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Title
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St. James Baptist Church
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Description
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Photograph of St. James Baptist Church at 43rd and Washington Streets in the early 1980s. The church and the house at the right edge of the image are, as of 2018, the only pre-1940 structures remaining on the block, which was part of the historic Steptoe neighborhood, a pre-Civil War African-American neighborhood in the Westport area. The remaining land was reused for the new Kansas City Fire Department Station 19 and a large parking lot.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's A.M.E. Church and Parsonage
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Description
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Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The church, established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, constructed the church building in 1882 and the parsonage at the rear of the property in 1891. It was razed in July 2003 due to building deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's A.M.E. Church Cornerstone
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Description
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Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church cornerstone, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The stone records the date of the church's construction as 1882. The church was established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, and the parsonage at the rear of the property was added in 1891. The buildings were razed in July 2003 due to deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's A.M.E. Church and Parsonage
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Description
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Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The church, established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, constructed the church building in 1882 and the parsonage at the rear of the property in 1891. The buildings were razed in July 2003 due to deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Southwell Building
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Description
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Photograph of the Southwell Building at the intersection of Main Street and Westport Road, in the late 1970s. The building was designed by architects McKecknie and Trask and opened in 1929. A real estate sign hangs in the window of the storefront at 3935 Main, which was recently occupied by Howard E. Thruman Institutional Church, and a door to the second-floor Harling's Upstairs Bar and Grill can be seen at the right of the image. Moten's Shoe Repair occupies the neighboring building to the north.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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St. Luke's A.M.E. Church
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Description
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Photograph of the Saint Luke's A.M.E. Church, in a triangle created by the intersections of the corner of 43rd Street, Archibald Avenue and Roanoke Streets in the early 1980s. The church, established for freed slaves in Kansas City's Steptoe neighborhood after the Civil War, constructed the church building in 1882 and the parsonage at the rear of the property in 1891. A sign reports times for morning worship and church school, and records Dr. Howard S. Gloyd as pastor. The buildings were razed in July 2003 due to deterioration and the widening of 43rd Street. Prior to that, the church was the oldest church in Westport.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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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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Broadway Baptist Church
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Description
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Photograph of the Broadway Church, facing Broadway at 39th Terrace, in the early 1980s. The building was completed in the fall of 1922, and the congregation originated at 416 West 14th Street as the First Swedish Baptist Church.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Visitation Church
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the Visitation Church, taken from the west.
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Date
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1932-09-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Visitation Church and Parish House
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Description
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An autochrome photograph of the Visitation Church and Parish House, taken from the northwest.
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Date
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1932-09-03
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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3934 Washington Street
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Description
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Photograph of the Our Lady of Good Counsel Church rectory at 3934 Washington Street in the early 1980s. The church itself stands to the north of the rectory, at the right of the photograph. A brick building in the background left of the image was a church-affiliated school that was later demolished. The site is now a parking lot.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
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Description
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Photograph of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church at 3932 Washington Street in the early 1980s, with its rectory building in the foreground. The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1906, and the rectory was built in 1924.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph