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Title: The Flood
Description: One page description and many photos of the chaos caused by the flood.
Date: 1951-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Fire and Flood Damage
Description: 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.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood, Refinery Fire
Description: Unidentified man and woman surveying damage after refinery fire as a result of the flood. Location not given.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood and Fire Damaged Area
Description: View of Red's Tire Shop, showing extensive damage from the 1951 Flood and subsequent fires.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood and Fire Damaged Area
Description: 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."
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: But Spirit Was Undampened
Description: Details and photos of "the greatest industrial loss in American history" or "Black Friday the Thirteenth, July, 1951."
Date: 1951-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Southwest Boulevard Area
Description: Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwest Boulevard Area
Description: Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Disaster! Platte County History Includes a Few
Description: Short overview of disasters occuring in Platte County, Missouri, including floods, fires, battles, tornado, explosion, and grasshopper plague including a list of disasters.
Date: 2008-01
Object Type: Magazine Article