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View of the Kansas River from the Central Avenue Viaduct, Kansas City, Kansas, during the flood of 1951

2008-44
Accession Number
2008-44
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350477550
Keywords
Cities and towns
Floods
Railroads
HST Keywords
Flood - Kansas - Kansas City - 1951; Kansas - Kansas City - Flood
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Description
View looking south off of the Central Avenue Viaduct, Kansas City, Kansas, during the flood of 1951, showing railroad cars floating and submerged in the freight yards. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Date(s)
July 13, 1951