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Title: Old Franklin: A Frontier Town of the Twenties
Description: History of the no longer existent town of Franklin, Missouri, or "Old Franklin," from the late 1810s to the late 1820s, gradually moved away from the encroaching Missouri River to New Franklin by 1829.
Date: 1934-03-01
Object Type: Magazine

Title: Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
Date: 1912
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Missouri River, South
Description: Postcard view of the downtown and riverfront areas of Kansas City in 1855, looking South from the Missouri River.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Inter-City Viaduct, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Postcard showing the Intercity Viaduct leading from the West Bottoms into Kansas City, Kansas. The Missouri River can be seen.
Date: 1913
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Boats on the River at the Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Postcard showing steamboats landing and departing on the Missouri River at the foot of Main Street.
Date: 1909
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Missouri River, River Scene
Description: Postcard of the Missouri River near showing Parkville, Missouri. The view was captured from Quindaro, Kansas.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Missouri River, Boat Landing
Description: Postcard of a boat landing on the banks of the Missouri River at Kansas City.
Date: 1909
Object Type: Postcard

Title: ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS ON MISSOURI RIVER CHANNEL MAPS OF 1879 AND 1954 - LEXINGTON TO BAKERS, MILE 323.0-289.0
Description: Map shows locations of abandoned steamboat wrecks and the Missouri River's channel drawn in different colors to show how it changed course between 1879 and 1954. The section covers Lexington to Bakers, "Mile 323.0-289.0"
Object Type: Map

Title: ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS ON MISSOURI RIVER CHANNEL MAPS OF 1879 AND 1954 - DELAWARE TO BLUE MILLS, MILE 398.8-358.3
Description: Map shows locations of abandoned steamboat wrecks and the Missouri River's channel drawn in different colors to show how it changed course between 1879 and 1954. Map covers Delaware to Blue Mills, "Mile 398.8-358.3"
Object Type: Map

Title: Geologic Cross Sections of Kansas City and Jackson County
Description: Six cross sections of areas of Jackson County, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, illustrate altitude above sea level and types of bedrock. Labels display locations of creeks and rivers, as well as major city thoroughfares including Southwest Boulevard, Armour Boulevard, and 75th Street.
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing the Location of the Kansas City Bridge
Description: Map showing the location of the Hannibal Bridge, as well as the surrounding communities of Harlem, Wyandott, West Kansas and early Kansas City. The map shows the location of the southern bank of the Missouri River when the area was first surveyed in 1826 and indicates the rail lines connecting to the bridge.
Object Type: Map

Title: ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS ON MISSOURI RIVER CHANNEL MAPS OF 1879 AND 1954 - BLUE MILLS TO LEXINGTON, MILE 358.3 - 323.4
Description: Map shows locations of abandoned steamboat wrecks and the Missouri River's channel drawn in different colors to show how it changed course between 1879 and 1954. The section covered is Blue Mills to Lexington, "Mile 358.3 - 323.4."
Object Type: Map

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1867-12-24
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on the first pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1867-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1868-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Skyline from Harlem
Description: Photograph of downtown skyline taken from the Harlem area of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. A house and other smaller buildings can be seen in the foreground. The Hannibal Bridge is in view on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
Description: Photograph showing work being done on piers of the Hannibal Bridge. Several workers can be seen standing atop the first section of the bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River and the steamboat Gipsey can be seen in the background.
Date: 1868-05-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: False Works for Pier No. 4
Description: Photograph showing the temporary structure used to build the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge. Workers and the northern bank of the Missouri River can also be seen.
Date: 1868-10-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lowering Caisson for Pier No. 5
Description: Photograph showing the lowering of caisson number five, designed to support the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. Several workers can be seen.
Date: 1868-02-13
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View Looking Toward Kansas City, from Centre of Open Draw
Description: Photograph showing a partially completed section of the Hannibal Bridge facing the riverfront area of Kansas City. Buildings and the Missouri River bluffs can also be seen.
Date: 1868~
Object Type: Photograph

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