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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Jeanette Schreiner
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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 Jeanette Schreiner, who was 16 years old in July 1951 and living at 555 NE Sardou St. in the Little Russia area of Topeka; remembers that her father didn't think the water would get very high and the family lost a lot of personal and sentimental objects; she and her sister worked for Crosby's Department Store and the Mr. Crosby gave both of them a signed paper allowing them to purchase new work clothes
CreatorSchreiner, JeanetteSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesCrosby Brothers' Department Store Little Russia neighborhoodDisaster relief1951 Topeka floodWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-19FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorSchreiner, JeanetteSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesCrosby Brothers' Department Store Little Russia neighborhoodDisaster relief1951 Topeka floodWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-19FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
Address555, NE Sardou St., Little Russia, Topeka, 66608Geolocation[1]
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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Schreiner, Jeanette, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Jeanette Schreiner (2010-09-19). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 18/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7175