Photographs (General Collection)

Title: 72nd Conference - Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Description: Panoramic group photograph of the 72nd Conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) held in Independence, Missouri. The group is posed in front of the RLDS Auditorium, then still under construction.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Annual Picnic - Donnelly Garment Company - Winnwood Beach
Description: Panoramic group portrait of employees of the Donnelly Garment Company and their friends and family members taken at Winnwood Beach. Several employees in attendance are wearing Nelly Don hats.
Date: 1930-07-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Prosperity Excursion - The Commercial Club of Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Panoramic group portrait of members of the Commercial Club of Kansas City on a "Prosperity Excursion" in Herington, Kansas. The group is standing in front of a locomotive and a railroad station building. Several attendees are wearing large circular plaques that read: I am a Live Booster [illegible] For Anything in Kansas City - The Heart of America. Several others are holding pennants that read: No. 6 Car. Others are holding musical instruments.
Date: 1915-05-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad Yard
Description: Panoramic view looking north of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Saint Paul Railroad yard at the future Union Station site. The D. A. Morr Storage and Warehouse Building can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The Belt Line Storage and Warehouse Company Building is in view on the right hand side of the image. Wyandotte Street heading north toward downtown is in the center of the image.
Date: 1905~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Opening of New Union Station
Description: Panoramic view looking north showing the opening of Union Station. Spectators are crowded along the front of the station and down Main Street. Many cars are in view.
Date: 1914-10-30
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Graduates of Teachers College
Description: Panoramic group photograph of graduates of the Kansas City Teachers College taken outside the old Woodland School site, located on the northeast corner of 8th Street and Woodland Avenue.
Date: 1924-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bluffs from the West Bottoms
Description: Panoramic view looking east showing the West Bluffs and Quality Hill from the West Bottoms. Union Depot, and the Ninth Street Incline can be seen on the left hand side of the image. The 12th Street Viaduct leading up the West Bluffs toward downtown is in the center of the image. Several buildings and railroad cars in the West Bottoms can be seen. Signs for the J. F. Grindell and Company and the Chicago and Alton Railroad Freight Depot are in view.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Camp Funston, Kansas - 14th National Army Cantonment
Description: Panoramic photograph of the Camp Funston U.S. Army training camp located in Fort Riley, Kansas. Several military buildings are in view. A sign for the Funston Theatre can be seen.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Zone - Camp Funston, Kansas
Description: Panoramic photograph of the Camp Funston U.S. Army training camp located in Fort Riley, Kansas. Soldiers and cars outside of a row of buildings can be seen. Signs for Woolf Brothers and the Bevo Inn are in view.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View South from atop Coca-Cola Building
Description: Panoramic view looking south from the roof of the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) building at 2107 Grand Avenue. Neighborhoods and business districts south of downtown can be seen. Several buildings are in view, including: General Hospital, General Hospital No. 2, Rahe's Automobile and Tractor (also known as the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, Schutte Lumber Company, Union Station, and the Sweeney Automobile School (later the BMA Building). In view are signs for: Oldsmobile, Holsum Bread, Melton Tire & Battery, Norwalk Tires, Kelly Tires, Racine Tires, White Rose Butter, Sunshine Biscuits, Merit Bread, Camel cigarettes, National Biscuit Company, and Folger's Coffee Company. Signboard Hill can be seen to the northwest of Union Station. The view spans the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks, which are in view on the right hand side of the photograph.
Date: 1922~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Description: Panoramic group portrait of a meeting of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows taken outside of Convention Hall. A banner on the left hand side of the photograph reads: Canton Kansas City No. 14 - Paz Aut Bellum - Mustered Feb. 9, 1887 - Kansas City, Mo. Several attendees standing in front are in ceremonial dress. The view on the left looks north along Central Street. The view on the right looks east along 13th Street. Several cars can be seen.
Date: 1920-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View West from atop General Hospital
Description: Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
Date: 1922-06-07
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View West from atop General Hospital
Description: Panoramic view looking west from roof of the General Hospital Building that once stood at 24th and Locust streets. The view looks into downtown and surrounding neighborhoods and business districts. Several buildings are in view, including: Schutte Lumber, the Sweeney Automobile School (later BMA) Building, Union Station, the Rahe Auto & Tractor School (also the Kansas City Journal Post) Building, the Coca-Cola (later Western Auto) Building, the Firestone Building, and General Hospital No. 2. In view are signs for: Racine Tires, Camel cigarettes, Kelly Tires, Carey Roofing, and Franklin Ice Cream. The Signboard Hill area can be seen to the southwest of Union Station.
Date: 1922-06-07
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View North from near 22nd and Holmes
Description: Panoramic view looking north from near 22nd and Holmes streets. Downtown can be seen across the Kansas City Terminal Railway tracks. Several buildings are in view, including: the Carnie-Goudie Company Building, Union Station, the Coca-Cola Company (later the Western Auto) Building, and the Firestone Building. In view are signs for: National Biscuit Company, the Studebaker Riley Company, Carey Roofing, Camel cigarettes, Franklin Ice Cream, Shuff Battery Tire & Electric Service, and the Southwest Warehouse Company.
Date: 1922-05-22
Object Type: Photograph

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