Askren Photograph Collection

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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

Title: Top of the Tower Restaurant
Description: Interior view identified as the restaurant with French cuisine located in the Top of the Tower restaurant complex at the upper level of the Commerce Towers located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, at 9th and Main streets. Individuals in photograph are not identified.
Date: 1965-03
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Harry S. and Bess Truman Grave Stones
Description: View of the grave markers for both President Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess Wallace Truman. Located in the courtyard of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. According to the marker, President Truman was born May 8, 1884, and died December 26, 1972, also that Bess Truman was born February 13, 1885, and died October 18, 1982.
Date: 2007
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 23rd Street Viaduct
Description: View of the 23rd Street Viaduct, looking toward the northwest with Kansas City, Kansas, in the background. The area is in the West Bottoms, just west of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The American Royal building is in view as well as train tracks.
Date: 1961-10-02
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Stadium
Description: Municipal Stadium with empty stands.
Date: 1961-06-15
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Scout Statue
Description: View of the Scout Statue looking toward the southeast. Statue is located in Penn Valley Park. The figure is missing the head feather and the bow.
Date: 1950~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Power and Light Building
Description: View looking north up Baltimore Avenue from near 15th Street.The Kansas City Power and Light Building is in full view in the center of the photograph. Business names in view include Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co., General Tire (Kansas City branch), and Canned Foods Warehouse. A Folger's coffee sign is visible on the left. Cars on Baltimore Avenue can be seen.
Date: 1935~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: View of skyline looking southwest from Chase Hotel. Central High School building, City Hall, Jackson County Courthouse, Telephone Building and Drake, and Schuyler hotels are clearly visible.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Stadium
Description: Aerial view of stadium. Described as "Opening Day, K.C. Athletics vs Detroit...Attendance 32,834."
Date: 1955-04-12
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Telephone Building
Description: View of Southwestern Bell Telephone Building from the southeast, approximately 12th and Oak streets.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Stockyards, Kansas City
Description: View of stockyards with cattle in pens.
Object Type: Photograph

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