Floods

Aerial view of the Stock Yard pens in the Central Industrial District, Kansas City, Kansas, with animals therein, surrounded by rising water from the Kansas River during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Looking down the intersection of 7th and Kansas Avenue in the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas, showing stores flooded by the rising Kansas River. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

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.

South view taken from the Central Avenue bridge showing high water in the freight yards, Central Industrial District, Kansas City, Kansas. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

View from the Intercity bridge on the downstream side of the Missouri-Pacific railroad bridge during the 1951 flood, showing high water from the Kansas River cascading over the railroad bridge. A sign in the foreground reads "Central Industrial Dist - Kansas. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

View of the Hannibal Bridge on the Kansas River, Kansas City, Kansas, during the 1951 flood showing Federal Barge Lines barges butting up against the bridge. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Aerial view of the Missouri-Pacific railroad bridge on the Kansas River with floodwaters cascading over the rails. In the background is the Fairfax area, Kansas City, Kansas. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Aerial view of the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas, showing water from the Kansas River spilling over the north flood wall, submerging buildings and trains. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Members of the 185th Engineer Bn., X Corps, fight to save a bridge over the Han River, Korea, north of the X Corps Headquarters, after floating ice and heavy rains caused the river to swell to flood level. This was during the Korean War.

Brockway Bridge truck of the 3rd Eng. BN, 24th Infantry Division, stuck in washed out dirt road two miles south of Inchon, Korea, is pulled to shore by cable. The dirt road was destroyed by heavy rainfall in that area. Object to left of stalled truck is canvas top of jeep that attempted to cross on the road earlier in the day.