Missouri Valley Special Collections staff have been hard at work adding new content to KCHistory. Below, you will find a list of newly digitized objects added to the site during the month of May.
Notable additions include a batch of newly digitized maps, a complete Jackson County property atlas from 1876, and over 150 photographs donated by The Kansas City Star.
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| Hickman's Property Atlas of Jackson County, Missouri, Compiled From Personal Surveys and Records |
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Property atlas of Jackson County, Missouri, compiled from personal surveys and records by E. A. Hickman and engraved by A. L. Thornton. An index, a township map, a variety of range maps, and a list... |
| Fred Harvey Restaurant Interior |
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Interior view of a Fred Harvey restaurant at an unidentified location. |
| Fred Harvey Restaurant Interior |
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Interior view of a Fred Harvey restaurant at an unidentified location. |
| Fred Harvey Newsstand and Staff |
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Interior view of a Fred Harvey newsstand and staff member at an unidentified location. |
| Fred Harvey Restaurant Interior and Staff |
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Interior view of a Fred Harvey restaurant and staff at an unidentified location. |
| Fred Harvey Restaurant Exterior and Staff |
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Exterior view of a Fred Harvey restaurant and staff at an unidentified location. |
| Fred Harvey Restaurant Interior and Staff |
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Interior view of a Fred Harvey restaurant and staff at an unidentified location. |
| Testimonial Luncheon to D. Austin Latchaw |
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Interior view of the testimonial luncheon to D. Austin Latchaw held at the Kansas City Club on January 02, 1939. Names recorded on the front of the photograph are: Standing, left to right - Harry J.... |
| Charles I. Blood |
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Kansas City Star and Times city-editor and writer Charles I. Blood seated behind his desk. A handwritten message on the image reads: Jan. 19, 1960. To E.B.S. Charles I. Blood. |
| J. C. Nichols |
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Portrait of real estate developer J.C. Nichols. |
| Sigma Delta Chi Gathering |
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Gathering of Sigma Delta Chi, now the Society of Professional Journalists, in an unidentified location. Handwritten messages on the image read: Don't Crowd fellas' - we got plenty to go... |
| Jimmie Wagner Sells a Copy of the Star V-J War Extra |
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Jimmie Wagner selling a copy of the Victory over Japan Day War Extra edition of the Kansas City Star newspaper to U.S. Navy sailor in Liberty, Missouri. |
| Newsboys - Brookfield, Missouri |
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Group of newsboys and adults at work near a train in Brookfield, Missouri. Bikes and newspaper carts can be seen. |
| Newsboys - Lexington, Missouri |
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Group of Kansas City Star newsboys at work in Lexington, Missouri. Cars can be seen. |
| Joplin News Company |
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View of the Joplin News Company building in Joplin, Missouri. Cars parked on the street can be seen. |
| Newsboys - Payola, Kansas |
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Group of newsboys and adults at work near train tracks in Paola, Kansas A car and bicycles can be seen. |
| Newsboys - Olathe, Kansas |
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Group of Kansas City Star newsboys at work in Olathe, Kansas. |
| Newsboys - Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
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Group of newsboys at work outside of a train in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. A dog and a car loaded with newspapers can be seen. |
| Newsboys - Excelsior Springs, Missouri |
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Group of newsboys at work outside of a train in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. |
| Fourth Annual Newsboys Banquet - Chillicothe, Missouri |
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Group portrait of newsboys and adults attending the 4th annual Newsboys Banquet held in Chillicothe, Missouri. |