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Title: City Hall, 12th Street
Description: File contains pamphlets, articles, a calendar, a fact sheet about the building as well as the mayor and city council, and other material.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Where These Rocky Bluffs Meet, Including the Story of the Kansas City Ten-Year Plan
Description: Description and photo of one of the city's third tallest building at the time.
Date: 1938
Object Type: Book

Title: Kansas City City Hall: Elevator Study
Description: Comprehensive study of the elevators located within Kansas City City Hall, located at 414 E. 12th Street. The report covers the following topics: the history of Otis Elevator Company and City Hall, features and benefits, results, before and after photographs, a proposal, work by others, and brochures.
Date: 1998
Object Type: Report

Title: Days in Old Hall End
Description: Abandonment of the 56-year-old structure, once the only tower to rival the New York Life Building in height and used to view Lindbergh's landing in 1927.
Date: 1938-11-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Rich Tapestry of Global Good Will
Description: The Sister Cities program marks its 50th anniversary starting July 13, 2006. A museum-quality tapestry which spans 17 feet by 8 feet adorns the Kansas City Council chambers. It depicts a scene concerning Seville, Spain in 1248. Seville, Spain was Kansas City's first sister city which persented the tapestry in 1969 as a gift. The artist of the work is Senora Gloria H. de Rollan. A street in Seville called Avenida de Kansas City is one of the city's busiest thoroughfares. Includes a photograph of the tapestry.
Date: 2006-07-13
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: City Hall
Description: Kansas City City Hall opened October 25, 1937, with a height of 423 feet and 30 stories. Located on 12th Street, bounded by Oak, Locust, 11th and 12th Streets. Built with a PWA grant of $1,575,000 for the building and $1,64,827 for the plaza and garage. Contract awarded to Swenson Construction Company. Architects Wight & Wight. PWA grants on the building amounted to 45 of the total cost of labor and materials, with all excavation work done by federal relief labor.
Date: 1905-04-21
Object Type: Book

Title: City Hall
Description: View of south side of City Hall at night, illuminated.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Full view of City Hall, on 12th Street between Oak and Locust streets, looking northeast. YMCA is in the background.
Date: 1962-09-20
Object Type: Negative

Title: 40 Years Ago
Date: 1967-10-21
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Flower Pots - City Hall
Description: View of exterior staircase leading to the City Hall Building at 414 E. 12th Street. A row of planters can be seen.
Date: 1964-07-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Southeast Trafficway Dedication
Description: View facing northwest that captures the dedication ceremony for the Southeast Trafficway. Mayor H. Roe Bartle is addressing the crowd. Audience members, members of the media, a downtown building under construction, and City Hall can also be seen.
Date: 1962-08-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Zeldin Drugs Building
Description: View looking northeast of the Zeldin Drugs building that once stood at the corner of 12th Street and Grand Avenue. Pedestrians and cars can be seen. The Rieger Building that once stood at 1121-1123 Grand Avenue is in view on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1960-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: L. P. Cookingham
Description: Portrait of L. P. Cookingham outside entrance to City Hall.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Partial frontal view showing south entrance.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks, Commemoration
Description: Looking north from the Jackson County Courthouse across 12th Street toward City Hall. The Andrew Jackson Statue is visible in the center of the photograph. Large United States flag displayed at commemoration of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Date: 2002-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Aerial view showing block as it appeared before building was constructed.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks, Commemoration
Description: A commemoration of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Kansas City Police and Fire Department Color guard present to Mayor Kay Barnes in front of City Hall. View is looking toward the east with the Police Station and Municipal Court in view.
Date: 2002-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Full view of north side of building, looking south.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Abraham Lincoln Statue
Description: Full view of statue; located at south entrance to City Hall, northeast corner of 12th and Oak.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Close-up view of statue in front of south entrance to building, on east side of entrance stairway.
Date: 1989
Object Type: Photograph

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