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Title
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Earliest Drawings or Engravings of Kansas City
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Description
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From the Native Sons Archives, ''Manuscripts 2,'' the photocopies give information about the pictures, engravings, drawings of early Kansas City including ''Woodcut from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion,'' ''Steel Engraving from Hermmann J. Meyer's Universum...,'' ''Steel Engraving from Herrmann J. Meyer's United States Illustrated,'' ''Lithograph by John H. Bufford,'' ''Woodcut from Campbell's Gazateer of Missouri,'' and a few others.
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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SC57 Siegrist Engraving Company Etching Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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The Siegrist Engraving Company, located at 924 Oak, was founded in 1902 by Mr. Henry S. Siegrist. The collection has 35 etchings of notable Kansas City historical landmarks, including buildings, residences, and riverfront scenes. The etchings were promotional materials published and distributed by the Siegrist Engraving Company.
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Date
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1936/1966
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Teachenor and Bartberger Art Engravers
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Description
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Advertising card for Teachenor and Bartberger showing engraving of cottage in country setting. Front of card gives business owners: R. B. Teachenor and E. G. Bartberger. Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: .."" 502 Mercantile Bldg.Sixth and Wyandotte Sts.Kansas City, Mo.
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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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Carl Bodmer Print
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Description
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Unframed (15.75 in. x 21.25 in.) aquatint engraving of Carl Bodmer painting "Sih-Chida & Mahchsi-Karehde, Mandan Indians (Mandan Indianer, Indiens Mandans)," London, published by Ackermann & Co. 96, Strand, April 1th, 1841. Paris, Arthus Bertrand, editeur, Coblenz, bei J. Holscher. Believed to be Tableau 20, Vol.2 of set used to illustrated Prince Maximilian zu Wied's "Travels in the Interior of North America between 1832-34."
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Date
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1841
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Order Number 11 Engraving
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Description
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A framed (42" x 33") engraving of George Caleb Bingham's painting entitled "Order #11." The engraver was John Sartain (1808-1897). Item has been restored and is periodically on display in the Central Library.
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Date
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1872
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Kansas City Stockyards Engraving
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Description
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Framed (22.5" by 18.75") and matted, hand-colored mezzotint engraving of the Kansas City Stockyards, Kansas City, Kansas. Taken from plate or atlas, "Views of Kansas City, Kansas & Vicinity." The view is looking NNW showing Stock Exchange Building, stock yards, and an insert of the horse and mule market building.
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Date
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1877~
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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County Election Engraving
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Description
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Framed (33.5 in. x 41 in.) engraving of George Caleb Bingham's "County Election." Engraver was John Sartain (1808-1897). Engraving has been archivally restored and is on display periodically in the Central Library.
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Date
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1854
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Kansas City Levee View
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Description
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A framed (26.5 in. x 44 in.) photo of an engraving/drawing of the Kansas City, Missouri, levee or riverfront area, taken from the Clay County side looking south and titled "Kansas City, 1855." Inscription reads: "John H. Bufford Lith., 313 Washington St., Boston. Drawn by Buckeridge." Original in Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Date
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1855
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier Painting
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Description
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Framed (32" x 36") matted engraving of "La Rixe" (The Brawl) after the 1855 painting by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891). Engraved by Felix Bracquemond (1933-1914). This may be an engraving from the original plate.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
