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Title: Allied Commanders in World War I
Description: Photograph portrait of the five allied commanders in World War I. Standing in uniform from left to right are Lt. General Baron Jacques (Belgium); General Armando Vittorio Diaz (Italy); Marshal Ferdinand Foch (France); General John J. Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces; and Admiral David Earl Beatty, Commander of the British Navies. The commanders' signatures are located at the bottom of the image. Photograph was taken while the men were in Kansas City at the land dedication for the Liberty Memorial, November 1, 1921.
Date: 1921
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Richard E. Byrd
Description: Commander Richard E. Byrd in uniform posed outside Union Station. Byrd was in Kansas City in April of 1936.
Date: 1936-04
Object Type: Negative

Title: Richard E. Byrd
Description: Commander Richard E. Byrd with dog and unidentified people, posed outside Union Station.
Date: 1936~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Military Men
Description: Five officers in uniform standining in a room. The officer in the middle appears to be a general.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Three Men Seated Outdoors
Description: Three unidentified men sitting in folding chairs. The man on the left is wearing a ribbon which says "Starter" and the man on the right is dressed in a military uniform. The man in the center appears to be wearing an aviator's jacket and goggles.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Heman L. Bean
Description: Advertising card for Heman L. Bean showing a cherub in a military style hat standing to attention in front of a woman holding a sword. Caption says: "La Femme Officer." Front of card says: "Compliments of Heman L. Bean, Queensware, French China and Glassware." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 721 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 22 with Military Uniforms
Description: Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
Date: 1886~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 23 with Military Uniforms
Description: Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
Date: 1886~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Fort Leavenworth Residence
Description: A family sits on the stairs and porch of a house in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Written on the back in pencil, "269 I/Lieut Guard/To be shown Capt. Vauer."
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth, Sergeants
Description: Seven sergeants stand holding their hats wearing military jackets at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. All of their jackets have three chevrons on each arm, indicating the rank of Sergeant.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fort Leavenworth Soldiers Lounging on a Lawn
Description: Seven sergeants lounge on a lawn in front of the barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Each man has three chevrons on each sleeve of his jacket, indicating the rank of sergeant.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Benjamin Davis
Description: File contains multiple articles about Brigadier-General Benjamin O. Davis, �??the first Negro general in the United States Army.�?� Davis was the commander of the Fourth Cavalry brigade in World War II, stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas in 1941. He visited several prominent African Americans in Kansas City on his way there, including Chester Franklin.
Date: 1947/1950
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Edward Dwight
Description: File contains multiple articles about Captain Edward J. Dwight, Jr., the first African American receiving aerospace training as an astronaut. Dwight was from Kansas City, Kansas. He ultimately was not accepted as an astronaut and publicly complained about racial bias in the Air Force and the space program.
Date: 1963/1965
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Uniform Excellence
Description: Article profiles the Marlow White Uniform Company of Leavenworth, Kansas. Considered "the Ralph Lauren of the military and public safety uniform industry," the company was founded in 1879, and clients have included some of the highest ranking military personnel in the country.
Date: 2008-10-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Joseph Orville Shelby
Description: Charcoal portrait of General Joseph Orville Shelby in suit coat, vest, shirt, and tie. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the signature, "Genl. Jos. Orvill Shelby" is written in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Upton Hayes
Description: Charcoal portrait drawing of Colonel Upton Hays [Hayes] in suit. The drawing is signed by the artist. Below the artist's signature is "Col. Upton Hayes" written in different handwriting and black ink.
Date: 1890~
Object Type: Artwork

Title: Dwight Eisenhower
Description: Photograph of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and unidentified general in front of airplane.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General Wainright
Description: Photograph of General Wainright speaking at a press conference at the Hotel Muehlebach.
Date: 1945
Object Type: Photograph

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