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Title
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SC167 Kansas City Stockyards
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Description
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The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City's most important industries. This collection documents the natural and built environment of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms from 1828-1983. It is a mostly oversized collection of blueprints, maps, architectural drawings, land abstracts, photos, and correspondence. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are available to view in the "Stockyards" Digital Collection, http://www.kchistory.org/digital-collections.
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Date
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1828/1983
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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Overhead view of the Kansas City Stockyards (empty of livestock), showing water and mud damage from the 1951 Flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flooded Areas
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Description
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Aerial view of railroad yards, Kansas City stockyards, and West Bottoms buildings in the aftermath of the 1951 flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1951 Flood Damaged Area
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Description
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View of Kansas City stockyards and railroad lines showing damage from the 1951 flood.
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Date
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1951
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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1908 Flood, Morris Packing Plant
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Description
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Postcard of the Morris Packing Plant in the West Bottoms in Kansas City, Kansas, during the 1908 flood.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Packing Plants Good Opportunity
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Description
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Picture and article about "the mammoth meat-packing plants near the stockyards" in the West Bottoms and their job opportunities for early non-English-speaking immigrants in Kansas City. Brief history of the packing workers' residency near the plants until largely flooded out in 1903 and 1951 which forced them to move to higher ground, Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Date
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2001-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
