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Railroad Shops & Yards (7)
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February 181948 (6)
1951 (2)
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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. 1951 Flooded Areas 1951 Flooded Areas 1951 Aerial view of railroad yards, Kansas City stockyards, and West Bottoms buildings in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
2. Argentine, Kansas Argentine, Kansas ca. 1930 Aerial view of Argentine, Kansas residential district, railyard with roundhouse near the Kansas River, and the 18th Street Bridge.
3. Doorway and Front Steps Doorway and Front Steps February 18, 1948 Front steps and doorway of an unidentified building in the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, showing evidence of rat infestation.
4. Flooded Area Flooded Area 1951 View from a heightened elevation of railroad yards in the West Bottoms during the 1951 Flood; shows the Santa Fe Freight Station, Western Mill Supply Co., Continental Electric Co., John Deere Plow Co.,...
5. Grain Scattered near Railroad Tracks Grain Scattered near Railroad Tracks February 18, 1948 View of grain scattered near tracks in the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, shown as evidence of poor rat control practices.
6. Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas ca. 1930 Aerial view looking north near the 18th Street Bridge in Kansas City, Kansas. Proctor and Gamble plant in view as well as the Kansas River. Numerous railroad tracks in the forefront.
7. Locker Locker February 18, 1948 View of a locker door in an unspecified building at the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, showing signs of rat infestation.
8. Rat Burrow Rat Burrow February 18, 1948 Rat burrow and dead rat in the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, shown as evidence of a "well inhabited" burrow serving rats who feed on grain from nearby railroad cars.
9. Rat Burrows Rat Burrows February 18, 1948 Rat burrows in the ground near the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, shown as evidence of heavy rat infestation.
10. Rat Tracks Rat Tracks February 18, 1948 Rat tracks located on the grounds of the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards, shown as evidence of "hundreds of rats living and breeding" in the area.