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Title: Proceedings of Societies--The Sewerage of Kansas City
Description: Article about the sewer system of Kansas City by noted civil engineer Octave Chanute, with suggestions for improvement such as keeping storm water and house sewage separate for sanitary reasons.
Date: 1884-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Octave Chanute
Description: File contains a copy of a memorial booklet for Octave Chanute (1832-1910), a French immigrant in New York by 1838 from Paris, working with railroads by 1849 and eventually all around the nation, including the design and oversight of the Hannibal Bridge in Kansas City in 1866, and later developing prototypes for the first successful airplane of the Wright brothers.
Date: 1905-03-25
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Hannibal Bridge
Description: First bridge across the Missouri River. Corner stone laid on August 21, 1867. Dedicated in 1869. Built by Octave Chanute. First engine crossed on June 25, 1869.
Date: 1905-02-17
Object Type: Book

Title: Hannibal Bridge
Description: Looking north along bridge, showing from left to right: George Morrison, Assistant Engineer; Octave Chanute, Chief Engineer; Joseph Tomkinson, Superintendent of Superconstruction.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Octave Chanute
Description: Head and shoulders portrait.
Object Type: Photograph

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: Quastler Photograph Collection
Description: This collection includes 31, 11" x 14" black and white photographic reproductions. Included in this grouping are individuals of local interest as Alexander Majors, John C. McCoy, Robert Gillham, Nathan Scarritt, John C. Campbell, Guinotte family, William Warner, Hiram Northrup, Thomas Swope, William Volker, Elijah McGee, R.T. Van Horn, Octave Chanute, William Gregory, Simon Brooks Armour, etc. Also contains other photos of drawings and early areas of interest to this area. Collection donated by Shirley Quastler in 1980. Processed: June, 1994.
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Local Aviation
Description: Photos and newspaper clippings about men connected with local aviation, including Lou Holland, Octave Chanute, Orville Wright, Charles Lindbergh, et al.
Object Type: Archival Material

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: 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

Title: Crew of Divers, at Pier No. 4
Description: Photograph showing a crew of divers and other workers at the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge.
Date: 1869-03-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Finishing Pier No. 5
Description: Photograph showing the final phase of construction for the fifth pier of the Hannibal Bridge along the northern bank of the Missouri River. A worker is posed in the foreground and others stand in the background.
Date: 1869-03-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Open Draw
Description: Photograph showing the completed Hannibal Bridge showing its draw open to allow ships to pass through the Missouri River’s navigation channel. The early riverfront area of Kansas City can be seen.
Date: 1869-08-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Top Chord, Looking South
Description: Photograph from atop the completed Hannibal Bridge facing south toward Kansas City. The Missouri River bluffs and several buildings located in the early riverfront area can be seen.
Date: 1869-08-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: View of Pier No. 3
Description: Photograph showing the completed third pier of the Hannibal Bridge. The northern bank of the Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1869-03-06
Object Type: Photograph

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