L. Perry Cookingham in suit stands in front of Kansas City Hall for Life magazine.
Lot of cars recovered from flood waters.
Mamie Eisenhower, General Eisenhower climb stairs to platform constructed at WWI Memorial, L. Perry Cookingham in lower right.
Nurse giving Typhus shot to worker in flood area.
Overturned train car in aftermath of 1951 flood.
Aerial shot of the conjunction of the Kaw and Missouri rivers showing the flooded West Bottoms.
Piles of lumber and fires in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
Police directing traffic on expressway in Kansas Cities West Bottoms. Low flying airplane over the road.
Police officer standing on street while workers clear it of flood damage, 1951 flood.
Police officer standing on street while workers clear it of flood damage, 1951 flood.
Stockyards in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
Street view of flood damage from the 1951 flood.
L. Perry Cookingham standing at microphone with Susan Perry on platform in front of Snow Leopard exhibit in Kansas City Zoo.
L. Perry Cookingham standing at microphone with Susan Perry on platform in front of Snow Leopard exhibit in Kansas City Zoo.
Susan Perry stands at microphone on platform in front of Snow Leopard exhibit in Kansas City Zoo with L. Perry Cookingham.
Toppled train cars and other damage in the aftermath of the 1951 floods
View of the train yards partially submerged in flood water.
View of the West Bottoms as the flood water subsides.
View of the West Bottoms covered in flood water looking west.
Workers assessing the damage to train cars.
