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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Larry
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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 Larry (no last name given), who was 8 years old in 1951 and was living at 725 Grattan in Oakland; his home was about 500 yards from the Sardou bridge; his family evacuated minutes after the Sardou bridge collapsed
Creator[no last name], LarrySubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesOakland historyDisaster reliefSardou BridgeWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".
Creator[no last name], LarrySubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesOakland historyDisaster reliefSardou BridgeWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".Geographic Location
Address725, NE Grattan St, Topeka, 66616Geolocation[1]
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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[no last name], Larry, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Larry (nd). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7183