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Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area, looking north of bridges spanning Kansas River and the stockyards.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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: 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: Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge during 1903 Flood
Description: The Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Kansas River during the 1903 flood. The people in the image are standing at the footing of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, which was washed away during the flood.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge during 1903 Flood
Description: High water at at the Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge over the Kansas River during the 1903 flood.
Date: 1903
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: 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: 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: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity from Mouth to Argentine, KS
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity from Mouth to Argentine, KS. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 1" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 6" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 3" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 7" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 5" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 4" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Index Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Index Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. To accompany large scale, detail, maps of same territory showing position and scope of each. Reduced from compilation of original surveys made in connection with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. Index to Kaw River Plates 1-7 from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

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