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Title
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Turkey Creek Flood Scene
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Description
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Photograph of Turkey Creek in the West Bottoms. Debris from an unknown flood can be seen . The American Royal Exposition Building and sheep barn can be seen in the background. The image was taken from an area west of Brook Street at about 23rd street and faces northwest.
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Date
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1910~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southwest Boulevard Flood
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Description
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Scene of the flooding of Turkey Creek onto Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri. Debris and people visible in street. The side of one building says J.R. Elliott Fancy and Staple Groceries.
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Date
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1914-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Turkey Creek Sewer One of the Largest Yet Built
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Description
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Article describing the new Turkey Creek sewer, its immense size, and its role in flood prevention, with maps and engineering drawings.
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Date
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1921-11-17
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Turkey Creek Pumping Station
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Description
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View of debris from the 1951 Flood outside the Turkey Creek Pumping Station.
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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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Kansas City, Mo., Just Missed a Water Famine
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Description
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Article about the inundation of the Water Department's Turkey Creek pumping station by the 1951 flood, nearly leading to a total lack of water supply for the city, with map.
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Date
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1951-08-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City Building World's Largest Sewer
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Description
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Article about the construction of Kansas City's new sewer to prevent flooding of Turkey Creek, "declared to be the largest ever constructed on this continent or abroad," with photos.
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Date
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1922-09
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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20 Years Later, We Dread the Next Flood
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Description
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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.
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Date
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2013-06-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Big Hole to Be Filled
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Description
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Photo and caption about the construction of the Turkey Creek pumping station at 25th and Fairmount Avenue, costing $102,000 and overseen by "Paul A. Hartung, chief of the sewer division of the city engineer's office."
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Date
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1922-08-13
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
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Date
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1828/1983
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Object Type
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Finding Aid