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Title
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1908 Flood, Morris Packing Plant
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Description
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Postcard of the Morris Packing Plant in the West Bottoms in Kansas City, Kansas, during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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1951 Flood
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Description
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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.
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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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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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1951 Flood
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Description
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Aerial view looking north of the American Royal building and stockyards after floodwaters have receded.
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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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1951 Flood Damaged Area
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Description
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View of Kansas City stockyards and railroad lines showing damage from 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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1951 Flooded Areas
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Description
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Aerial view of railroad yards, Kansas City stockyards, and West Bottoms buildings 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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Growth and Development of the Kansas City Stock Yards : A History, 1871-1947
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Description
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An 83-page thesis presented to the faculty of the University of Kansas City, Department of History and Political Science for a Master of Arts degree. It contains six chapters with a conclusion and a bibliography. Included are topics as the Live Stock Exchange, Traders Live Stock Exchange, flood of 1903, fire of 1917, etc.
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Date
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1948
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Object Type
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Thesis/Dissertation
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Title
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Me and My...Livestock Exchange Building
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Description
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Article recalls Jay Dillingham's memories of July, 1951, when the 1951 Flood ravaged the Kansas City Stockyards, of which Dillingham was president and chairman of the board.
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Date
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2004-07-11
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
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Date
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1828/1983
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Stockyards
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Description
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Stockyards history: (1871) organized as the "Kansas Stockyards Company" with the first Live Stock Exchange Building erected; (1876) reorganized as the "Kansas City Stockyards Company"; (1886) Kansas City Live Stock Exchange organized; (1951) most of the Stockyards area wiped out by the flood and the development of Kemper Arena and Interstate 670; (post-1975) the remaining 35 acres sold to National Farms, Incorporated, to be demolished and become part of a planned office park project.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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Overhead view of the Kansas City Stockyards (empty of livestock), showing water and mud damage from 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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Taming the Outlaw Missouri River
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Description
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Photos, map, and article about issues of controlling the channel of the Missouri River, including its course between Kansas City and Saint Louis, etc., with photos of "Kansas City's mammoth grain elevators," long freight trains, "giant Stockyards," and river barges. Discussion of the river's history of moving its channel and flooding numerous towns and cities, including Kansas City in 1903, etc.
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Date
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1945-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Taming the Outlaw Missouri River
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Description
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History, description, large map, and several photos of the Missouri River basin and its modifications for human purposes, including "dam, lake, levee, powerhouse, steamer channel, and irrigation ditch," also with photos of the Kansas City Stockyards.
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Date
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1945-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Turkey Creek Flood Scene
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Description
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Photograph of Turkey Creek in the West Bottoms. Debris from an unknown flood can be seen . The American Royal Exposition Building and sheep barn can be seen in the background. The image was taken from an area west of Brook Street at about 23rd street and faces northwest.
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Date
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1910~
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Object Type
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Photograph
