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Title: Empire Clothing Company
Description: Advertising card for Empire Clothing Company showing a red bird in a cage pecking at a piece of fruit. Card is cut in the shape of the cage. Back of card says: "Empire Clothing Company, Fine Clothing & Furnishing Goods." Small crest at top of back says: "Manufactured only by Eckstein, Hoffmann & Porr, 58-60 Fulton St., N.Y., Copyrighted Oct. 16, 1882." Address given on back of card:
.."" 410 Main Street,
.."" Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1882
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Owen, Pixley & Co., Clothiers
Description: Advertising card for Owen, Pixley & Co. with an image of a woman wearing a hat surrounded by a floral border. Back of card says: "You are cordially invited to be present at the Reception and Inauguration of Owen, Pixley & Co., Clothing Emporium, No. 932 Main Street, Thursday Afternoon and Evening, Nov. 13, 1884." and includes advertising copy that mentions "Children's Suitings." Address given on back of card:
932 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Hammerslough & Co.
Description: Advertising card for "Hammerslough & Co., One Price Clothiers" showing a funny picture of a dog biting a pig's ear and a man, woman, and child, one behind the other, tugging on the dog's tail. Front of card says: "No. 2. 'All Together!'" Bottom of card says: "Copyrighted 1882" and "Cartoon Publishing Co. Chicago." Back of card says: "We smile again/ And so will you when you see the new series of Cartoons (a continuation of the Garden Series which attracted so much attention) just placed on exhibition at our store. They create almost as much comment as the exceedingly low prices named on our new Fall Stock.." Address given on back of card:
Corner 5th and Main Streets,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1882
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Giralda Tower Construction
Description: View looking southwest of the Giralda Tower at the Swanson's clothing store under construction at the intersection of Mill Creek Parkway and 47th Street in the Country Club Plaza shopping district. Pedestrians and cars can be seen. A sign for the Winn-Senter Construction Company is in view.
Date: 1967-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harzfeld's Department Store
Description: Postcard of the Harzfeld's Department Store Building.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Adler's
Description: Postcard of the Salon Parisian, the famous millinery salon at Adler's clothing store, once located at 1212 Main Street.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Corset Section Third Floor John Taylor D. G. Co. Kansas City MO.
Description: Postcard showing the corset department on the 3rd floor of the John Taylor Dry Goods Company store. Store clerks and a shopper can be seen.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: View of the Peck's Dry Goods Store Building at 11th and Main Streets
Description: View facing north along Main Street from just south of its intersection with 11th Street. The Peck's Dry Goods Store Building on the northwest corner of the intersection can be seen. The northeast extent of City Center Square can be seen on the left hand side of the image. A portion of the Macy's department store building can be seen on the right hand side of the image. Pedestrians, cars and a truck can be seen traveling along Main Street.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of 101 E. 12th Street Building - Adam's Mens Wear
Description: View facing southeast of the building, once located at 101 E. 12th Street at the northwest corner of 12th and Walnut streets. When this image was captured, the building was occupied by the Adam's Mens Wear clothing store. Pedestrians and cars traveling along Walnut Street can be seen.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Golden Eagle
Description: Advertising card for Golden Eagle showing a child playing "dress up" in a white dress and hat with brown gloves holding a bouquet of flowers. Back of card says: "Read! This may be of some interest to you. We must raise $100,000 cash. Our reasons are: one of our partners retires from the firm January 1st. We want to pay him his interest in cash; to do so, we shall sell you the greatest bargains in/ Men's Suits or Overcoats, Boys' or Children's Suits or Overcoats, Furnishing Goods or Hats,/ at a saving from 20 per cent. to 50 per cent. Actual values not considered during this great Dissolution sale." Also "Axman & Goldenberg, Resident Partners." Address given on back of card:
.."."."."."."."."."."" 512 and 514 Main,
Near Fifth Street Cable
.."."."."."."."."."."" Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Country Club Plaza Christmas Lights
Description: View of the Country Club Plaza decorated with Christmas lights looking west along Nichols Road from Broadway Boulevard. The Jack Henry store is on the south and Helzberg's jewelry store on the northwest corner of Nichols and Broadway.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joseph Cahn, The People's Clothier
Description: Advertising card for "Joseph Cahn, The People's Clothier." Front of card has only text in fancy fonts including: "Bismark,.""Look well for the name over the door. I have no branch stores," and a poem advertising summer clothing. Back of card has notes handwritten in pencil: "Gift of Earl Allen,.""In 1867-8 Directory at Main bet 4th & 5th; In 1870...428 Main St; In 1871...SE Cor 5th & Delaware; In 1872...1111 Walnut." Address given on front of card:
Corner Main and Fifth,
(Under Frank's Hall.)
Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Browning, King & Co.
Description: Advertising card for Browning, King & Co. showing a cityscape (London?) with river, bridge, and towers. One of four cards with similarly designed cityscapes. Back of card says: "Browning, King & Co., Manufacturers and Retailers of Fine Clothing for Men, Boys & Children,.""Also at New York, Philadephia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee." Manager identified as Henry L. Pitcher. Address given on back of card:
Nos. 1101, 1103, 1105 Main Street,
Cor. of Eleventh Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: 603-607 Main Street Buildings
Description: 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 covered with signs for the Folly Theater Burlesque and Vaudeville Show and is for sale from A. W. Childs & Sons realty company, and 607 Main Street is occupied by the Kelly's Lunch restaurant and their menu is recorded on the front windows.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Golden Eagle Clothing House
Description: Advertising card for Golden Eagle Clothing House showing two dogs leaning out a doorway surrounded by a horseshoe and some flowers. Back of card says: "Children's Clothing a Specialty." Address given on front and back of card:
514 & 516 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Great Western Pants Co.
Description: Advertising card for the Great Western Pants Co. cut into the shape of a pair of red plaid pants. Front of card says: "Suits, overcoats & pants made to order." Back of card says: "Our pants do not bag at the knee" and ..".while you...""(not readable because surface has been ripped off). Address given on front of card:
703 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Street Hotel
Description: Postcard showing the Street Hotel, once located at 1508-1512 E. 18th Street. The reverse side of the postcard reads: 18th St. at Paseo. This hotel has 60 guest rooms with private bath and telephone service. Conveniently located on the first floor are: a Haberdasher, a Tailor, Post Office, and the famous Blue Room Cocktail Lounge and Restaurant.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Giralda Tower
Description: Photograph of the Giralda Tower, on the southwest corner of Baltimore Avenue and 47th Street circa 1987. The Giralda Tower was built by J. C. Nichols in a smaller imitation of La Giralda tower in Seville, Spain, and Swanson's clothing store is also photographed to the tower's west.
Date: 1987~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: A. J. Runkle & Co.
Description: Advertising card for A. J. Runkle & Co. showing a woman in a feathered hat. Front of card says: ?ǣAlice Atherton, uses Warner Bros. Coraline Corsets, Ask for it.?ǥ It also is stamped with "A. J. Runkle & Co., Dealers in Fancy Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods." Back of card has an image of the corset and says: "Dr. Warner's Flexible Hip 'D' Corset. Boned with a New Material called Coraline. No more Broken Bones." followed by further advertising copy offering "A reward of $10.00 will be paid for every strip of Corline which breaks with four months' ordinary wear in a corset.." Address given on front of card:
Nos. 1044 and 1046 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Golden Eagle Clothiers, Hatters & Furnishers
Description: Advertising card for "Golden Eagle Clothiers, Hatters & Furnishers" showing an image of a church surrounded by a blue border with butterflies. Back of card says: "Bring your boys and children to the Golden Eagle One Price Clothing House, For Durable, Reliable, Substantial Clothing." Address given on front and back of card:
512 and 514 Main St., near 5th,
Kansas City, Mo.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

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