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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view of flooded area, looking north of bridges spanning Kansas River and the stockyards.
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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 Scene
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Description
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Damaged bridges at the mouth of the Kansas River.
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Date
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1903
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flood Scene
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Description
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Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.
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Date
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1903
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flood Scene
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Description
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Distant view looking north of mouth of Kansas River and northwest corner of West Bottoms.
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Date
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1903
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Flood Scene
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Description
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Mouth of the Kaw River; also shows Wood Brothers Ice House.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1903: The Great Flood
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Description
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Article describes the 1903 Flood in Armourdale, the Kansas River bottoms, and the lower areas of the Argentine district. Author believes the primary cause of the 1903 Flood on the Kansas River was its inability to drain into the Missouri due to the flooded condition of the latter.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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1951: The Great Flood
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Description
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Photos and article about the 1951 flood, "the second major flood of Kansas City, Kansas history" and the author's experiences in surviving it.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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West Bottoms during 1951 Flood
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Description
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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.
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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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Damming the Kaw: The Kiro Controversy and Flood Control in the Great Depression
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Description
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Article retells the history of a depression era (1933) flood control project to dam the Kansas River and create a giant lake between Kiro Dam and Manhattan, Kansas. It not only would control flooding but it would provide thousands of jobs and help bring economic recovery to the area. Contains numerous maps, photos, and footnotes.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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In the Wake of the Floods
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Description
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Article about the flood control projects of the Pick-Sloan plan, a federal program set up before the 1951 flood but not built in time to prevent disasters caused along the Kansas and Missouri Rivers in 1951, with photos.
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Date
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1951-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Flooded Area
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Description
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Aerial view of submerged West Bottoms area in the aftermath of 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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Flooded River Areas
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Description
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Aerial view of flooded areas in the aftermath of 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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The Floods in the West
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Description
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Four photos of different sections of Topeka, Kansas, showing severe flooding from the Kansas River in 1903.
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Date
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1903-06-13
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City Takes Biggest Beating
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Description
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Flood levels one foot above the previous 1903 record, for the mouth of the Kansas River, of 36.0 feet. Thorough description of general damage, especially in industrial districts.
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Date
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1951-07-19
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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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Flooded Area
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Description
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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.
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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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Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity from Mouth to Argentine, KS
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1905
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1905
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Object Type
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Map
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