1. Home
  2. Library Collections
  3. Photographs
  4. View of Kansas City, Kansas waterworks during the flood of 1951

View of Kansas City, Kansas waterworks during the flood of 1951

2008-54
Accession Number
2008-54
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350477648
Keywords
Cities and towns
Floods
HST Keywords
Flood - Kansas - Kansas City - 1951; Kansas - Kansas City - Flood
Rights

The Library is unaware of any copyright claims to this item; use at your own risk.

Note: If you use this image, rights assessment and attribution are your responsibility.

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

Attention media: Please make note of this item's accession number. Print out this page and retain it for your permissions records before downloading this image file for possible publication. Library staff cannot sign permissions forms or provide additional paperwork. The Library charges no usage fees for downloaded images.

Description
Sandbags are piled up on the road leading to the Kansas City, Kansas waterworks (seen in the background) to turn back the rising waters of the Kansas River during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Date(s)
July 15, 1951