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Title: William E. Benson
Description: Formal portrait of William E. Benson, former secretary of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. E. BENSON, Secy Board 1891-1908." Portrait sustains some damage. Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Class of 1898, Kansas City High School
Description: Mounted, portrait photographs of graduates with inscription, "Class of 1898, Kansas City High-School." Names are included with each graduate. Kansas City High School is believed to be the same as Central High School in the Kansas City School District.
Date: 1898
Object Type: Photograph

Title: W. H. Martin
Description: Formal portrait of W. H. Martin, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W H MARTIN/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carolyn F. Fuller
Description: Formal portrait of Carolyn F. Fuller, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "CAROLYN F. FULLER/BOARD MEMBER 1922-1934." Handwritten at bottom on the back in blue ink, "Carolyn Farwell Fuller." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Emma J. Webster
Description: Formal portrait of Emma J. Webster, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "EMMA J WEBSTER/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wallace A. Armour, M.D.
Description: Formal portrait of Dr. Wallace A. Armour, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. A. ARMOUR, MD, BOARD MEMBER 1918-1924."
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James E. Nugent
Description: Formal portrait of James E. Nugent, member and president of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "JAMES E NUGENT/BOARD MEMBER 1916-1928/PRESIDENT 1926."
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elizabeth Buchanan
Description: Undated formal portrait of Elizabeth Buchanan, district superintendent for the Kansas City School District. Typewritten label on the back reads: ELIZABETH BUCHANAN/DIST SUPT.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Berton Roueché
Description: Senior portrait of writer Berton Roueché Jr., class of 1924, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Roueché went on to work for The New Yorker magazine and wrote several medical mystery novels.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. Scott Harrison
Description: Formal portrait of J. Scott Harrison, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J SCOTT HARRISON/BOARD MEMBER 1896-1914."
Date: 1914
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William N. Deramus III
Description: Senior portrait of future railroad executive Willam N. Deramus, class of 1934, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Deramus would go on to head the Chicago, Great Western Railway, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Date: 1932
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William T. Bland
Description: Formal portrait of William T. Bland, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "WM T BLAND/BOARD MEMBER 1912-1918."
Date: 1918
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ministers, Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith III, and Fred M. Smith
Description: Undated composite photo with portraits of Joseph Smith III, Joseph Smith, and Fred M. Smith. Joseph Smith III and his son Fred M. Smith were presidents of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Joseph Smith was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Minister Joseph Smith III
Description: Undated portrait of Joseph Smith III, son of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1860-1914.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Allen School Principal
Description: Portrait of an unidentified woman, principal of A.M. Allen School.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carl Busch
Description: Autographed portrait of local musician/conductor/composer Carl Busch. Autograph reads: "To dear Doctor Werley La Violette in remembrance of three enjoyable summers as guest teacher in Chicago Musical College and with all my good wishes. Sincerely Carl Busch, July 1926."
Date: 1926
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Unidentified Man
Description: Upper body portrait of unidentified man in checked sport coat.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sam Scola and Ferris Anthon
Description: Composite portraits of mobster Sam (Hog) Scola (left) and bootlegger Ferris (Kansas City Tony) Anthon. The latter was murdered by Charles (Mad Dog) Gargotta, Scola and others on August 12, 1933. Scola was killed in the exchange by Sheriff Tom Bash.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Rose Volker
Description: Seated portrait of a woman believed to be Rose Volker, wife of William Volker. She is seated by a table with what appears to be a photo album in front of her. This photograph was reproduced from the book "Roselawn, Home of Frederick and Dorothea Volker", MVSC F 977.8411 R811, plate 32. Photograph is not identified in the book.
Date: 1915~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. Roy Smith
Description: Formal portrait of J. Roy Smith, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J ROY SMITH/BOARD MEMBER 1928-1934." Photographer and date unknown.
Date: 1934~
Object Type: Photograph

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