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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view looking east along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Shows downtown Kansas City in the distance.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view of 1951 flood looking east at Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view of debris at 31st and Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the Phillips Petroleum tank fires associated with the 1951 Flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view looking southwest along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view looking east along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Upper center shows Union Station and the Pershing Road Post Office.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view of 1951 flood looking north across Phillips Petroleum tanks aflame; located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st Street.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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View of debris at 31st and Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the Phillips Petroleum tank fires associated with the 1951 flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view of 1951 flood scene looking down upon Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire; located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st Street. Schutte Lumber Company, Sweet Lumber Company and Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company in view.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Flood
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Description
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One page description and many photos of the chaos caused by the flood.
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Date
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1951-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Fire and Flood Damage
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Description
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Aerial view of water and fire damage associated with the 1951 Flood at an unidentified location; shows Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. building in lower right corner.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood, Refinery Fire
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Description
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Unidentified man and woman surveying damage after refinery fire as a result of the flood. Location not given.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flood and Fire Damaged Area
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Description
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View of Red's Tire Shop, showing extensive damage from the 1951 Flood and subsequent fires.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flood and Fire Damaged Area
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Description
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View of men and machinery assisting in recovery effort after the 1951 Flood. An attached typewritten caption read: "Gin-pole and winch used in moving heavy steel tank destroyed in flooded fire area."
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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P15 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The collection of 30 black and white photographs include aerial views as well as ground shots of streets, rubble, river bottoms, etc., during the 1951 flood in Kansas City. It also contains views of the fire on Southwest Boulevard which occurred at this time.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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But Spirit Was Undampened
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Description
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Details and photos of "the greatest industrial loss in American history" or "Black Friday the Thirteenth, July, 1951."
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Date
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1951-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Southwest Boulevard Area
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Description
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Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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L Road Abandoned on December 29th
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Description
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History of the trouble-ridden elevated or "L" street railway, from the 1880s to 1923.
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Date
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1923-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Southwest Boulevard Area
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Description
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Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Disaster! Platte County History Includes a Few
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Description
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Short overview of disasters occuring in Platte County, Missouri, including floods, fires, battles, tornado, explosion, and grasshopper plague including a list of disasters.
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Date
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2008-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article