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Title: Battle of Westport Commemoration
Description: Exterior view of three individuals holding hands, two men and one woman in historical period costume. None of the people are identified nor is the exact location known. The back of the photo says "Battle of Westport" and it appears that in the photograph a former Confederate soldier and a former Union man are extending the hand of friendship. May have been a ceremony held at one of the anniversaries of the Battle of Westport, perhaps the 50th (1914).
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Westport Unveiling Ceremony
Description: Identified on photograph as "Mr. Woodard speaking at Westport unveiling ceremony, at the parkway at Broadway and Westport Road, June 5, 1950." The ceremony was held in conjunction with the Kansas City Centennial celebration. The historical marker in the photograph was erected by the Westport Historical Society.
Date: 1950-06-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James M. Greenwood
Description: Portrait of Kansas City School Superintendent James M. Greenwood.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Huron Cemetery In Kansas City, Kansas
Description: View of large, obelisk tombstone with â€œArmstrongâ€ name on it located in Huron Cemetery in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, on Minnesota Avenue between 6th and 7th Street. Identified as "Huron Cemetery."
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Interior View, First National Bank
Description: View of women gathered around a table.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Rialto Building
Description: Identified on front of photograph as old Rialto Building located at 9th and Grand. Indicates it burned and was 8 degrees below zero.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Shawnee Indian Mission
Description: Front view of home at Shawnee Indian Methodist Mission. Identified as â€œ Shawnee Missionâ€.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Firemen in Scotland
Description: View of 10 identified Kansas City firemen standing/sitting by a model of Chief Hale's water tower. Taken in Glasgow, Scotland.
Date: 1893
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Speas Vinegar Plant
Description: Photograph of Speas Vinegar plant.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing man working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Quindaro Ruins
Description: View of remaining stone wall, Quindaro ruins, Kansas City, Kansas. Identified on photo as â€Quindaro Ruinsâ€.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Bank Vault
Description: Bank Vault in First National Bank Building at 10th and Baltimore.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: George B. Longan
Description: Portrait of Kansas City Assistant School Superintendent George B. Longan.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Willard E. Winner
Description: Seated, portrait view of Willard E. Winner, promoter and builder of early electric street railways in the area.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Shawnee Indian Mission
Description: View similar to #23 of this collection, showing more of the back of the Shawnee Indian Methodist Mission including the well. Identified as â€œ Shawnee Missionâ€.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steel Department
Description: Photograph of Richards and Conover (Rich-Con) Steel warehouse interior showing trucks and men working.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Andrew Drumm
Description: Portrait view of Major Andrew Drumm, at an older age. Identified as "Kansas City Pioneers" with his name written across the back of the photograph.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: First Presbyterian Church
Description: Full street level, exterior view of the First Presbyterian Church located on Penn Street in Westport. Identified as "Old Westport Views".
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Indian Dance
Description: Exterior view photograph associated with the Indian Village part of the Kansas City Centennial celebration. Identified as Me-Pewee, Pawnee, Oklahoma.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Richards and Conover Hardware Company Building
Description: Photograph of the Richards and Conover Hardware Company Building from the property appraisal report. The building is located at the northwest corner of 5th and Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO.
Date: 1944
Object Type: Photograph

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