New Content Added to KCHistory - March 2021

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Michael Wells

Missouri Valley Special Collections staff have been hard at work adding new content to KCHistory. Below, you will find a list of newly digitized historical photographs, maps, books, and other objects added to the site during the month of March. Enjoy!

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New Objects - Mar. 2021

Title Thumbnail Description Date
Mace-Ryer Building Mace-Ryer Building View looking west of the Mace-Ryer Building once located at 1120-1122 Grand Avenue. A pedestrian on the sidewalk can be seen.
Marigold Coal Building Drawing Marigold Coal Building Drawing Photograph of a drawing of an Marigold Coal Company building in an unknown location.
Merry Building Merry Building View looking east of the Merry Building that once stood at 1009-1011 Walnut Street. Signs for The Ball Company, Andrew's Jewelry Manufacturing Company, Nisley, Devoe Paint, and the Gygax Silver...
Miracle Stores Building Miracle Stores Building View looking easy of the Miracle Stores Building that once stood at 923-925 Main Street. Signs for Kessel, ABC Sign Works, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks can be seen. Parked cars and...
Monarch Transfer Company Building Monarch Transfer Company Building View looking northwest of the Monarch Transfer Company Building that once stood at 1820 E. 31st Street. A Monarch company truck is parked on Michigan Avenue.
Rothschild's Department Store Building Rothschild's Department Store Building View looking southwest of the Rothschild's department store building that once stood at 10th and Main streets. The New England National Bank and Land Bank buildings can be seen on the right-hand...
Saver's Chandelier Company Building Saver's Chandelier Company Building View looking west of the Saver's Chandelier Company Building that once stood at 1310 Walnut Street. Cars parked on the street can be seen.
Saver's Chandelier Company Building Saver's Chandelier Company Building View looking southwest of the Saver's Chandelier Company Building that once stood at 1310 Walnut Street. Parked cars can be seen. Signs for Camel cigarettes, the Kansas City Gas Company, Vincent...
Staley Milling Company - Plant 2 Staley Milling Company - Plant 2 Photograph of a drawing of Staley Milling Company - Plant 2, once located in North Kansas City, Missouri.
603-607 Main Street Buildings 603-607 Main Street Buildings View looking east of buildings once located at 603, 605, and 607 Main Street. 603 Main Street is occupied by Gents Furnishings, a large portion of the front exterior of 605 Main Street has been...
817-819 Wyandotte Street Building 817-819 Wyandotte Street Building View looking east of the building that once stood at 817-819 Wyandotte Street. A car parked on the street can be seen. The building is occupied by Gate City Shade Works, the Shepard Stationery...
Union Wire Rope Corporation Drawing Union Wire Rope Corporation Drawing Photograph of a drawing of the Union Wire Rope Corporation facility near 23rd Street and Manchester Trafficway.
Victor Building Victor Building View looking west of the Victor Building that once stood on the northwest corner of 10th and Main streets. Pedestrians and cars on the sidewalks and streets can be seen. The First National Bank...
Annexation Ordinances - Covering Portions of Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties Annexation Ordinances - Covering Portions of Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties Map showing areas of Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties annexed by Kansas City, Missouri in the 1950s. The indicated annexation zones display the relevant ordinance numbers, dates introducted, dates... 1959-12-31
Kansas City, Missouri, Clay County Area Map and Street Guide Kansas City, Missouri, Clay County Area Map and Street Guide Map displaying the portion of Clay County, Missouri, annexed by election in 1946 and formally added to city limits in 1950. A street guide is included. 1949-12-31
Frances Angermayer Frances Angermayer Portrait of poet Frances Angermayer seated at a desk. 1944-12-31
In Kansas City the Town of Wonderful Hills In Kansas City the Town of Wonderful Hills Postcard with a poem about Kansas City's steep hills and the trouble they present to the city's cable cars and streetcars, notably the descent down the West Bluffs from downtown into the... 1906-12-31
Bishop Lillis High School Yearbook - Lillislog Bishop Lillis High School Yearbook - Lillislog Yearbook for the 1966 class of Bishop Lillis High School. 1965-12-31
Central High School Yearbook - The Centralian Central High School Yearbook - The Centralian Yearbook for the 1977 class of Central High School. 1976-12-31
East High School Yearbook - The Eastonian East High School Yearbook - The Eastonian Yearbook for the 1983 class of East High School. 1982-12-31