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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Police directing traffic on expressway

Police directing traffic on expressway in Kansas Cities West Bottoms. Low flying airplane over the road.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0138.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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LPC discussing expressway program

L. Perry Cookingham discussing expressway program on panel with unidentified civic officials.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0130.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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L.P.C. with Expressways Report

L. Perry Cookingham standing in front of street map with Expressway Plan open in hand.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0133.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Firefighters waist deep in flood water using firehose to battle fire

Firefighters waist deep in flood water using firehose to battle fire.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0142.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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City workers and police working in street after water subsides

City workers and police working in street after water subsides.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0143.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Fire fighters with hoses and fire trucks training hoses on flooded buildings

Fire fighters with hoses and fire trucks training hoses on flooded buildings.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0146.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Overturned train car in aftermath of 1951 flood

Overturned train car in aftermath of 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0147.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Debris and dead livestock strewn street

Debris and dead livestock strewn street.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0154.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Flooded West Bottoms with just the tops of train cars showing above water

Flooded West Bottoms with just the tops of train cars showing above water.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0155.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Nurse giving Typhus shots to worker in flood area

Nurse giving Typhus shot to worker in flood area.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0140.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Flooded Buildings on Fire

Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0141.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms

Flooded buildings on fire in the West Bottoms, 1951 flood.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0148.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Workers assessing the damage to train cars

Workers assessing the damage to train cars.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0149.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Dead livestock in the aftermath of the 1951 floods

Dead livestock in the aftermath of the 1951 floods.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0150.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002
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Lot of cars recovered from flood waters

Lot of cars recovered from flood waters.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_cookingham_photo-0151.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0002