L. Perry Cookingham Collection

Description
As the first city manager in Kansas City, L. P. Cookingham had significant influence on the city in the mid-20th century. The collection contains a fairly concise and annotated selection of Cookingham's personal and professional life; inclusive dates are circa 1870-1993. A number of photographs depict the growth of Kansas City during 1939-1990.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Damaged streets and buildings

Damaged streets and buildings from the 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0152.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Piles of lumber and fires in the aftermath of the 1951 flood

Piles of lumber and fires in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0153.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood

Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0144.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Plume of smoke and fire

Plume of smoke and fire.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0145.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Toppled train cars and other damage in the aftermath of the 1951 floods

Toppled train cars and other damage in the aftermath of the 1951 floods
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0161.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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View of the train yards partially submerged in flood water

View of the train yards partially submerged in flood water.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0162.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Collapsed wall of building and subsiding flood water in West Bottoms

Collapsed wall of building and subsiding flood water in West Bottoms.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0156.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Stockyards in the aftermath of the 1951 flood

Stockyards in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0157.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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View of the West Bottoms as the flood water subsides

View of the West Bottoms as the flood water subsides.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0163.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Kaw River Flood

Kaw river flood, water flowing over Missouri river flood wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0164.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Partially submerged train engines

Partially submerged train engines.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0159.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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View of the West Bottoms covered in flood water

View of the West Bottoms covered in flood water looking west.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0160.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Morton Jones and L. Perry Cookingham at a press conference

Morton Jones and L. Perry Cookingham holding up an aerial map showing flooding at a press conference with various reporters in attendance.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0168.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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LPC - Gary Jones (TV), Morton Jones in N.Y. after 1951 flood

L. Perry Cookingham seated with Gary Moore (left), Morton Jones standing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0167.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Part of Central Industrial Dist. flooded

Aerial shot of the conjunction of the Kaw and Missouri rivers showing the flooded West Bottoms.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0166.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002