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1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad Bridge Collapse
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DescriptionA black and white photograph taken of the Santa Fe Railroad Bridge during the 1951 flood. In the time the photograph was taken the bridge has been flooded, causing the middle to collapse into the river below. Coal carts can also be seen falling into the water along with wreckage from the bridge.
CreatorUnknownSubject1951 Topeka floodDate1951FormatjpgRights 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 floodDate1951FormatjpgRights 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
Event1951 FloodVertical FileFLOODS-1951
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Unknown, 1951 Flood - Santa Fe Railroad Bridge Collapse (1951). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6511