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Title: Westport-Main Business Association
Description: File contains a brochure about the Westport-Main Business Association with a map showing the area of interest, between 31st, Baltimore, 47th, and Warwick Boulevard, concentrating on Main Street and Westport Road.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Westport Improvement Association
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Westport United Methodist Church
Description: Postcard photo: "Westport United Methodist Church at West 40th and Washington was the first Protestant church to be organized in the Kansas City and Independence area. The church's 150th anniversary is October 24-26, 1986. The church was formally organized in 1836 in the house of William Miles Chick by Reverend James Porter. By 1853 the Methodists decided to build their own church. Under the direction of Nathan Scarritt, the pastor, the lot at 40th and Washington was purchased for $500."
Date: 1986-10-10
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Battle of Westport
Description: Several front page articles including "Battle of Westport" reviewing the monumental Civil War battle resulting in local defeat of Confederate forces under General Price, as well as the Battles of Little Blue and Big Blue leading up to it.
Date: 1864-10-29
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Battle of Westport
Description: See index heading "Battle of Westport" for references in the magazine.
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Westport Public Schools
Description: Schedules for openings of Westport public schools, including the Penn School for "colored" or black children.
Date: 1895-09-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: The Battle for Westport
Description: Article describes author Darryl Levings upcoming book of historical fiction on the Battle of Westport titled "Saddle the Pale Horse." Includes an excerpt from the book documenting the day before the battle at Mockbee Farm, present-day site of Holmes Road and 78th Street.
Date: 2011-04-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Old Westport Shopping Center
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Battle of Westport Commemoration
Description: Exterior view of three individuals holding hands, two men and one woman in historical period costume. None of the people are identified nor is the exact location known. The back of the photo says "Battle of Westport" and it appears that in the photograph a former Confederate soldier and a former Union man are extending the hand of friendship. May have been a ceremony held at one of the anniversaries of the Battle of Westport, perhaps the 50th (1914).
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Unveiling Ceremony
Description: Identified on photograph as "Mr. Woodard speaking at Westport unveiling ceremony, at the parkway at Broadway and Westport Road, June 5, 1950." The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Kansas City Centennial celebration. The historical marker in the photograph was erected by the Westport Historical Society.
Date: 1950-06-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Race Track
Description: Includes an article by Dory DeAngelo called "And They're Off!" Article has an 1835 map of Westport showing the racetrack at 38th and Summit, now in the Roanoke district of Westport.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Westport Room Restaurant
Description: Ads and articles about the Westport Room restaurant at Union Station, part of the Fred Harvey restaurant chain.
Date: 1958-11-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Westport Planning Area
Description: Update of the preliminary report of the previous year by the Kansas City Development (or Planning) Department on the projected land use for the Westport area, bounded by 31st, Troost, Ward, and State Line Road.. Comprehensive discussion of the diverse area of the city, covering trends in population, housing, transportation, etc., and needs for redevelopment and zoning changes, with numerous maps and illustrations.
Date: 1972
Object Type: Report

Title: Westport City Hall
Description: View looking east of the Westport City Hall building that once stood at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and High (now W. 40th Terrace) Street. The building also served as stations for the fire and police departments. A car is parked along High Street.
Date: 1929-11-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Prospect of Westport Restaurant
Description: View of the Prospect of Westport Restaurant sidewalk and storefront, located on the Westport Square at 4109 Pennsylvania Avenue. For their work remodeling and restoring this historic Westport building, Stuart Hutchison Architects and design consultant Robert F. Moore received an award.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Salvation Army Westport Center
Description: Partial view of the front of the Salvation Army Westport Center, located at 500 W. 39th Street. Architects Hays & Meyer received an award for the building's improvement over the previous structure located here.
Date: 1976
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport High School
Description: Full frontal and side view.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport High School
Description: Partial frontal and side view.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport High School
Description: Postcard of Westport High School.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Battle of Westport Map
Description: Map of battlefield of Battle of Westport.
Object Type: Photograph

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