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Title
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J. P. Campbell & Co.
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Description
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Description of "Jobbers of Teas, Fruits, Fancy Groceries and Confectionary" at 315 and 317 Delaware Street. Besides J. P. Campbell, W. C. Jameson, and C. A. Brown are partners in the business which was established in 1869.
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Date
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1879
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Larkin & Young
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Description
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Description of "Jobbers of Fancy Groceries, Fruits and Produce" at 222 West Fifth Street, owned by William Larkin and E. S. Young.
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Date
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1879
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Ridenour, Baker & CO.
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Description
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Description of business at the corner of St. Louis Avenue and Mulberry Street. This business was the "largest grocery house west of the Mississippi." Along with Ridenour, E. P. Baker was also an owner.
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Date
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1879
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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L. B. Austin
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Description
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Description of businees at 121 East 4th Street carrying "groceries, fruits, wooden and willow ware, tinware, crockery and glassware."
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Date
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1879
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Biographical sketch of Thomas Green
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Description
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Biographical sketch of Thomas Green, a grocer and co-founder of the T. Green Grocery Company who was born Ireland in 1837 and emigrated to Kansas City in 1858, starting out as a carpenter and then entering the grocery business in 1860, establishing his present (1888) store in 1886.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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August Haner
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Description
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Obituary for August J. Haner from the "Kansas City Times," August 16, 1898. States that he opened the first grocery store in Kansas City, Kansas. He was also a freighter across the plains on the Santa Fe Trail and a toll collector on the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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2002
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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W. R. Smith and Son Wholesale Grocer
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Description
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Full frontal view of W.R. Smith and Son Wholesale grocer showing sign reading "Cushman Farm Engines".
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Date
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1900
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Quality Hill
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Description
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Looking northeast from Jefferson between 10th and 11th at two of the Quality Hill Apartment buildlings; also shows Jefferson Supermarket.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1A, 1939-1949, Page p124
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Description
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A portion of Kansas City from W. 19th Street south to W. 22nd Street and from Wyandotte east to Main Street, showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1939/1949
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Peter Kelly
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Description
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Advertising card for Peter Kelly with an image of yellow roses. Front of card says: "Peter Kelly, Dealer in Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Corn, Oats, Bran, Hay, Etc., Etc." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: N. W. cor. 12th and Harrison Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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H. O. Brewer
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Description
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Advertising card for H. O. Brewer showing an artist's palette with an image of a bridge over a river. Front of card says: "H. O. Brewer, Staple and Fancy Groceries." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: N. W. Cor. 12th and Charlotte Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Boss Grocery
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Description
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Advertising card for Boss Grocery showing three men riding ducks carrying a banner. The banner says: "Boss Grocery, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Country Produce a Specialty." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 1511 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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H. O. Brewer
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Description
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Advertising card for H. O. Brewer with an image of flowers. Front of card says: "H. O. Brewer, Staple and Fancy Groceries.." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: N. W. Cor. 12th and Charlotte Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Title
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Ridenour-Baker and The World War 1917-1919
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Description
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This book honors those employees of Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company who served in World War I. It lists names in an Honor Roll and a Roster delineates those in the Army, Navy, and Marines; includes a chronological list of the history of Ridenour-Baker company along with pictures of their first store in Lawrence, Kansas, and portraits of P. D. Ridenour and H. W. Baker. The bulk of the book is comprised of letters written by some of these company employees to Charles Harris while serving with the armed forces during the years 1917 to 1919; the last entry being March 13, 1919.
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Date
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1919
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Object Type
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Book