Kansas City 1951 flood disaster - no. 15
Railroad bridge being overtaken by flood waters.
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.
Kaw river flood, water flowing over Missouri river flood wall.
Lot of cars recovered from flood waters.
View east of north side of Midwest Terminal Warehouse Number 3, Riverward portion of levee.
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.