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Title
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Early Business in the West Bottoms
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Description
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Dealers in wrought iron pipe, rubber and leather beltings, pumps, steam fittings and engine trimmings at 1328-1330 West 11th Street, in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1886-05
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Residential Area
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Description
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Aerial view of a residential area in Kansas City, Kansas. View primarily shows area that will eventually be remade as Jersey Creek Park. The Kansas River and Central Industrial District can be seen in the upper right hand corner of the image
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City
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Description
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Entry describing the West Bottoms and the economic activities there, mainly railroad shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing of agribusiness, grain, meat packing, and other products.
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Date
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1911~
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Object Type
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Book
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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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Central Industrial District Homes
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Description
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Black and white detailed charcoal drawing of the West Bottoms which shows homes in a residential part of the area.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Twelfth Street Viaduct
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Description
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Black and white charcoal detailed sketch showing a portion of the Twelfth Street Viaduct and street with automobiles underneath. Artist: Claude L. Budworth.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Side Tracks in Central Industrial District
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Description
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Black and white detailed charcoal sketch of train tracks and railroad car in the West Bottoms. Artist: Claude L. Budworth.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Factories and Homes
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Description
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Untitled color drawing depicting factories, homes and street, unidentified but presumed to be in the West Bottoms area. Signed: C. L. Budworth '34.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Central Industrial District Factories
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Description
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Black and white detailed charcoal drawing of the West Bottoms. Includes in view Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company building, J. G. Peppard Seed Company building, elevated tracks, etc.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Trucks Beneath Bridge
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Description
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Untitled color drawing of trucks and cars beneath bridge or viaduct. Business along street identified as Admiral Hay Press Mfg. Company located at 1230 West 8th Street. Signed: C. L. Budworth '34.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Central Industrial District Houses
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Description
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Black and white detailed charcoal drawing of the West Bottoms with rooftops of poorer housing in view as well as a bridge in the background.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Twelfth Street Viaduct
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Description
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Untitled color drawing of the West Bottoms which includes the 12th Street Viaduct. Signed: C. L. Budworth '34.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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Railroad Tracks
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Description
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Untitled color drawing depicting railroad tracks in the West Bottoms, formerly known as the Central Industrial District. Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company building is part of the view. Signed: C. L. Budworth, '34.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Artwork
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Title
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SC60 Claude L. Budworth Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Claude L. Budworth Collection consists of 11 charcoal and colored pencil drawings by Claude Budworth of industrial areas of Kansas City, including the West Bottoms (formerly known as the Central Industrial District), City Market, and the Missouri River. Most, if not all, of the drawings were completed as part of the federal Public Works of Art Project in 1934.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Souvenir of Kansas City and Her Fire Department
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Description
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Thorough description of the factory and grounds and operations at the packing plant, lying on both Missouri and Kansas land in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Seeing Kansas in the Sixties
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Description
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Photo and caption about the site of the "town of Wyandotte," Kansas, in 1867, "population 3,000," and "part of the present central industrial district of Kansas City, Missouri."
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Date
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1939
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
