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Title
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Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri
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Description
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Road map of Jackson County, Missouri, that includes roads, railroads, electric lines, sections lines, streams, township lines, old trails, schools, and churches. Legend indicates types of roads shown. Includes townships of Blue, Fort Osage, Brooking, Sni-a-bar, Washington, Prairie, and Van Buren.
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 1, 1895-1907, Page p013
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Description
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Northern part of early Kansas City in the West Bottoms from W. 8th Street south to Union Avenue and from Santa Fe Street east to Lincoln Street. Large numbers on the edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
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Date
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1895/1907
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Two Men at Union Station
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Description
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Two men standing by what appears to be Union Station. They are wearing winter coats, and the man on the right is holding up his hat.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Conrad Mann
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Description
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Conrad Mann and unidentified women (possibly his wife) standing next to a train car. They are wearing winter attire.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Kansas City Park, Boulevard, Street Railway and Railway Map of Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kas.
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Description
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Map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, showing parks, park districts, cemeteries, streets, railroad lines, and trolley lines. Inset map shows location of freight depots and express companies throughout the Midwest.
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Date
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1900
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Plan of the City of Leavenworth, Kansas
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Description
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Map of Leavenworth including a numbered guide with city and county offices, railroad buildings, hotels, schools, and churches.
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Date
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1876
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Union Station
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Description
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View of the south side of Union Station looking toward the north with the Kansas City skyline in the background. Photograph was taken from the Liberty Memorial grounds. Includes view of parking lot with cars.
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Date
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1937~
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Object Type
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Negative
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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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Harvey's Happy Girls
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Description
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Short article about the history of Fred Harvey and his establishment of restaurants in train depots. Harvey opened his first railroad eating house in Topeka, Kansas, along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in early 1876. Includes a recipe for Cream of Wisconsin Cheese Soup served at the St. Louis Union Station and later at the Kansas City Union Station in the late 1800s, and which "eventually became President Harry Truman's favorite!"
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Date
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2012-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Tiimeline History of the Kansas City and Cameron Railroad: Clay County's First Railroad
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Description
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This paper includes an introduction, timeline (1853-2005) for the Kansas City and Cameron Railroad, and various supporting references for the timeline. The references include photocopies of Web sites, newspaper clippings, hand drawn diagrams, maps, advertisements, photographs, etc. The main focus is railroad service through Clay County, Missouri, with some general information concerning the initial nineteenth-century railroad development in this area to its demise in the mid-twentieth century. Includes information on the Hannibal Bridge, train doodlebugs, the Burlington train depot in Liberty, Missouri (1906-1979), and photographs of what currently remains of the Chandler depot just northwest of Liberty. According to the timeline, the Kansas City and Cameron Railroad became the Kansas City, Galveston, and Lake Superior Railroad, then the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, and eventually the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
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Date
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2007~
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Chamber's Home Chugs into 21st Century
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Description
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Two-page spread about the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and its move to Union Station at the end of 2011. Their new boardroom, 4,400 square feet that will seat up to 196 people in theater-style rows, was located in the old Harvey House Diner area.
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Date
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2011-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott, Kansas
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Description
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Street map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Wyandott City (now Kansas City), Kansas. Map shows parks, railroad lines, and water treatment facilities. List of office holders for each city, as well as a legend listing points of interest (hotels, banks, theaters, etc.)
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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State of Missouri
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Description
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Map of Missouri including United States Land offices, county seats, principal railroad stations, roads, etc.
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Date
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1878
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Wright's Map of Kansas City
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Description
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Detailed map of Kansas City, Missouri, that includes roads, railroads, subdivisions and additions, and some property owners. Subdivisions have been colored by an unknown source after the map was printed. A portion of Wyandotte County is also included.
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Date
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1884
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Map of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Detailed street map of Kansas City, Missouri, that includes wards, railroads, and rivers. Shows businesses, cemeteries, parks, subdivisions, and some property owners.
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Date
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1890
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Object Type
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Map
