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Title: Kansas River
Description: File containing material pertaining to the Kansas River as it relates to Kansas City.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Historical review of the ferries of the Kansas River from the first in 1825-1826 to the last in 1887.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Short history and anecdote with freight rates of the "Caleece" ferry at the mouth of the Kansas River in 1825-1830, established by Richard Linville and from 1826-1830 operated by "French trapper and voyaguer [sic]," Calisse Montarges.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: Description of Grinter's ferry across the Kansas River used for Fort Leavenworth, established in 1831 by the family of Moses Grinter, the "first permanent white settler" in Wyandotte County, Kansas, with photos.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: Historic Spots or Mile-Stones in the Progress of Wyandotte County, Kansas
Description: History of the "Wyandot [sic] National Ferry," established across the Kansas River in 1843 and running until 1855, as the "first public utility in Kansas," with illustration.
Date: 1935
Object Type: Book

Title: 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of flooded area, looking north of bridges spanning Kansas River and the stockyards.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City and West Bottoms
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City, the West Bottoms, and the confluence of the Kansas River with the Missouri River looking northwest. No print image; negative and digital only.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Northwest from BMA
Description: View facing northwest, taken from the BMA Tower, located at 700 W. 31st Street. An industrial area, a portion of the Westside neighborhood, and the Kansas River can be seen.
Date: 1964-06-18
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms - Kansas City, Kansas
Description: View facing northwest. The West Bottoms, industrial buildings, the James Street Bridge, the Intercity Viaduct, the Kansas River, Strawberry Hill, and the downtown area of Kansas City, Kansas, can be seen.
Date: 1964-05-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kaw River and Intercity
Description: View facing northwest taken from the James Street Bridge. The Kansas River, the Intercity Viaduct, and Interstate 70 can be seen.
Date: 1962-09-11
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Area of the Stockyards and Kaw River
Description: Area of the Stockyards and the Kaw River between 23rd St. Viaduct and Central Ave, showing buildings including Swift and Co., no date.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Report Looks at Causes, Effects of Kansas River's Long Decline
Description: Article reviews the Kansas Water Office report that is the first comprehensive look at how the river has deteriorated over the years. ''The Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, winds 170 miles from near Manhattan through Topeka and Lawrence before it joins the Missouri.''
Date: 2005-06-02
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Flooded Area
Description: Aerial view of submerged West Bottoms area in the aftermath of the 1951 Flood.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms during 1951 Flood
Description: Aerial view of a flooded area in the West Bottoms after the 1951 Flood. Shows Sunshine Biscuits Building, Rudy-Patrick Seeds-Feeds, Weber Paper Company, Couch Tractor & Equipment Co., and the Kansas City Southern Freight House.
Date: 1951
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kaw River, River Front
Description: Postcard of riverfront area of the Kansas River.
Date: 1910
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Kansas City Southern Railway Bridge
Description: View of bridge from the banks of the Kansas River.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Flood Scene
Description: Damaged bridges at the mouth of the Kansas River.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas River and Armourdale
Description: Looking northeast from Argentine, Kansas along south side of Kansas River toward Armourdale.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge during 1903 Flood
Description: The Missouri Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Kansas River during the 1903 flood. The people in the image are standing at the footing of the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, which was washed away during the flood.
Date: 1903
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking North - Central Street Viaduct - West Bottoms
Description: View facing north in Kansas City, Kansas. Railroad tracks, the Central Street Viaduct, the James Street Bridge, the Kansas River, and Strawberry Hill can be seen
Date: 1963-10-11
Object Type: Photograph

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