Title: 1951 Flood

Description: Aerial view of flooded area in the West Bottoms looking northeast from near 9th and Wyoming; shows 8th Street Tunnel entrance and downtown Kansas City.

Photo Label Text: Aerial view of the Central Industrial Area looking northeast. The Missouri River appears in upper right [left] hand corner as spanned by the Armour, Swift & Burlington Bridge and the North Kansas City Bridge [2nd Hannibal Bridge]. Kansas City appears in upper portion of picture.

Date: 1951

Photographer: Unknown

Item Type: Photograph, b/w, 11" x 14"

Collection: 1951 Flood Photographs (P15)
See finding aid: http://localhistory.kclibrary.org/u?/Local,36847

Location: P15, Box 1, Photograph Number 12

Local Subject: West Bottoms; Riverfront Area; 8th Street Tunnel

Digital Format: JPEG

Barcode: 10010494

Repository: Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri

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