central Can Co.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aviation Facilities Suffer Flood Damage
Description: Summary of effects of the flood on the most severely hit airlines.
Date: 1951-07-23
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: West Bottoms after 1951 Flood
Description: View of pigs displaced by the 1951 Flood walking through a damaged area in the West Bottoms. The photo was taken from the 12th street viaduct looking southwest towards Mulberry street. The buildings pictures are the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad freight house on the left, and on the right the U.S. Supply Company building. In the distance is the Stowe Hardware and Supply Company building.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Woman Supplying Food to Men
Description: Unidentified female Army worker supplying food and drink to uniformed men during 1951 flood, outside Naval Reserve Training Center.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Men and Women Sorting Clothing
Description: Unidentified men and women with Army workers sorting through boxes and clothing during 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Women Feeding Uniformed Men
Description: Unidentified female Army workers supplying food and drink to uniformed men during 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Women Providing Food and Drink to Man
Description: Unidentified female Army workers supplying food and drink to unidentified man in bulldozer during 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Women Supplying Men with Food and Drink
Description: Unidentified female Army workers supplying food and drink to uniformed men during 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Women Making Sandwiches
Description: Unidentified female Army workers and other women making sandwiches during 1951 flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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