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Title
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Big Magic for the Big Muddy
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Description
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Photos, map, illustrations, and article about the plans for flood prevention, navigation, and irrigation on the Missouri River Valley and directly affecting Kansas City. Mention of "the teeming war industry plants of Kansas City," Kansas City Star anti-"reclamationists," the Army Corps of Engineers, and the proposed Missouri Valley Authority, etc.
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Date
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1944-09
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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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River That Won't Stay Put
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Description
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Article about the constantly shifting channel of the Missouri River, giving examples of the steamboat Arabia and other ships running aground, towns being washed away, and state boundaries changing, with illustrations.
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Date
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1948-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
