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Title
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Union Station Under Construction
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Description
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Construction in the east yard of the Union Station area at 22nd Street and Grand Avenue. Tracks, debris, and old Union Depot and viaduct are visible.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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P41 Union Station Construction Photographs Finding Aid
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Description
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The Union Station Construction Photographs collection consists of 49 photographs of Kansas City’s Union Station and corresponding infrastructure while under construction. The photos are identified, dated between 1910-1911, and offer insight into the scope of work put into the building that would serve as the primary transportation hub of Kansas City into the middle of the 20th century.
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Date
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1910/1911
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Union Depot Sign
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Description
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A dedication ceremony was held on May 8, 2008, at Union Station for the Union Depot sign. The Union Depot, located in the West Bottoms, opened in April 1878. "The stone was placed directly above the main entrance to the depot, and stood 125 feet high. The Union Depot closed in 1914 and was demolished a year later." After demolition, the sign, which is the only known surviving artifact from the depot, was moved to Kansas City, Kansas. Includes image.
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Date
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2008-06-28
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Object Type
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Magazine
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![Train Shed […] Union Depot](https://kchistory.org/sites/default/files/styles/islandora_imagecache_image_style_medium/public/externals/5907c20369d299e4ff2efe2ebccc2cb5.jpg?itok=wBi3RJMV&pid=kchistory:59596&iic=true&solr_nav%5Bid%5D=df5dc77172ec05ed7e73&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=4)
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Title
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Train Shed […] Union Depot
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Description
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Photograph showing a train shed at Union Depot in the West Bottoms. Carts and workers are in the foreground in front of the train.
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Date
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1911-03-01
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Depot
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Description
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View of Union Depot in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1880
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Depot
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Description
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Postcard of the old Union depot at Union Avenue and Santa Fe Street in the West Bottoms.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Union Depot Lives on in Exhibit
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Description
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The 131-year-old doorway stone from the Union Depot is now on display at Union Station. Union Depot was located in the West Bottoms and torn down in 1915 after being replaced by Union Station. The piece, inscribed with "Union Depot 1877," is the only known item left from the building. "Also on display at Union Station is a 35-foot-long drawing on linen dated 1904 for the Union Depot Co. titled 'Alternate Plan No. 4'." The doorway stone was salvaged and found its way to a business at 1010 Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. The current business owner donated the stone to Union Station in exchange for a copy.
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Date
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2008-05-08
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Union Depot News Agency
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Description
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Interior view of Union Depot News Agency. Four individuals are standing or seated in the image.
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Date
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1900~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Union Avenue Flood
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Description
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View looking southwest along a flooded Union Avenue near Union Depot. Horses, carts, and carriages traveling along Union Avenue can be seen. Signs for George Eyssell Drugs, Alpha Floral Company, Old Kentucky Whiskey, Dick Brothers, the Blossom House, and J. C. O'Keefe Wholesale and Retail Liquor are in view. The exterior of Union Depot can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
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Date
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1900~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1908 Flood, near Union Depot
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Description
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Postcard view near Union Depot in the West Bottoms during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908-06-19
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Old Union Depot Was Something Special, Too
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Description
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Photo and history about the old Union Depot railroad station, surrounded by railroads and "reached by the elevated street railway line."
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Date
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1964-11-04
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City in 1879
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Description
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Promotional booklet for Kansas City, Missouri. Item includes sections covering the development of the city's business interests, a list of buildings constructed in 1878, its history, its geographic advantages, descriptions of various businesses and public institutions, descriptions of its suburbs, and advertisements.
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Date
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1879
