Askren Photograph Collection
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Title
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Aerial View of Missouri River at Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of Missouri River at Kansas City looking west showing the three bridges-ASB, Paseo, and Broadway-and Municipal Airport as well as the water works and industrial areas. Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas River, and Fairfax area shown. Immediately east of the airport is the former Harlem, Missouri, and portions of North Kansas City. No print image; negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Aerial View of Missouri River at Kansas City
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Description
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Aerial view of Missouri River at Kansas City looking west showing the three bridges-ASB, Paseo, and Broadway-and Municipal Airport as well as the riverfront and water works. It also shows former Harlem immediately east of the airport and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri. No print image; negative and digital only.
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of entrance to bridge, empty seats, and empty podium.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of back of seated spectators looking at speakers on podium.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of crowd, standing, and speakers podium from the side.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of back of seated spectators looking at speakers on podium.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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Patricia Wilkinson, Broadway Bridge Queen, christens the bridge with a bottle of Missouri River water.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of entrance to bridge before opening, shows toll booths.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of back of standing spectators looking at speakers on podium.
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Date
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1956-09-05
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of speakers on podium with unidentified speaker at lectern.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of R. N. (Ruben Nathaniel) Bergendoff at lectern during ceremony.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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View of R. N. (Ruben Nathaniel) Bergendoff at lectern during ceremony.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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Close view of dignitaries on podium including H. Roe Bartle on right. Speaker at lectern is Missouri Lieutenant Governor James T. Blair.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Broadway Bridge Dedication
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Description
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Photo shows convertibles that carried dignitaries in parade with crowd and entrance to bridge in background.
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Date
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1956-09-25
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Municipal Airport and Downtown Skyline
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Description
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Aerial view looking south to downtown Kansas City showing Municipal Airport terminal buildings and parking lot. Airplanes sit on the taxiway. The Broadway Bridge spans the Missouri River on the right. The Harlem neighborhood north of the Missouri River can also be seen. Airport was later renamed Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport.
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Date
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1960~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Municipal Airport, Aerial View
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Description
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Aerial view of the Municipal Airport showing runways and terminal. Missouri River travels from the north at the top of the frame and bends to the right, and the Kansas (Kaw) River meets up with the Missouri in the lower left corner. The Broadway Bridge crosses the river just south of the airport, and to the east is the ASB (Armour-Swift-Burlington) Bridge which then carried rail and automobile traffic. The Harlem neighborhood runs along the north bank of the Missouri to the east of the airport, and the city of North Kansas City, Missouri, runs along the length of the left side of the image north of Harlem. Kansas City, Kansas, can be seen to the west of the Missouri River.
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Date
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1971-11-07
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Broadway Bridge
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Description
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View from bridge looking southeast, shows tollbooths and Kansas City skyline with view of Richards and Conover, Fidelity building, Commerce Trust building, and Continental Hotel.
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Date
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1956-10-15
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Object Type
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Photograph