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Title
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Flood Scene
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Description
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View looking north along Walnut Street from 6th Street during a 1908 flood. The Missouri River can be seen in the distance. Several downtown buildings are in view. Signs for the New Nelson building, the Henry House hotel, and the Clay Auction Company can be seen.
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Date
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1908
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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River Bluffs
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Description
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Believed to be an early view of the topography in the area that became Kansas City. Man is seen by what looks like a cave opening in the bluff.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kaw River, River Front
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Description
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Postcard of riverfront area of the Kansas River.
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Date
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1910
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Log Raft Passing Burnside Bridge
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Description
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Postcard showing a timber raft passing beneath the Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Blue River
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Description
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Postcard of the Blue River.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Early Kansas City Riverfront
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Description
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Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near Broadway.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge. In the left side of the photo, to the west of the Second Hannibal Bridge is the Broadway Bridge, which opened in 1956, and was renamed the Buck O'Neil Bridge in 2016. Located in the Harlem neighborhood.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
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Description
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Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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General Plan of Distribution System
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Description
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Map showing the water distribution system of Kansas City, Missouri, showing distribution lines, discharge lines, and low service lines. The Turkey Creek and proposed East Bottoms pumping stations and the Holly Street and Northeast reservoirs are indicated.
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Date
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1920
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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American Hominy Flake Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for the American Hominy Flake Co. showing a yellow rose and a winter town scene. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Try a package of Snow Flake Hominy and Cormane And You Will Be Happy.." Address given on back of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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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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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Area Aerial View
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Description
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Aerial photograph of the downtown Kansas City, West Bottoms, and Kansas City, Kansas areas. The Intercity Viaduct, later renamed the Lewis and Clark Viaduct, spanning the Kansas River is center in the photograph.
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Date
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1966~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House Hotel
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Description
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View of the Gillis House Hotel and Limestone Ledge that was known as Westport Landing.
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Date
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1867
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Suspension Bridge in Swope Park
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Description
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Unidentified people standing near the Swope Park suspension bridge over the Blue River.
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Date
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1908~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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River Market and North Kansas City
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Description
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Photograph taken from a elevated location of the River Market neighborhood, North Kansas City, the Missouri River, and the Downtown Airport circa 1990. The image appears to be taken from a building on the site currently occupied by Ilus W. Davis Park, which was cleared in 1994 and developed into a park and civic mall shortly thereafter. The United States Courthouse building, at 9th and Grand, can be seen in the lower left of the image. The Broadway Bridge is visible at far left, and the Heart of America Bridge, which opened in 1986, at right.
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Date
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1990~
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Object Type
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Photograph, Cityscapes
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Title
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Second Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge. In the left side of the photo, to the west of the Second Hannibal Bridge is the Broadway Bridge, which opened in 1956, and was renamed the Buck O'Neil Bridge in 2016.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Second Hannibal Bridge & Broadway Bridge
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Description
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Photograph circa 1980s of the Second Hannibal Bridge, looking north, which opened in 1917 and carried both rail and car traffic until 1956, when car traffic switched to the Broadway Bridge. In the left side of the photo, to the west of the Second Hannibal Bridge is the Broadway Bridge, which opened in 1956, and was renamed the Buck O'Neil Bridge in 2016.
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Date
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1980~/1989~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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