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1951 Flood Photograph of Downtown Topeka
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DescriptionTwo identical black and white photographs that captures a moment from the 1951 flood of a street downtown. The water levels have risen to submerge the doors of every building on the street as well as reaching halfway to submerging the telephone pole. The Princess Theater and Posey's Department Store can be seen in the background. Part of a packet of photos from Wolfe's Camera & Photo Shop.
CreatorUnknownSubjectWolfe's Camera & Photo ShopFlood damageKansas AvenueNorth Topeka FloodsStormsTopeka (Kan.)1951 Topeka floodDate1951FormatjpgDimensions5"w x 4"lRights StatementUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".IdentifierFLOODS 1951 *8
CreatorUnknownSubjectWolfe's Camera & Photo ShopFlood damageKansas AvenueNorth Topeka FloodsStormsTopeka (Kan.)1951 Topeka floodDate1951FormatjpgDimensions5"w x 4"lRights StatementUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".IdentifierFLOODS 1951 *8Geographic Location
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Unknown, 1951 Flood Photograph of Downtown Topeka (1951), [FLOODS 1951 *8]. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/10/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6448