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Title
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High & Rising: The 1951 Kansas City Flood
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Description
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Book about the 1951 flood in Kansas City with numerous photos and descriptions of its causes (heavy rains in Kansas) and results (millions of dollars of damage leaving mud and wreckage), etc.
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Date
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2001
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Storms Leave Their Mark on Kansas City
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Description
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Article reviewing the chronology of various storms and other weather-related disasters in Kansas City history back to the 1844 flood (but not including the 1826 flood).
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Date
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2001-04-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Early Day Weather Documented in Society Archives
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Description
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Article about using historical records to determine climatic changes in the Kansas City area, including extremes such as floods, snowfall, heat waves, etc.
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Date
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1978-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Missouriana: Missouri Floods
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Description
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Description of disastrous floods in Missouri history, including those affecting Kansas City in 1826, 1844, 1881, 1903, and 1909.
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Date
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1942-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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SC164 KCPL Reference Hard to Find Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The materials within the KCPL Reference Hard to Find (HTF) Collection were compiled by Kansas City Public Library reference librarians and staff members to provide an easy to access source of information concerning topics of local and regional interest. The collection primarily consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, other forms of printed material, and typed notecards.
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Date
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1980/2005
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
