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Title: 1951 Flood Damage
Description: Exterior view of home at 1012 Hasbrook Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, showing damage to the home from the 1951 Flood. Two individuals in view are identified as Mr. and Mrs. Stinson.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Water Resources Development by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Missouri
Description: Description of the flood control projects in the Kansas City area, especially concerning the West Bottoms area after the 1951 flood.
Date: 1965
Object Type: Report

Title: Post Card from Old Kansas City
Description: Photo of the 1903 flood at the Hannibal Bridge, with the water level at "34.9 feet, 12.9 feet above the natural river bank," compared to the 1951 flood's depth of 36 feet, 2 inches.
Date: 1975-06-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Builders' Association of Kansas City: The City and Its Builders, 1887-1962
Description: File containing information on builders and buildings in the city from 1887-1962. Also containing ads by various firms and information about the impact of the 1951 flood.
Date: 1962
Object Type: Book

Title: Builders' Association of Kansas City: The City and Its Builders, 1887-1962
Description: Article entitled "Disaster Corps, Inc., Builders' Answer to the Flood."
Date: 1962
Object Type: Book

Title: Stanton's General Store - Leonard Stanton
Description: View of Leonard Stanton posed outside of Stanton's General Store, once located in Holliday (now Shawnee), Kansas. Signs for Royal Crown Cola can be seen.
Date: 1967-01
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Area
Description: View of a pig wandering among an area damaged by the 1951 Flood; shows Faultless Starch Co. in background.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Railroad Cars
Description: View of damaged Santa Fe and Chicago & Great Western railroad cars beneath an unidentified viaduct in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Area
Description: View of debris piles outside of an unidentified freight office during cleanup after the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Car
Description: View of two unidentified men and a Chamberlin's Service Garage tow truck towing a water damaged car in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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: Flood Damaged Area
Description: Ground-level view of railroad yard damaged by the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Building
Description: View of an unidentified building damaged by the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Men Distributing Cigarettes
Description: Group of unidentified men surrounding a car marked with the "Old Gold Cigarettes" logo. Packages of cigarettes are apparently being distributed among 1951 Flood relief workers.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Railroad Cars
Description: View of several damaged railroad cars at an unknown location in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Midwest Terminal Warehouse Building #3
Description: Aerial view of flooded area surrounding the Midwest Terminal Warehouse Co., #3 Building in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Area
Description: View of pig carcasses near unidentified building in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Men Removing Flood Debris
Description: View of men working to remove debris from the 1951 Flood using Kansas City Southern Railroad crane equipment.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Area
Description: View of homes and cars in a neighborhood damaged by the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Damaged Home
Description: View of an unidentified woman sitting near a home damaged by the 1951 Flood, location unknown.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

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