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Title: William Smith
Description: Photo and bio of William J. Smith, president of the Kansas City Cable Railroad Company with residence at 914 Locust Street. Native of New York coming to Kansas City in 1866 as an agricultural implement dealer with "Smith & Keating Implement Company."
Date: 1896
Object Type: Book Section

Title: Bernard Corrigan
Description: File contains the newspaper obituary for Bernard Corrigan (1847-1914) published in the Kansas City Times on January 7, 1914. Corrigan is described as a "contractor and former president of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company." Corrigan moved to Kansas City from Quebec, Canada. He sold his street railway company to the larger Metropolitan.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Biography of Willard E. Winner (1849-1929), Pioneer Builder, and Realtor
Date: 2008
Object Type: Biography

Title: Street Railways
Description: Information about the Kansas City and Westport Horse Railroad, streetcars, trolleys, cable cars, the 8th Street tunnel, and incline as well as about the men responsible like Nehemiah Holmes, Bernard Corrigan, and William J. Smith.
Object Type: Vertical File

Title: Suburban Trolley Lines
Description: Three interurban electric lines are projected to open in Kansas City and the vicinity. The Kansas City & Leavenworth, the Kansas City, Lawrence & Topeka, and the Interurban roads are all under construction.
Date: 1899-11
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Streetcars Rolling into Reality
Description: Two possible routes--one on Main Street and the other on Grand Boulevard--are being considered for a rail line linking Union Station to the River Market area. "For about 20 years, Kansas City has spent millions of dollars trying to develop light-rail plans that covered many miles and reached into different areas of the city. This time, the city is focusing on a 2-mile route centered in downtown." Includes a color-coded map of the two possible routes. The "modern" streetcar, that looks like a light-rail train, would be employed on the route. The project could cost between $60 million and $100 million.
Date: 2011-08-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Streetcar on Main at 31st Street
Description: View facing northeast showing Main Street south of where 31st Street crosses. An electric streetcar, cars driving along a portion of Main Street, and Midtown buildings can be seen.
Date: 1957-06-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: End of Electric Transit Era
Description: Photo and caption about the end and history of the city's electric street cars, with history since 1884.
Date: 1959-01-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Country Club Line Streetcar
Description: Route 56, Country Club line car crossing 62nd Terrace, between Brookside Plaza and Wornall Rd. The streetcar is heading south about to enter the Brookside Station. The building in the background is the Brookside Garage, on the site of the current Cosentino's Market.
Date: 1955
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 8th Street Tunnel
Description: View of the 8th Street tunnel, the West Bluffs, and the Quality Hill area of Kansas City, Missouri. Entrance to the tunnel is in view as well as railroad cars under the bridge leading to the tunnel.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Dodson Line 65
Description: Image identified as 75th and Wornall, electric railway. On back of photograph, written in blue ink, "KCPS 1175 (Dodson), 75th @ Wornall, Summer 1950."
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Street Car, Trolley Bus and Motor Bus Lines Serving Greater Kansas City
Description: Map showing streetcar, motor bus, and trolley bus lines. Streets are not identified, but points of interest are. Inlcudes an enlarged downtown Kansas City section.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Street Railway
Description: Distant view of an electric streetcar looking south along Sunset Hill Line with Ward Parway in distance. Tracks in foreground are continuation of Belleview Avenue to the north.
Date: 1925~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Park, Boulevard, Street Railway and Railway Map of Kansas City, Mo. and Kansas City, Kas.
Description: Map of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, showing parks, park districts, cemeteries, streets, railroad lines, and trolley lines. Inset map shows location of freight depots and express companies throughout the Midwest.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Map

Title: 1931 Road Map of Jackson County, Missouri
Description: Map showing roads in Jackson County, Missouri. Legend indicates kind of road (macadam, graded, etc.). Section lines, electric lines, railroad lines, schools, and streams are also shown. Only a few major roads in Kansas City are identified. Shows townships and ranges.
Date: 1931
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing Paved and Macadamized Streets and Alleys and Street Railroads
Description: Map of Kansas City, Missouri, bordered by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers on the west and north, and by Woodland Avenue and 24th Street on the east and south, respectively. Street types (cedar block, stone, macadam pavement, etc.) indicated, as well as street railroad lines.
Date: 1885
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Street map of Kansas City showing parks, cemeteries, park district boundaries, and street car lines. Handdrawn notations on map show changes in the city's boundaries since 1853. Notation compiled by R. Jenkins, Feb. 1925, suggests date of these ammendments.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Map

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