Rivers

View from the Intercity bridge on the downstream side of the Missouri-Pacific railroad bridge during the 1951 flood, showing high water from the Kansas River cascading over the railroad bridge. A sign in the foreground reads "Central Industrial Dist - Kansas. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Aerial view of the Armourdale District, Kansas City, Kansas, showing water from the Kansas River spilling over the north flood wall, submerging buildings and trains. From: Folder entitled Missouri-Kansas Flood, 1951.

Sur les Bords de l'Huisne in Le Mans, France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

View of sur l'Huisne in Le Mans, France. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

One of several branches of La Mense that flows thru Verdun. From an album of Lorain H. Cunningham, who served in the 129th Field Artillery during World War I and was a friend of Harry S. Truman.

Photograph of an engraving of a scene of Kansas City, Missouri, with river in foreground, around the late 1800s. From: Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

Photograph of an engraving of a river scene with part of Kansas City in background. From: Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.

Watts Mill and Indian Creek, near Kansas City, Missouri. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

Boating on the river in the Jackson County area, probably the Missouri. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

Picture of the Niagara River taken through the window of a moving train on a cloudy day by Mrs. Bjorn Bjornson, wife of a Canadian reporter covering the three-day trip of President Harry S. Truman to Canada. From: Bjorn Bjornson.