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1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad Bridge
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DescriptionA black and white photograph of the Santa Fe Railroad Bridge during the 1951 flood. The rising water has nearly covered the bridge, causing a collapse near the middle. On the right side of the bridge, coal carts can be seen collapsing into the river as the bridge falls.
CreatorUnknownSubject1951 Topeka flood1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad BridgeDate1951FormatjpgRights 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".
CreatorUnknownSubject1951 Topeka flood1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad BridgeDate1951FormatjpgRights 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".Related
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Unknown, 1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad Bridge (1951). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 15/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6451