Aerial view of Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas looking southeast. Mouth of Kansas River on right; Missouri River at left; Central Industrial District, Mo. in upper right; and Kansas City, Mo...
Aerial view of the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers from the Kansas side showing the Municipal Wharf, the West Bottoms, and downtown Kansas City.
Bundles of lumber in subsiding flood waters in the West Bottoms.
Cityscape of Kansas City from City Hall looking NorthWest from the 29th floor.
City workers and police working in street after water subsides.
Collapsed wall of building and subsiding flood water in West Bottoms.
View east along right bank of the Missouri River in Central Industrial District showing Corps of Engineers dredge boat Meriweather Lewis dredging immediately east of Kansas City Municipal Wharf in...
Damaged streets and buildings from the 1951 flood.
Dead livestock in the aftermath of the 1951 floods.
Debris and dead livestock strewn street.
Fire fighters with hoses and fire trucks training hoses on flooded buildings.
Firefighters waist deep in flood water using firehose to battle fire.
Photo of flood wall looking west from shoreline of the Missouri River of the West Bottoms, buildings and smokestacks of the Central Industrial District can be seen in the background.
Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Flooded gas station and dead livestock in the aftermath of 1951 flood.
Flooded West Bottoms with just the tops of train cars showing above water.
View west along the right bank of the Missouri River showing floodwaters from the Kansas River flowing over the top of the flood wall into the Missouri River. The Inter-city Viaduct is shown crossing...
Lot of cars recovered from flood waters.
View east of north side of Midwest Terminal Warehouse Number 3, Riverward portion of levee.
View downstream showing levee and flood wall below Kansas City Municipal Wharf, Missouri River - Central Industrial District, MO.
"WPA" Moderne style building, Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton St.
Overturned train car in aftermath of 1951 flood.
