Askren Photograph Collection

Title: Walnut Tower Apartments
Description: View looking northwest of Walnut Tower Apartments at 722 Walnut Street.
Date: 1963-07-12
Object Type: Photograph

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: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City, loking toward the north from around 13th Street and Main Street to Grand Avenue. View includes the ASB Bridge, Paseo Bridge, and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1960~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City International Airport
Description: Aerial view of the Kansas City International airport from the east.
Date: 1972~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ridge Building
Description: View of the Ridge Building, 913 Main Street, occupied by The Store Without a Name and Kansas City Trunk Company.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Music Hall, Orchestra Promenade
Description: Interiof view of orchestra promenade in the Music Hall showing murals.
Date: 1936~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view looking toward downtown facing northeast. Bartle Hall and Municipal Auditorium are in view as well as the highways located on the south end of the downtown loop.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City and portions of North Kansas City, Missouri, looking toward the northwest. The Municipal Airport is in view as well as the Missouri River as it bends to the north The Broadway Bridge, 2nd Hannibal Bridge, and the ASB Bridge, in that order from left to right, can be seen spanning the river. The Fairfax Bridge can be seen in the distance beyond the airport.
Date: 1960-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Children's Mercy Hospital
Description: View of the old Children's Mercy Hospital at Independence and Woodland avenues. The smaller inset photograph is the James L. Lombard residence, once located at 1805 Jefferson Street in the Quality Hill area.
Date: 1917~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: View looking southwest with Missouri River and river fronts prominent in foreground.
Date: 1985-11-01
Object Type: Photograph

Title: City Hall
Description: Full view of City Hall, on 12th Street between Oak and Locust streets, looking northeast. YMCA building is in background. Appears to be photo from negative 10018397.
Date: 1962-09-20
Object Type: Photograph

Title: President Jimmy Carter Visit
Description: The back of First Lady Rosalyn Carter is shown shaking hands with William C. Speidel. His name tag denotes him as General Manager. The Carters stayed at the Radisson Muehlebach Hotel on their stay in Kansas City where President Carter addressed the National Conference of Catholic Charities. Collection also has a color photograph of this pose.
Date: 1979-10-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Country Club
Description: Full view of the Kansas City Country Club located at Mission Drive and Indian Lane in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: President Jimmy Carter
Description: President Jimmy Carter shaking hands with William C. Speidel, General Manager of the Radisson Muehlebach Hotel located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The Carters stayed at the hotel while President Carter was in town to address the National Conference of Catholic Charities.
Date: 1979-10-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fidelity National Bank, Interior
Description: Interior image of Fidelity National Bank lobby at 911 Walnut (9th & Walnut streets). Image shows wood carvings and trim work on the ceiling, chandeliers, marble floors, as well as lobby fixtures for customer use.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: President Jimmy Carter
Description: Interior view of President Jimmy Carter standing at a podium addressing the annual meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Charities held in Kansas City, Missouri. First Lady Rosalyn Carter is seated on the left. Others in view are not identified.
Date: 1979-10-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Description: View of the entrance to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum located on 500 West Highway 24 in Independence, Missouri.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: Interior view of the main/north waiting room located at Union Station. New, plastic seating that replaced the wooden benches can be seen. Looking toward the south with the station clock in view.
Date: 1967-09-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Distant, aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking toward the east. Shows a portion of the West Bottoms with train tracks, Quality Hill, 12th Street Viaduct, and the freeway along the north side of downtown.
Date: 1958-10
Object Type: Photograph

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