Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Kansas City Threatened by Flood The crest of the Kaw River flood is swirling down upon Kansas City, as an Army of dike defenders swarmed along a nine-mile system standing between the raging waters and a populous industrial region. Photo shows U.S. Highway No. 40, one of the nations transcontinental systems is under about ten feet of water at West Perry, Kansas. On both sides of the road thousands of acres of potatoes, beets, peas, and other vegetables are under water.
Kansas City Threatened by Flood The crest of the Kaw River flood is swirling down upon Kansas City, as an Army of dike defenders swarmed along a nine-mile system standing between the raging waters and a populous industrial region. Photo shows U.S. Highway No. 40, one of the nations transcontinental systems is under about ten feet of water at West Perry, Kansas. On both sides of the road thousands of acres of potatoes, beets, peas, and other vegetables are under water.
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Kansas City Threatened by Flood The crest of the Kaw River flood is swirling down upon Kansas City, as an Army of dike defenders swarmed along a nine-mile system standing between the raging waters and a populous industrial region. Photo shows U.S. Highway No. 40, one of the nations transcontinental systems is under about ten feet of water at West Perry, Kansas. On both sides of the road thousands of acres of potatoes, beets, peas, and other vegetables are under water.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. June 1935]

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[Information from item housing] Floods: Before 1960: Wirephotos

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