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Title: Commerce Tower Fountain
Description: View of the interior garden within the Commerce Towers Building located at 911 Main Street. A sculpture and fountain designed by George Tsutakwa can be seen.
Date: 1965-04-20
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Alfred Benjamin Memorial
Description: Postcard of the Alfred Benjamin Memorial.
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Luzier Cosmetics Building
Description: Photograph circa 1980s of a statue on the fireplace inside the Luzier Cosmetics building at 3216 Gillham Plaza. The north building (five bays) was built in 1927 for the Martha Washington Candy Company by the architectural firm Hoit, Price & Barnes. The south building (three bays) was designed by local architect Nelle E. Peters in 1928. "When the two buildings were linked together in 1933 with a one-story, one-bay unit, and a second story walkway, the main facade of the north building was modified to match the features designed by Peters for the original Luzier facility." (National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, p. 7) The building served as headquarters for Luzier’s Cosmetics Firm from 1928 until 2000. In 2017, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Luzier Special Formula Laboratories Building. Located in the Midtown neighborhood.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Lights
Description: Photograph of the Plaza Christmas lights, looking northeast across Ward Parkway and Brush Creek from the grounds of the Alameda Plaza Hotel in the 1980s. The hotel, later the Intercontinental, stands on the southwest corner of Ward Parkway and Wornall Road.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph, Cityscapes

Title: Scout Statue
Description: View of the Scout Statue looking toward the northeast and the downtown Kansas City skyline. Statue is located in Penn Valley Park. The figure has the head feather and the bow in this view.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. G. Murphy, The Hatter
Description: Advertising card for J. G. Murphy showing a statue of a cherub holding a large bowl of flowers. Card is cut in the shape of the image and has major damage (head and feet are broken off). Front of card says: "Compliments of J. G. Murphy, The Hatter." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card:
No. 1022 Main Street,
Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Nichols Road Statue
Description: Photograph of a sculpture and flower bed in a Nichols Road median, looking west from Wyandotte Street, in the 1980s. The building on the north side of Nichols was home to a movie theater and numerous stores and offices.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William Volker Memorial Fountain
Description: Photograph of the William Volker Memorial Fountain, looking north from the south end of Theis Park near the intersection of Oak Street and Volker Boulevard, in the early 1980s. The fountain, dedicated in 1958, was moved further south toward Volker in the 1990s as part of a redesign of Brush Creek and Theis Park. The Nelson Art Gallery building, at 4425 Oak Street, can be seen in the background of the image.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Nelson Art Gallery
Description: Photograph of the front facade and driveway of the Nelson Art Gallery, looking south from 45th Street, in the early 1980s. A replica of Rodin's sculpture "The Thinker" stands in the median garden.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fountain at 52nd and Brookside
Description: Full view of the fountain located at 52nd Street and Brookside Boulevard.
Date: 1931-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Plaza Art Fair and Ruth Statue
Description: View looking northeast of a statue of Ruth at the intersection of Nichols Road and Wyandotte Street in the Country Club Plaza. Attendees and vendors at the 50th annual Plaza Art Fair can be seen in the background.
Date: 1981-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Northeast Statue of Sculptures at Tomakawk Road and Ensley Lane
Description: An autochrome photograph of the northeast figure of a set of four sculptures at the intersection of Tomahawk Road and Ensley Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Date: 1933-09-22
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scout Statue
Description: An autochrome photograph of the Scout Statue, as seen from atop Scout Hill in Penn Valley Park, looking north. Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is picture in the background.
Date: 1938-09-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Banjo Pool by Harriet Frishmuth
Description: An autochrome photograph of a decorative pool called "Banjo Pool". It was constructed by Harriet Frishmuth and located on the property of Hunter L. Gary.
Date: 1932-08-20
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Pioneer Mother Statue
Description: An autochrome photograph of the Pioneer Mother, a statue by A. Thimister Proctor, located in Penn Valley Park.
Date: 1933-09-25
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sante Fe Trail Monument
Description: An autochrome photograph of the Sante Fe Trail Monument, taken from the south on the property of Hunter L. Gary.
Date: 1932-08-18
Object Type: Photograph

Title: "Chinese Orchestra" at Mission Drive and Indian Lane
Description: An autochrome photograph of a "Chinese Orchestra", six statues located at the intersection of Mission Drive and Indian Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Date: 1932-09-23
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Banjo Pool by Harriet Frishmuth
Description: An autochrome photograph of a decorative pool called "Banjo Pool". It was constructed by Harriet Frishmuth and located on the property of Hunter L. Gary.
Date: 1932-08-19
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Garden Fountain of J. C. Nichols
Description: An autochrome photograph of a 300-year-old fountain from Florence, Italy, in the garden of J. C. Nichols.
Date: 1932-08-18
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Small Child with Easter Bunny Statue
Description: An autochrome photograph of a small child standing next to a statue of the Easter Bunny. This statue and accompanying eggs were part of the Country Club Plaza's Easter decorations.
Date: 1934-04-07
Object Type: Photograph

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