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Title: Flood Victims
Description: Profiles of 24 people killed in the flash flooding of 1977.
Date: 1977-09-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 1977 Flood
Description: "Kansas City applied to the federal government yesterday for an advance of $500,000 on a total of $1,354,711 in damages to city facilities in the flood Sept. 12. The application to the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development was signed by Glen J. Hopkins, deputy city manager. It said $195,000 has been spent to date on eligible work and estimated that $305,000 would be spent in the next 60 days. A supplemental application for more money is to be submitted in about two weeks. Specific figures for damage to city property in the application: $134,734 for debris clearance; $6,361 for protective measures; $789,803 for road systems; $239,408 for water control facilities; $24,428 for public buildings and equipment; $108,330 for public utilities and $51,647 for other damages. A response to the application is expected in about a month, Hopkins said."
Date: 1977-10-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of barges stuck against the second Hannibal Bridge during the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial flood view looking south across the Fairfax District toward the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. Smoke at top left is from the fire at 31st and Roanoke/Southwest Boulevard.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Looking south along Liberty from the foot of the 12th Street Viaduct; shows debris and dead livestock, result of the flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: View of debris from the flood in the windows of the Gustin-Bacon Building; located at 12th and Liberty.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area in the West Bottoms, looking southwest from near the top of the 12th Street Viaduct; shows stockyards, Livestock Exchange building, Kansas River, etc.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view looking east along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Shows downtown Kansas City in the distance.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of 1951 flood looking east at Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of debris at 31st and Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the Phillips Petroleum tank fires associated with the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking east across the Fairfax Industrial District.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view looking southwest along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area looking west across Fairfax District. The Owens-Corning Fiberglass plant is in view.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: View of washed-up trucks, cars, and other debris near the docks of the Union Pacific Freight Depot; located on 12th between Liberty and Wyoming.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flood looking southwest to the West Bottoms from near West Terrace Park. Includes view of track going into the 8th Street Tunnel.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers and the Intercity Viaduct. Shows broken dike.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flood looking west across the West Bottoms from near the foot of the 12th Street Viaduct. Stockyards in view. Businesses in view include Stowe Hardware and Supply Company, Continental Electric Company, John Deere Plow Company, and Columbian Tanks.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of 1951 flood looking east from near the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas River - shows downtown skyline and flooded West Bottoms area. Intercity Viaduct is on left and the Kansas or Kaw River at the bottom. Eighth Street Tunnel can be seen in distance.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: View of the flooded Columbian Steel Tank Company; located at 12th and Liberty in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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