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Title: Flood Scene
Description: Damaged bridges at the mouth of the Kansas River.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Mouth of the Kaw River; also shows Wood Brothers Ice House.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1903: The Great Flood
Description: Article describes the 1903 Flood in Armourdale, the Kansas River bottoms, and the lower areas of the Argentine district. Author believes the primary cause of the 1903 Flood on the Kansas River was its inability to drain into the Missouri due to the flooded condition of the latter.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: West Bottoms during 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of a flooded area in the West Bottoms after the 1951 Flood. Shows Sunshine Biscuits Building, Rudy-Patrick Seeds-Feeds, Weber Paper Company, Couch Tractor & Equipment Co., and the Kansas City Southern Freight House.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Report on the Flood of 1908 in the Kaw River with Recommendations as to Control of Flood Waters
Description: Analysis of flood conditions and preventative measures.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Book

Title: The Great Flood of 1844 along the Kansas and Marais des Cygnes Rivers
Description: Article about the flood of 1844 along the Kansas River and the Marais des Cygnes River in Kansas, with comparisons of its magnitude to later disastrous floods of the area.
Date: 1952-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Flooded Area
Description: Aerial view of submerged West Bottoms area in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flooded River Areas
Description: Aerial view of flooded areas in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Floods in the West
Description: Four photos of different sections of Topeka, Kansas, showing severe flooding from the Kansas River in 1903.
Date: 1903-06-13
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Takes Biggest Beating
Description: Flood levels one foot above the previous 1903 record, for the mouth of the Kansas River, of 36.0 feet. Thorough description of general damage, especially in industrial districts.
Date: 1951-07-19
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: 20 Years Later, We Dread the Next Flood
Description: Article focuses upon remembrance of the flood that impacted the Kansas City area during the summer of 1993. Business and property owners in the affected areas are interviewed and discuss both their recollections and fear of future floods. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers and other river management agencies are interviewed and discuss past projects aimed at improving flood control in the area and risk factors that may lead to similar flood disasters.
Date: 2013-06-09
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Flooded Area
Description: Aerial view of the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood; shows Municipal Airport and Swift packing facilities.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas River
Description: File containing material pertaining to the Kansas River as it relates to Kansas City.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: That Damned Missouri River
Description: Photos, map, and extensive article about the Missouri River and its history of navigation and surrounding settlements. Depiction of Kansas City area scenes including Downtown and the Country Club Plaza, Hallmark Cards, pollution at the mouth of the Kansas River, chemical testing at the Kansas City waterworks, and Thomas Hart Benton.
Date: 1971-09
Object Type: Magazine Article