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General View from South Side, Showing Progress of Work
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Description
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Photograph showing progress on the first section of the Hannibal Bridge extending from the southern bank of the Missouri River. The northern bank of the river can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1869-03-09
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Object Type
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Photograph
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View of the Completed Bridge, from the North-West
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Description
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Photograph taken from the northern bank of the Missouri River facing Kansas City. Two individuals can be seen standing near a pier on the river’s northern bank. Several buildings, the Gillis House hotel, the Missouri River Bluffs and the early riverfront area can be seen.
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Date
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1869-08-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Gillis House Hotel and Missouri River
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Description
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View looking northeast from a hill southwest of the Gillis House Hotel. An individual seated among rocks at the top of the hill and buildings across the river in Harlem can be seen.
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Photograph
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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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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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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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Walnut Levee from North Side of the River
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Description
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View looking south of the levee between Walnut and Wyandotte streets from the north bank of the Missouri River. Several early downtown buildings, including the Gillis House Hotel, can be seen.
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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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First Elevator in Kansas City
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Latshaw and Glade grain elevator, once located near 8th and Mill streets in the West Bottoms. The Missouri River can be seen in the background. Other early West Bottoms buildings are in view.
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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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Annie Cade Steamboat
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Annie Cade steamboat traveling on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Clay County. Houses in Harlem, Missouri, can be seen in the background. The piers for the future Armour Swift & Burlington Bridge are in view.
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Date
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1905~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Westport Landing
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Description
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Photograph of a drawing, looking south from north side of Missouri River at Westport Landing.
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Date
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1855
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Looking North on Wyandotte from 2nd
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Description
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View looking north along Wyandotte Street from 2nd Street. A portion of the Gillis House Hotel is in view. Houses in Harlem, Missouri, can be seen across the Missouri River.
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Looking West from Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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View looking west from the Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River. The West Bottoms can be seen in the background.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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