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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Woodrow P. Konrade
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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 Woodrow P. Konrade, who was 20 years old in 1951 and living at 528 NE Sardou St.; remembers the flood having caused the oak floors of their home to buckle and push the walls outward; Santa Fe loaned his father a pump to help pump water out of the basement
CreatorKonrade, Woodrow P.Subject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-30FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".
CreatorKonrade, Woodrow P.Subject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2010-09-30FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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
Address528, NE Sardou Ave., Topeka, 66608Geolocation[1]
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CollectionI Remember the July 1951 FloodPlaceTopeka, KSEvent1951 FloodRelated ItemsI Remember the July 1951 Flood - Wilfred J. Konrade
PlaceTopeka, KSEvent1951 FloodRelated ItemsI Remember the July 1951 Flood - Wilfred J. KonradeAdmin
LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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Konrade, Woodrow P., I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Woodrow P. Konrade (2010-09-30). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7200