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1951 flood in Auburndale neighborhood, Topeka, Kansas

1951 flood in Auburndale neighborhood, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Tonsing, Ernst Frederick, 1937-
Date: July 13, 1951
This series of photographs from an Aburndale neighborhood at Edgwood Park shows the launching of boats from the steps of houses. One house represented in the pictures is located between The Drive, Knox Street, and First Avenue in Topeka, Kansas.


1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas

1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas
Creator: King, Francis Velora
Date: 1951
Here are photographs showing the 1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas, taken by Francis Velora King and Mabel Alberta King.


1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas

1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas
Creator: King, Francis Velora
Date: 1951
Here are photographs of the 1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas, taken by Francis Velora King and Mabel Alberta King.


1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas

1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas
Creator: King, Francis Velora
Date: 1951
Here are photographs showing the 1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas, taken by Francis Velora King and Mabel Alberta King.


1951 flood in northeast Kansas

1951 flood in northeast Kansas
Date: 1951
Here are twelve photographs, possibly used to illustrate a publication, showing the 1951 flood in the towns of Topeka, Lecompton, Lawrence, and Perry.


1951 flood in Topeka, Kansas

1951 flood in Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Tonsing, Ernst Frederick, 1937-
Date: July 13, 1951
This series of photographs shows men working at the dike around the waterworks in Topeka, Kansas during the 1951 flood. One photo shows the filling of the sandbags and the other passing them along a long line to be placed on top of the dike and brick wall. Boy Scout Ernst F. Tonsing photographed and filled bags for 36 hours. While flood water did seep onto the grounds, the waterworks continued to pump clean water to the homes and businesses in Topeka.


1951 Flood motion picture film

1951 Flood motion picture film
Creator: Weir, Alexander
Date: 1951
This is an 8mm motion picture film showing the 1951 flood in northeast Kansas. Locations in northeast Kansas include Topeka, Lecompton, Lawrence, and Kansas City. Alexander Weir, the cinematographer, took footage during the flood and after the water receded.


1951 flood, Neosho County, Kansas

1951 flood, Neosho County, Kansas
Date: July 6, 1951
These are two aerial views of Neosho County, Kansas, that were taken by and published in the Chanute Tribune newspaper. The two photographs show a flooded oil storage facility and farmstead.


1951 flood scenes in Manhattan, Kansas

1951 flood scenes in Manhattan, Kansas
Creator: King, Francis Velora
Date: July 11, 1951-July 15, 1951
Here are photographs of the 1951 flood in Manhattan, Kansas, taken by Francis Velora King and Mabel Alberta King.


1951 flood, Topeka, Kansas

1951 flood, Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1951
These fourteen photographs showing flood waters in the business areas of Topeka, Kansas.


27th Annual 4-H Club Roundup, Manhattan, Kansas

27th Annual 4-H Club Roundup, Manhattan, Kansas
Creator: Hanna, F. J.
Date: May 29, 1951-June 02, 1951
This is a photograph of the 27th Annual 4-H Club Round-Up in Manhattan, Kansas.


Aerial view of Ellis County, Kansas

Aerial view of Ellis County, Kansas
Creator: Kansas Department of Transportation
Date: October 01, 1951
This aerial photograph, taken by the Kansas Department of Transportation, shows U. S. Highway 40 along the town of Hays in Ellis County, Kansas.


Allen County, Kansas, floods--1951

Allen County, Kansas, floods--1951
Date: July 1951
These numerous photographs show flooding and flood damage from the Neosho River in Allen County, Kansas. High water marks can be seen on many buildings, as well as debris and destruction left by the water. Many homes, businesses, and public buildings were affected. These photographs were part of a preliminary survey by the Flood Control Committee of the Iola Chamber of Commerce on August 10, 1951. Many of the photos have additional information on their backs.


Alvarado Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Alvarado Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1932 and 1951
These construction drawings for the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico include floor plans and additions to the original structures.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe  Pleasure Dome Lounge Car

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Pleasure Dome Lounge Car
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: January 28, 1951
This 1951 photograph is of the AT&SF 501 Pleasure Dome Lounge Car. It was built for The Super Chief


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, Topeka, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Booth, Norman C.
Date: July 28, 1951
Viewing the aftermath of the 1951 flood to the Santa Fe Railway bridge in Topeka, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains during June and July of 1951 caused some of the greatest flooding ever seen in Kansas history. These high waters affected all the area river basins of the Kansas, Neosho, Marais des Cygnes and Verdigris.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Riverside, California

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Riverside, California
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: March 20, 1951
This black and white photograph shows the westbound Grand Canyon, Train No. 23, arriving at the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot at Riverside, California.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Riverside, California

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Riverside, California
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: March 20, 1951
These photographs show the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Riverside, California. The one-story depot, built in 1927, served as a passenger station until services were discontinued in 1984. Today, the building stands unoccupied.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, San Diego, California

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot, San Diego, California
Date: October 28, 1951
This photograph shows an interior view of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company depot in San Diego, California.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Super Chief, Flagstaff, Arizona

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Super Chief, Flagstaff, Arizona
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1951
This black and white photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's " Super Chief" passenger train traveling through the Coconino National Forest west of Flagstaff, Arizona.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Super Chief passenger train near Ribera, New Mexico

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's Super Chief passenger train near Ribera, New Mexico
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1951
This photograph shows the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train rounding the last curve on the west end of the double track horseshoe curve near Ribera, New Mexico.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company tracks, Topeka, Kansas

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company tracks, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Booth, Norman C.
Date: July 28, 1951
This photograph shows a view of the effects of the 1951 flood on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway tracks just north of the Santa Fe bridge in Topeka, Kansas. The extremely heavy rains during June and July of 1951 caused some of the greatest flooding ever seen in Kansas history. These high waters affected all the area river basins of the Kansas, Neosho, Marais des Cygnes and Verdigris.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1951
A photograph showing the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train traveling west past the Dick Wooton Ranch with Fisher's Peak in the background, Colorado.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1951
A photograph showing the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train rounding a curve at Dick Wooton's Ranch.


Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1951
This photograph showsthe Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief passenger train traveling near Flagstaff, Arizona.


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