Kansas City 1951 flood disaster - no. 12
Aerial photo looking east of the West Bottoms overcome with floodwaters. Quality Hill can be seen in the background.
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.
Man inspects a car that is covered by wood and debris.
View of Downtown airport from Kansas side of Missouri river. Kansas City Skyline can be seen off in the distance.
Bulldozer pushing mud that was deposited in flood.
Various flooded buildings and industrial tanks.
Flooded train tracks along the Kaw River on the west side of Union Station.
Clouds of billowing dark smoke from burning flooded buildings.
Various people standing on a bridge that is almost covered by flood waters
Aerial photo looking north northwest of the Downtown Airport showing flooding of Fairfax in background.
The staff of Kansas City Film Ad Service standing outside a one story brick building, women on the left (all white) and men on the right (all white...
Karen Sturm on the phone and Allan Bell, both seated at a table with travel materials.
Katherine Sharp in business attire stands on the roof of City Hall.
Kaw river flood, water flowing over Missouri river flood wall.
Street level view of the downtown Kansas City area known as the Junction located on 9th Street between Main and Delaware. View includes the Kay Hotel.
Street level view of the downtown Kansas City area known as the Junction located on 9th Street between Main and Delaware. View includes the Kay Hotel.
Unidentified white man kissing an unidentified white drag queen with a black feather boa blocking most of her face; she's wearing a full length gold...
L. Perry Cookingham in overcoat and hat handing a deed for the Grandview Air Force Base to Major General Jarred V. Crabb who wears his uniform; with...