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Rampaging Flood Waters in Kansas and Missouri Produce Scenes of Desolation and Destruction
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PublisherThe Kansas City TimesSubject1951 Topeka floodDescriptionA black and white photocopy of a newspaper article published by the Kansas City Times on the record level height the Kaw river reached in July of 1951. The article includes arial images of North Topeka and flooded areas as well as a note that most of the 10,000 residents living in the area had been evacuated.Issue Date1951-07-13Original FormatNewspaper ClippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Kansas City TimesSubject1951 Topeka floodDescriptionA black and white photocopy of a newspaper article published by the Kansas City Times on the record level height the Kaw river reached in July of 1951. The article includes arial images of North Topeka and flooded areas as well as a note that most of the 10,000 residents living in the area had been evacuated.Issue Date1951-07-13Original FormatNewspaper ClippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishRelated
Event1951 FloodVertical FileFLOODS-1951
Vertical FileFLOODS-1951
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Unknown, Rampaging Flood Waters in Kansas and Missouri Produce Scenes of Desolation and Destruction. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 06/03/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6539