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Title
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Westport, 1812-1912
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Description
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Description of the origins and early history of the town of Westport, Missouri as an embarkation or jumping-off point for western travels including the Santa Fe Trail especially in the 1820s-1850s, with illustrations of the Yoacham Tavern and Thomas Goforth, first mayor of Westport.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Photo and description of Colonel Alexander Doniphan, and his role in recruiting and leading several Missourians and Kansas Citians in the Mexican War.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812--1912
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Description
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Portrait and biographical sketch of Colonel Upton Hays (1832-1864), or Upton Hayes, a Westport businessman and Confederate officer killed in the Civil War in the Kansas City area.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Drawing of the "old Yoacham tavern, Westport Ave. and Mill Street."
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photos of J. L. Shouse ("vice-principal") and S. A. Underwood ("principal") of Westport High School in 1912.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Unnumbered chapter of the book about steamboating during "Westport's golden age of the Santa Fe Trail," from the first, the "John Hancock," in 1832, to the 1860s, listing and describing several steamboats.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photo of Hale Cook and Judge W. T. Bland, et al., as members of the Board of Education.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport High School Herald
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Description
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Photo and obituary for George Longan, an educator born in New Palestine, Missouri, in 1848 and coming to Kansas City in 1880 as "Principal of the Washington School, then the largest in the city." Serving as assistant superintendent of schools from 1899 until his death (date not given) with the school at 39th and Warwick Boulevards named for him as the George Baker Longan School.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Westport: 1812-1912
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Description
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Story of Colonel Doniphan's military expedition and conquests at the outset of the Mexican War in 1846.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Albert N. Doerschuk
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Description
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Photo of Albert N. Doerschuk, noted Kansas City pharmacist and historian. Doerschuk's portrait is presented along with his fellow Westport Improvement Association executive committee members.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Kansas City in Caricature
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Description
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Illustrated caricature of Ben Jacobson of the Westport Hand Laundry.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Men of Affairs in Greater Kansas City, 1912: A Newspaper Reference Work
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Description
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Photo and bio of Benjamin Finley Hargis, or Benjamin Hargis, "prominent banker, president of the Westport Avenue Bank and a director of the National Reserve Bank, both of Kansas City," a native of Howard County, Missouri, coming to Kansas City in 1896.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Major George G. Asbury
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Description
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Caption on postcard reads: Major George G. Asbury, rider of last relay reproduction of Pony Express, Santa Fe Trail and Battle Westport Re-union and Carnival. An old Plainsman, Star Mail Router and Scout. Copyright 1912.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Men of Affairs in Greater Kansas City, 1912: A Newspaper Reference Work
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Description
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Photo and bio of Godfrey Swenson, "one of the principal general contractors in Kansas City." Native of Sweden emigrating to Kansas City in 1896 as a construction worker before establishing the Swenson Construction Company, builders of Westport High School, the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange building, and the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Book
