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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 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 looking east along Southwest Boulevard at 31st Street. Shows Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire. Upper center shows Union Station and the Pershing Road Post Office.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of 1951 flood looking north across Phillips Petroleum tanks aflame; located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st Street.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: 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 1951 flood scene looking down upon Phillips Petroleum tanks on fire; located on Southwest Boulevard near 31st Street. Schutte Lumber Company, Sweet Lumber Company and Thompson-Hayward Chemical Company in view.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Flood
Description: One page description and many photos of the chaos caused by the flood.
Date: 1951-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Fire and Flood Damage
Description: Aerial view of water and fire damage associated with the 1951 Flood at an unidentified location; shows Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. building in lower right corner.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 1951 Flood, Refinery Fire
Description: Unidentified man and woman surveying damage after refinery fire as a result of the flood. Location not given.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood and Fire Damaged Area
Description: View of Red's Tire Shop, showing extensive damage from the 1951 Flood and subsequent fires.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood and Fire Damaged Area
Description: View of men and machinery assisting in recovery effort after the 1951 Flood. An attached typewritten caption read: "Gin-pole and winch used in moving heavy steel tank destroyed in flooded fire area."
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: P15 1951 Flood Photograph Collection Finding Aid
Description: The collection of 30 black and white photographs include aerial views as well as ground shots of streets, rubble, river bottoms, etc., during the 1951 flood in Kansas City. It also contains views of the fire on Southwest Boulevard which occurred at this time.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Oil Men Battle to Supply Public Despite Heavy Flood, Fire Loss
Description: Flooding of important oil "bulk" plants, nearly eliminating the local oil supply, with company-by-company reports on losses.
Date: 1951-07-18
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: But Spirit Was Undampened
Description: Details and photos of "the greatest industrial loss in American history" or "Black Friday the Thirteenth, July, 1951."
Date: 1951-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Southwest Boulevard Area
Description: Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: L Road Abandoned on December 29th
Description: History of the trouble-ridden elevated or "L" street railway, from the 1880s to 1923.
Date: 1923-02
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Southwest Boulevard Area
Description: Aerial view of Southwest Boulevard in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood, showing smoke rising from a fire.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Disaster! Platte County History Includes a Few
Description: Short overview of disasters occuring in Platte County, Missouri, including floods, fires, battles, tornado, explosion, and grasshopper plague including a list of disasters.
Date: 2008-01
Object Type: Magazine Article