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Title: Report Looks at Causes, Effects of Kansas River's Long Decline
Description: Article reviews the Kansas Water Office report that is the first comprehensive look at how the river has deteriorated over the years. ''The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, winds 170 miles from near Manhattan through Topeka and Lawrence before it joins the Missouri.''
Date: 2005-06-02
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: 1908 Flood, 1st Street and Kansas Avenue
Description: Postcard of the 1908 Flood showing 1st Street and Kansas Avenue in Armourdale, Kansas.
Date: 1908
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Kansas City, KS, View from Intercity Viaduct
Description: Postcard view of the Strawberry Hill area of Kansas City, Kansas, from the Intercity Viaduct.
Date: 1912
Object Type: Postcard

Title: It's Just One Big Sewer
Description: Article describes the water pollution problem around the Kaw Point area of the Kansas River. A reported 2.5 billion gallons of raw sewage empties out near the Kaw Point Park each year due to Kansas City's antiquated stormwater-sewer system. The Friends of the Kaw and other organizations and agencies are lobbying for Kansas City to speed up its sewer repair schedule.
Date: 2011-08-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: In the Bend of the Kaw
Description: Part I-Earliest Settlements, 1825-1854. The author includes quotes from standard sources. Part II-"The Farmers Came" 1855-1879 (V.1#7, p.276-279.) Part III-"Take 'er Down an 'turn 'er", 1875-1900 (V.1,#8, p.325-330) Final in series - "And the Floods Came", 1901-1951 (V.1, #9, p.380-385).
Date: 2002
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Exploring the Kaw Valley
Description: Book details the Kaw River valley areas and includes a short section on the Grinter House with a photograph. Gives the history of the Grinter family and of the historical significance of the home.
Date: 2002
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Kansas City Sheet
Description: Topographical map of the Kansas City Metropolitan area at the turn of the century, including outlying areas of Platte and Clay counties in Missouri, and Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. Township boundaries are shown as are street grids for communities including Kansas City, Harlem, Parkville, Platte City, and Weston in Missouri, and Kansas City, Leavenworth, Merriam, and Shawnee in Kansas.
Date: 1894
Object Type: Map

Title: Wright's Map of Kansas City
Description: Detailed map of Kansas City, Missouri, that includes roads, railroads, subdivisions and additions, and some property owners. Subdivisions have been colored by an unknown source after the map was printed. A portion of Wyandotte County is also included.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Detailed street map of Kansas City, Missouri, that includes wards, railroads, and rivers. Shows businesses, cemeteries, parks, subdivisions, and some property owners.
Date: 1890
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity from Mouth to Argentine, KS
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity from Mouth to Argentine, KS. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 1" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 2" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 6" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 3" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 7" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 5" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "Plate 4" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Index Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity
Description: Index Map of the Kaw River and Vicinity. To accompany large scale, detail, maps of same territory showing position and scope of each. Reduced from compilation of original surveys made in connection with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. Index to Kaw River Plates 1-7 from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Missouri River at Mouth of Kaw
Description: Map of Missouri River at mouth of Kaw. Showing topography of channel, railroads, bridges, buildings, and adjacent streets. Compiled from original surveys made in conjunction with the investigation of floods in the Kaw River. "MO River Plate" from set of 9 maps.
Date: 1905
Object Type: Map

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