Askren Photograph Collection

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Exterior view, Wyandotte Street side of Municipal Auditorium, looking southwest.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: View of Municipal Auditorium Arena, filled for an Easter Service. Identified on the photograph as: "Easter services, Dr. Burris Jenkins, Municipal Auditorium, April 17, 1938."
Date: 1938-04-17
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Little Theater in Municipal Auditorium
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Partial view of empty Municipal Auditorium arena.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Interior view of the arena in Municipal Auditorium packed with people. Identified on photograph as: "President Franklin D. Roosevelt, speech at the new Kansas City Municipal Auditorium, October 13, 1936." President Roosevelt may be standing at the podium.
Date: 1936-10-13
Object Type: Negative

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: View of main foyer, empty
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: View of Music Hall, empty
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Partial view of empty Municipal Auditorium arena.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: View of arena in Municipal Auditorium during an unspecified event.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: View of the empty exhibit hall of Municipal Auditorium.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Exterior view of Municipal Auditorium at night, looking southwest. Building is illuminated and surrounded by parked cars. Structure is located from 13th to 14th streets and Wyandotte to Central streets in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: 1936~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Music Hall, Orchestra Promenade Lobby
Description: View of Orchestra Promenade Lobby at the Music Hall. Lounge area on lower level is visible, with mezzanine level featuring murals and sculptures above.
Date: 1936~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Barney Allis Plaza
Description: View of the Barney Allis Plaza park located on the top of the Municipal Auditorium Plaza Garage, looking toward the south/southeast. Photograph taken from near the intersection of 12th and Central streets. View shows left to right the Muehlebach Hotel, Aladdin Hotel, Power and Light Building, Municipal Auditorium, and entrance to the parking garage.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium
Description: Interior view of the exhibition hall area located at Municipal Auditorium. Name of exhibition in progress not given.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Kansas City
Description: Aerial view of downtown Kansas City looking east. At the right side of the image is the Kansas City Power & Light Building, with Municipal Auditorium immediately to the west. To its left, in the bottom half of the image, the 12th Street Bridge descends into the West Bottoms. The double-towered building at the left of the image is the Fidelity National Bank building. Also visible are the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Kansas City City Hall, and Jackson County Courthouse.
Date: 1958-09
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Missouri - 1907
Description: Aerial view looking northeast of Kansas City. The label in the lower right hand corner reads: Kansas City, MO. 1000 ft. above 13th & Summit streets from Lawrence Captive Airship. The Quality Hill area, downtown and the Missouri River in the distance can be seen. Summit, Jefferson, 13th, and 14th streets are labeled.
Date: 1907
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Municipal Auditorium, Little Theatre
Description: A view of Municipal Auditorium's Little Theatre showing art deco interior.
Object Type: Negative

Title: Music Hall, Orchestra Promenade
Description: View of Orchestra Promenade at the Music Hall with view of murals and chandelier overlooking lower lobby.
Date: 1936~
Object Type: Negative

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