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Title
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Westport Road Looking Southwest from near Baltimore Avenue
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Description
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View facing southwest along Westport Road from near its intersection with Baltimore Avenue in the Old Westport Residential District. Cars parked and traveling along Westport Road can be seen. The Harris-Kearney House, a Safeway grocery store and the Launderette laundromat are in view.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Baltimore Avenue Looking North from South of 39th Street
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Description
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View facing north along Baltimore Avenue from south of 39th Street in the Old Westport Residential District. Houses, apartment buildings and cars parked along Baltimore Avenue can be seen. The Alcazar Hotel can be seen on the west side of the street. A sign for Deluxe Laundry and Cleaners and the Calvary Baptist Church are in view on the east side of the street.
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Date
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1950~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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House of H. A. Fowler
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of H. A. Fowler's residence, taken from the east. Fowler was president of the Fowler Commission Company.
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Date
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1933-05-15
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles M. Howell's Home Entrance
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the entrance to Charles M. Howell's home while the tulips are in bloom. Howell was a Kansas City lawyer.
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Date
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1933-05-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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"Rainbow" Garden of Peonies, Iris, and Poppies
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Description
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A color glass plate positive photograph of George Cope's "Rainbow" Garden of peonies, iris, and poppies. This vantage point faces north with Oak Street on the right, Cope's residence in the center background, and the Nelson Gallery of Art (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) in the far right background. This property was situated on the west side of Oak Street, just north of Brush Creek before the waterway was diverted to its current location. Cope was co-owner of Cope & Sons, a carpentry company.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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House of Herbert F. Hall
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of Herbert F. Hall's residence, taken from the north on a cloudy day. Hall was president of the Hall-Baker Grain Company.
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Date
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1932-09-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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"Elmhurst" Motor Entrance with Spireas Blooming
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the motor entrance and blooming spireas of "Elmhurst", the residence of Annie Ridenbaugh Bird. Once Annie's husband, Joseph T. Bird, passed away in 1918, she took over as president of Emery, Bird, Thayer Company in 1920.
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Date
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1933-05-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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House of Bryce B. Smith
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of Bryce B. Smith's residence, taken while the spirea flowers were in bloom and looking north-northeast. Smith was mayor of Kansas City from 1930 to 1938.
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Date
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1933-05-02
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Object Type
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Photograph