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Title: Swinney School
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: E. F. Swinney School Buidling
Description: Street view of the E. F. Swinney School located on W. 47th Street, between Holly Street and West Prospect Place, later named Jarboe Street. School named for Edward F. Swinney, treasurer of the Board of Education, 1894 to 1904.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: E. F. Swinney School Building
Description: Street view of E. F. Swinney School building located at W. 47th Street and West Prospect Place, later renamed Jarboe Street.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Homeowners Receive Solar Grants
Description: Drawing of a school building's solar hot water heating system, among examples of solar energy grants in Westport funded by the Hallmark Educational Foundation.
Date: 1979-10
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Westport Community School. ..A New Kind of Public School in Kansas City
Description: Article about the new magnet school located in both the Swinney School at 47th and Holly Streets and the Volker School at 37th and Wyoming Streets, as part of movement to bring better education to the Westport area.
Date: 1979-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Public Library, Swinney Branch Entrance
Description: Partial view of the branch library entrance at the E. F. Swinney School, located on W. 47th Street, between Holly and West Prospect Place (Jarboe).
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Group Photo in front of the E. F. Swinney School/Branch Library
Description: Group portrait of a group of children and a woman (possibly a teacher or librarian) standing in front of the E. F. Swinney Public School building.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: E.F. Swinney School Building
Description: Exterior view of the E. F. Swinney Public School at W. 47th and West Prospect Place (Jarboe). It was also the location of the Swinney Branch Library.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Children at the Swinney Branch Library
Description: Children seated at tables inside the Swinney Branch Library, located inside the E. F. Swinney Public School on W. 47th Street, between Holly and West Prospect Place (Jarboe).
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1957, Page p795
Description: A portion of western Kansas City from W. 46th Street south to W. 48th Street and from Holly Street east to Roanoke Parkway, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1957
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City Public Library, Swinney Branch
Description: Unidentified female staff member conducting story hour for group of children.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing the area west of the Plaza, including the Swinney Area. Map identified from set as Section 30, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-78.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p795
Description: A portion of western Kansas City from W. 46th Street south to W. 48th Street and from Holly Street east to Roanoke Parkway, showing buildings, streets, and additions. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1945
Object Type: Map

Title: 'Sad, Sad Day'--21 KC Schools Close Down
Description: Article describes 21 schools in the Kansas City School District that will close as a first step in the district's improvement plan. Includes a two-page tribute to the schools being closed including Westport High School, Central Academy, and Ladd Elementary.
Date: 2010-06-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article