Bundles of lumber in subsiding flood waters in the West Bottoms
Bundles of lumber in subsiding flood waters in the West Bottoms.
Bundles of lumber in subsiding flood waters in the West Bottoms.
City workers and police working in street after water subsides.
Collapsed wall of building and subsiding flood water in West Bottoms.
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.
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.
Various views of the Kansas City 1951 Flood Disaster.
Northern shore of the Missouri river looking south a the skyline of Kansas City.
Aerial photo looking east of the West Bottoms overcome with floodwaters.
Floodwaters overtaking a flood wall in the west bottoms.
Aerial photo looking east of the West Bottoms overcome with floodwaters. Quality Hill can be seen in the background.
View looking east from the Kansas side of the Kaw River of various flooded buildings in Armourdale.
Aerial view of various flooded buildings.
Railroad bridge being overtaken by flood waters.
Freight and tanker trains with the flood waters nearly over their roofs.
Hog standing on the roof of a freight train surrounded by floodwaters.
Train trucks sitting on rails with the cars laying on their sides besides them.