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Title
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1924 Road Map of Jackson County, MO.
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Description
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Map showing different types of roads (macadam, graded, oiled, and earth) as well as railroads, electric lines, section lines, towns, and streams in Jackson County, Missouri.
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Date
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1924
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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American Hominy Flake Co.
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Description
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Advertising card for the American Hominy Flake Co. showing a yellow rose and a winter town scene. One of two cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Try a package of Snow Flake Hominy and Cormane And You Will Be Happy.." Address given on back of card: Kansas City, Mo. No street address is given.
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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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Annie Cade Steamboat
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Description
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View looking northeast of the Annie Cade steamboat traveling on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Clay County. Houses in Harlem, Missouri, can be seen in the background. The piers for the future Armour Swift & Burlington Bridge are in view.
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Date
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1905~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
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Description
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Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Map
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Blue River
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Description
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Postcard of the Blue River.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Boat Landing at Foot of Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Description
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Postcard showing the riverboat landing site at the foot of Main Street along the Missouri River. The Armour-Swift-Burlington Bridge can be seen in the background. Steamboats arriving and departing can be seen.
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Date
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1912
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Broadway and Hannibal Bridge
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Description
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View looking northwest of the Broadway and second Hannibal bridges over the Missouri River. A train on the south bank of the river can be seen.
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Date
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1956~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Crew of Divers, at Pier No. 4
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Description
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Photograph showing a crew of divers and other workers at the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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1869-03-02
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Downtown Skyline from Harlem
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Description
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Photograph of downtown skyline taken from the Harlem area of Kansas City north of the Missouri River. A house and other smaller buildings can be seen in the foreground. The Hannibal Bridge is in view on the right hand side of the image.
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Date
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1940~/1949~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Early Kansas City Riverfront
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Description
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Riverfront view, looking west from near the south end of the Hannibal Bridge near Broadway.
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Date
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1870
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Early Kansas City Riverfront
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Description
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Drawing of a view looking east along south side of Missouri River at Westport Landing.
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Date
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1853
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Object Type
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Photograph
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False Works for Pier No. 4
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1868-10-12
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Finishing Pier No. 5
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1869-03-06
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Object Type
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Photograph
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