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1951 Flood Photograph of Men Preparing for Flood
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DescriptionA black and white photograph taken during the 1951 flood that shows a group of 10 men standing, facing the camera as they pass sandbags down the row to create a barricade for the water.
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 Photograph of Men Preparing for Flood (1951). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 05/09/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6512