Askren Photograph Collection

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of downtown Kansas City, Missouri looking toward the southwest. Perhaps taken from the Fidelity Building. Includes a large tower in the center of the photograph.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Negative

Title: Scout Statue
Description: Full view of the Scout Statue looking toward the northeast and the downtown Kansas City skyline. Statue is located in Penn Valley Park in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indian is missing the head feather in this view. No print image, negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: View of the terminal building at Municipal Airport, looking toward the southeast with the Kansas City skyline in the background. There are TWA airplanes on the ground and the Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. (TWA) airport hanger building is in view.
Date: 1939
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Penn Valley Park
Description: View of Penn Valley Park, looking toward the north/northeast, shows lake in foreground and Kansas City skyline in distance.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: View from west side of runway looking at terminal building and Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. hangar with two planes. Kansas City downtown skyline in background.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, looking to the southwest. Included in the view are freeways and freeway construction on the northeast end of the downtown loop.
Date: 1960-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: View of Union Station, looking toward the north with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Photograph was taken from the Liberty Memorial grounds.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: View of Union Station, looking toward the north with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Photograph was taken from the Liberty Memorial grounds. The station is located at the intersection of Pershing Road and Main Street.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View looking toward the north of the Kansas City, Missouri skyline. Photograph taken from the Hospital Hill area at approximately 22nd and Oak streets.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View looking toward the southwest of a portion of the eastern side of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Photo taken from the Chase Hotel around 9th and Holmes. Buildings in view include from left to right: Jackson County Courthouse, City Hall, Kansas City Power and Light Building and Telephone Building. A portion of the old Central High School/Junior College located on the corner of 11th and Locust can be seen on the left. Also the Schuyler Hotel and Drake Hotel are in view.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Union Station
Description: View of Union Station looking toward the north with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Photograph was taken from the Liberty Memorial grounds.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of downtown skyline from North Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri River, riverfront, and East Bottoms are also shown.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: View of the south side of Union Station looking toward the north with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Photograph was taken from the Liberty Memorial grounds. Includes view of parking lot with cars.
Date: 1937~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of downtown skyline from Penn Valley Park, looking northeast.
Date: 1953-07
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of skyline shot from Hospital Hill, looking northwest. Train yards and freight house district are clearly visible in foreground
Date: 1953-10
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Airport
Description: Low, aerial view of Municipal Airport, looking toward the south with the Kansas City, Missouri skyline in view. A portion of the runway and the airport terminal building are visible as well as various airplanes on the ground. The Broadway Bridge, 2nd Hannibal Bridge and ASB Bridge can be seen crossing the Missouri River.
Date: 1970~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Broadway Bridge
Description: View from bridge looking southeast, shows tollbooths and Kansas City skyline with view of Richards and Conover, Fidelity building, Commerce Trust building, and Continental Hotel.
Date: 1956-10-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri, looking toward the northwest. The Municipal Airport is in view as well as the Missouri River as it bends to the north The Broadway Bridge, 2nd Hannibal Bridge, and the ASB Bridge, in that order from left to right, can be seen spanning the river. The Fairfax Bridge can be seen in the distance beyond the airport.
Date: 1960-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of skyline looking southwest from Chase Hotel. Central High School building, City Hall, Jackson County Courthouse, Telephone Building and Drake, and Schuyler hotels are clearly visible.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

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