Aerial view of Abilene, Kansas, inundated by high water during the flood of 1951
Aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Abilene, Kansas, inundated by high water during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Cities and towns
Aerial view of Junction City, Kansas, under water during the flood of 1951
Aerial view of a commercial and industrial section in Junction City, Kansas, inundated by high water from a local river during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of a residential district in Manhattan, Kansas, under flood water from the Kansas River
Aerial view of residential and commercial districts in Manhattan, Kansas, alongside the Kansas River inundated by rising waters during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of a bridge over the Kansas River cresting over flood stage in Manhattan, Kansas
Aerial view of a highway in Manhattan, Kansas, crossing the high waters of the Kansas River cresting over flood stage during the flood of 1951. On the left a railroad bridge is partially under water. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of the west side of Manhattan, Kansas, under water from the Kansas River
Aerial view of an industrial district alongside the Kansas River on the west side of Manhattan, Kansas, under high water during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of the business and industrial district of Manhattan, Kansas, under flood water
Aerial view of the business and industrial section of Manhattan, Kansas, under high waters from the Kansas River during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of railroad cars and storage buildings west of Lawrence, Kansas, under water during the flood of 1951
Aerial view of railroad tracks and storage buildings just west of Lawrence, Kansas, under water spilled over from the Kansas River during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
Aerial view of a flooded freight yard in the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas
The tops of trains emerge from flood waters from the Kansas River covering Union Pacific shops and freight yards in the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
View of Kansas City, Kansas waterworks during the flood of 1951
Sandbags are piled up on the road leading to the Kansas City, Kansas waterworks (seen in the background) to turn back the rising waters of the Kansas River during the flood of 1951. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.
View of high water in Kansas City, Kansas, during the flood of 1951
High water partially covers the Osage Paint & Varnish Company, and its storage area at 10th and Kansas Avenue in the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas, during the flood of 1951 when the Kansas River spilled over its banks. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.