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Achelous and Hercules
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Description
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Unframed color print reproduction (44 in. x 14 in.) of Thomas Hart Benton's "Achelous and Hercules" mural. The original 24-foot mural was done in tempura and oil on canvas in 1947. It was purchased in the late 1940s for $15,000 by Harzfeld's Department Store at Petticoat Lane and Main (1101 Main) in Kansas City. After the store closed in 1984, the mural was donated to the Smithsonian. It depicts Achelous, the Greek god of rivers in the form of an angry bull during flood season fighting with Hercules who ultimately defeats him by tearing off one of his horns, which became nature's cornucopia, or horn of plenty.
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Archival Material
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William S. Chick
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Bio of William S. Chick from Virginia, involved in the War of 1812, and settling in Westport in 1836 with a log business struck repeatedly by floods. Began ferry service facilitating fur trade. First to purchase land in Kansas City in 1844, first postmaster.
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Archival Material
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General Photograph Collection
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Description
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This collection of over 40 boxes and 25 linear feet is an on-going, artificial collection of photographs covering a wide range of years and including various different photographers. The bulk of the collection is composed of the Brookings Montgomery photographs which were purchased by the Kansas City Public Library from the Montgomery estate in the 1960s. This collection contains a large number of photographs by the Photo View Company of Kansas City which Mr. Montgomery had acquired. Most of the prints in this collection have negatives and are black and white and 8"x10" in size. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The collection is strong in Kansas City's structural images as its buildings, bridges, homes, institutions, streets, statues and other landmarks. Also preserved are images of natural events as floods, fires and tornado damage. Social aspects are captured in scenes of parades, clubs, schools, parks, as well as some portraits of prominent citizens and groups. There are also a number of automobile photographs ranging in time from ca1900-1960. The strength of the collection lies in its focus on Kansas City and the broad range of years it covers. This collection has been digitized and is available for viewing on this Local History site. Photographers/studios include Brookings Montgomery, Dory DeAngelo, Anderson Photo Company, Photographic & View Company (PhotoView), and others. Current arrangement processed: 1990-92.
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Date
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1870~/
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Object Type
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Archival Material
