Aerial view of Fairfax District in Kansas City, Kansas looking southeast. Mouth of Kansas River on right; Missouri River at left; Central Industrial...
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.
Firemen waist deep in water battling a oil tank fire in the West Bottoms.
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...
Various views of the Kansas City 1951 Flood Disaster.
Kansas City 1951 Flood Disaster, box cover showing partially submerged bridges.
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.
