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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Leo 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 Leo Schreiner, who was 20 years old in 1951 and living at 1534 NE Jefferson; recalls his front yard having 14 feet of water in it and 6 feet of water in the house with a mud-filled basement; helped to sandbag the dike west of Topeka
CreatorSchreiner, LeoSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-19FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".
CreatorSchreiner, LeoSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-19FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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
Address1534, NE Jefferson St, Topeka, 66608Geolocation[1]
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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Schreiner, Leo, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Leo Schreiner (2010-09-19). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 09/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7189