Guadalupe Center Photographs: Collection Refresh

The Guadalupe Centers might be over 100 years old, but the images you see on KCHistory.org from its historical collection are brand new – sort of.

Preparations for a celebration in front of the Guadalupe Center, June 18, 1939.

Gran Fiesta, 1931.

In conjunction with the 2019 centennial celebration of the Guadalupe Centers’ work serving Kansas City’s Latino community, Missouri Valley Special Collections staff rescanned 556 photographs from a collection donated to the department in the 1977. These photos were originally compiled into albums by long-time Guadalupe Center director, Dorothy Gallagher, and depict many of the services and activities that took place at the center from the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.

Young women pose around a car in Swope Park, November 11, 1938.

Boy Scout Troop celebration, 1941.

Compared to the original scans that were created in the early 2000s, the new images offer higher resolution and more detailed descriptions of each individual photo. Image quality has been improved and it is easier to find these photos in keyword searches.

Women and children wait for a Well Baby Clinic, ca. 1925.

Dancers and musicians pose in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, ca. 1930.

Explore the updated photo collection here.

Additional information on the Guadalupe Center Collection and an inventory of its contents can be found here.

Recognize anyone in these photos? We’d love to know who these people are! Leave us a comment on the photo or send an email to lhistory@kclibrary.org. Thank you!