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Title: SC30-8 DAR Elizabeth Benton Chapter Scrapbook Finding Aid
Description: A Kansas City Times article dated Nov. 12, 1979, stated that the Elizabeth Benton DAR chapter, located in Kansas City, Mo., was the first Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution formed west of the Mississippi River. It was organized in 1894 and named after Elizabeth Benton, wife of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton. The scrapbook was assembled in 1921 by the chapter's Committee on Preservation of Historic Points. The scrapbook contains 177 photocopied pages with 70 black and white historical photographs of the Kansas City area. Located at the front of the scrapbook is a contents page listing the local subjects included which pertain to historical points of interest in the area such as area businesses and buildings, disasters, events, churches, cemeteries, local personalities, etc.
Date: 1921
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: Art in Kansas City
Description: Two articles highlight the art scene in Kansas City: "Kansas City's Glittering New Galleries" and "Kansas City: A City of Art." The first article reviews the new Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. The second gives brief descriptions of the galleries in the Crossroads Arts District, the Urban Culture Project, West 39th Street, Columbus Park, art centers in Johnson County, Westport, West Bottoms, Lawrence, and other "hot galleries" in the area.
Date: 2007-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
Description: Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page f008
Description: Key to Sanborn Map of Kansas City, Vol. 1 (corrected to January 1907), showing Kansas City area bounded from the Kansas and Missouri State Line on the west, Cherry on the east, the Missouri River to the north, and East 43rd to the south. Also shows railroads, bridges, parks, and a cemetery. Indicates area covered by volumes 2 and 3.
Date: 1895/1907
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City - Points of Interest and Surroundings
Description: Illustrated novelty map of Kansas City area points of interest, attractions and sights.
Date: 1973
Object Type: Map

Title: Washington and Broadway Looking South
Description: View facing south along Broadway Boulevard from its intersection with Washington Street in Westport. Its intersection with Westport Road is also in view. Buildings housing Acme Stove & Electric, Westport Bank, Berbiglia, can be seen. Signs and billboards for Royal Crown Cola, Bond & Lillard Bourbon, Manor Bakery and Country Club Beer are also in view. Several cars parked and traveling along Broadway Boulevard and Westport Road can be seen.
Date: 1947-07-14
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Baltimore Avenue Looking North from South of 39th Street
Description: 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.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Shelbourne Apartment Building
Description: View facing west of the Shelbourne Apartment Building that once stood at 4134 to 4136 Broadway Boulevard in Westport. Cars parked along Broadway Boulevard can be seen.
Date: 1985~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pennsylvania Looking North towards 40th Street
Description: View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing south towards its intersection with 40th Street in Westport. Several cars parked along Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Buildings on Northeast Corner of Archibald and Pennsylvania Avenues
Description: View of buildings on the northeast corner of Archibald and Pennsylvania avenues in Westport. Cars parked along Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 40th Street: Looking West from Pennsylvania
Description: View of 40th Street facing west taken from its intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue in Westport. The Kansas City Water Works Repair Department Building can be seen on the south side of the street. Several parked cars and a delivery truck traveling east along 40th Street are in view.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pennsylvania Avenue Looking Southeast from Archibald Avenue
Description: View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing southeast from Archibald Avenue in Westport. A sign for Blake Sheet Metal Works and the Plaza Laundry Building are in view on the west side of the street. Several cars in a parking lot and parked along Pennsylvania Avenue can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southeast Corner and South from Pennsylvania and Archibald
Description: View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing southeast from its intersection with Archibald Avenue in Westport. Delivery trucks from the Canteen Company of Kansas City can be seen in a parking lot on the east side of the street. Several parked cars and a truck traveling northwest can be seen on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pennsylvania Looking South from a point midway between 40th Street and 40th Terrace
Description: View of Pennsylvania Avenue facing south from between 40th Street and 40th Terrace in Westport. The Manor Baking Company Building can be seen on the west side of the street and the Campbell-Taggart Research Corporation Building can be seen on the east. Several cars parked along Pennsylvania can be seen.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pennsylvania Looking Southwest showing KC Water Department Grounds
Description: View of the intersection of 40th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue facing southwest in Westport. An adult and child pedestrian can be seen walking on the sidewalk. Several cars parked along Pennsylvania Avenue are in view. Portions of the Kansas City Water Works grounds and the Manor Baking Company Building can be seen on the west side of the street.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southwest Trafficway Looking Southwest from Roanoke Road
Description: View facing southwest along Southwest Trafficway or Summit Street from its intersection with Roanoke Road in the Volker Residential District. Cars traveling southwest along Southwest Trafficway can be seen. Two adult and two child pedestrians can be seen walking on the left hand side of the photograph.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

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