I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Carol Mayfield-Morstorf

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DescriptionTwo-page, handwritten document submitted to TSCPL as a part of its collecting initiative "I Remember the July 1951 Flood"; tells the personal memories of Carol Mayfield-Morstorf, who was 2 years old in July 1951 and living at 1312 Eugene Street in North Topeka; her family had to evacuate to a small house in Meriden; she remembers that her parents put all of their possessions on the second floor but lost everything anyway, including all of her baby pictures; also recalls that when her parents rebuilt their house and her father put in a cement concrete flood in the basement, they found some of her toys buried in the dirt; second page of form was not filled out Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

CreatorMayfield-Morstorf, Carol Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

Subject1951 Flood Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

Flood damage Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

Personal narratives Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

North Topeka history Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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1951 Topeka flood Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

Topeka (Kan.) Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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LanguageEnglish Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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Address1312, NW Eugene St., North Topeka, Topeka, 66608 Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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CollectionI Remember the July 1951 Flood Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

PlaceTopeka, KS Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

Event1951 Flood Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary) Last edited by: Katie Keckeisen

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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Carol Mayfield-Morstorf