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Title
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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.
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Title
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Stockyards
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Stockyards history: (1871) organized as the "Kansas Stockyards Company" with the first Live Stock Exchange Building erected; (1876) reorganized as the "Kansas City Stockyards Company"; (1886) Kansas City Live Stock Exchange organized; (1951) most of the Stockyards area wiped out by the flood and the development of Kemper Arena and Interstate 670; (post-1975) the remaining 35 acres sold to National Farms, Incorporated, to be demolished and become part of a planned office park project.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Stockyards
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Aerial view looking southeast of the Stockyards district in the West Bottoms. The Livestock Exchange and American Royal buildings can be seen. Serval livestock pens are in view.
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Date
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1950~
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Looking northwest from West Bluffs at 20th Street over West Bottoms. Shows stockyards, Livestock Exchange Building, railroad yards, etc.
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Date
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1927
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of Berkshire hogs in an enclosure at the Kansas City Stockyards.
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of trucks unloading cattle at the Kansas City Stockyards.
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Date
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1936
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Birds eye view of cattle pens at the Kansas City stockyards with Livestock Exchange Building in distance.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Image of Kansas City Stockyards corrals that appears to have been taken from a publication. Caption reads, "View of portion of Kansas City stock yards in 1872 after one year in operation. Note the 'rangy' type cattle being inspected by buyers of the day perched atop the fence in right foreground." Negative made from unknown publication.
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Date
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1872
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Object Type
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Negative
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of stockyards with cattle in pens. Shows Swift sign in background.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of cattle moving along side pens at the Kansas City Stockyards.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of an unidentified Kansas City stockyards structure.
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of the Kansas City Stockyards, facing northwest.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of the Kansas City Stockyards and West Bottoms, facing northwest.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Stockyards, Kansas City
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Description
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View of Kansas City Stockyards, facing east/southeast. Kemper Arena appears in the far right corner of photograph.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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