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Title: William E. Benson
Description: Formal portrait of William E. Benson, former secretary of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. E. BENSON, Secy Board 1891-1908." Portrait sustains some damage. Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Class of 1898, Kansas City High School
Description: Mounted, portrait photographs of graduates with inscription, "Class of 1898, Kansas City High-School." Names are included with each graduate. Kansas City High School is believed to be the same as Central High School in the Kansas City School District.
Date: 1898
Object Type: Photograph

Title: W. H. Martin
Description: Formal portrait of W. H. Martin, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W H MARTIN/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Carolyn F. Fuller
Description: Formal portrait of Carolyn F. Fuller, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "CAROLYN F. FULLER/BOARD MEMBER 1922-1934." Handwritten at bottom on the back in blue ink, "Carolyn Farwell Fuller." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Emma J. Webster
Description: Formal portrait of Emma J. Webster, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "EMMA J WEBSTER/DIST SUPT." Date and photographer unknown.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Wallace A. Armour, M.D.
Description: Formal portrait of Dr. Wallace A. Armour, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "W. A. ARMOUR, MD, BOARD MEMBER 1918-1924."
Date: 1924
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James E. Nugent
Description: Formal portrait of James E. Nugent, member and president of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "JAMES E NUGENT/BOARD MEMBER 1916-1928/PRESIDENT 1926."
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elizabeth Buchanan
Description: Undated formal portrait of Elizabeth Buchanan, district superintendent for the Kansas City School District. Typewritten label on the back reads: ELIZABETH BUCHANAN/DIST SUPT.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Berton Roueché
Description: Senior portrait of writer Berton Roueché Jr., class of 1924, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Roueché went on to work for The New Yorker magazine and wrote several medical mystery novels.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. Scott Harrison
Description: Formal portrait of J. Scott Harrison, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J SCOTT HARRISON/BOARD MEMBER 1896-1914."
Date: 1914
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William N. Deramus III
Description: Senior portrait of future railroad executive Willam N. Deramus, class of 1934, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Deramus would go on to head the Chicago, Great Western Railway, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Date: 1932
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William T. Bland
Description: Formal portrait of William T. Bland, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "WM T BLAND/BOARD MEMBER 1912-1918."
Date: 1918
Object Type: Photograph

Title: J. Roy Smith
Description: Formal portrait of J. Roy Smith, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "J ROY SMITH/BOARD MEMBER 1928-1934." Photographer and date unknown.
Date: 1934~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Class of 1896, Kansas City High School
Description: Mounted, portrait photographs of graduates with inscription, "Kansas City High School, Class of '96." Just below is, "D. P. Thomson. Photographer. Established. 1873." Names are included with each graduate. Kansas City High School is believed to be the same as Central High School in the Kansas City School District.
Date: 1896~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gardiner Lathrop
Description: Formal portrait of Gardiner Lathrop, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "LATHROP SCHOOL;" school is crossed through in pencil and "Gardiner 1881-93 1899-1904/Board Member" is handwritten on the label.
Date: 1904~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: William A. Knotts
Description: Formal portrait of William A. Knotts, member of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "WM A KNOTTS/BOARD MEMBER 1916-1922." Also on the back is a stamped copyright notice by the Strauss-Peyton Studios.
Date: 1922~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: James B. Jackson, Jr.
Description: Formal portrait of James B. Jackson, secretary of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "JAMES B JACKSON/BOARD SECRETARY/1909-1928."
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ruth Warrick
Description: Senior portrait of actress Ruth Warrick, Class of 1934, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Warrick went on to make her film debut in "Citizen Kane" and starred in the soap opera "All My Children."
Date: 1934
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Lester Milgram
Description: Senior portrait of future grocer and businessman Lester Milgram, class of 1934, Southwest High School, Kansas City, Missouri. Milgram went on to become president of Milgram's Food Stores, Inc.
Date: 1934
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Joseph H. Markley
Description: Undated formal portrait of Joseph H. Markley, district superintendent of the Kansas City School District Board of Education. Typewritten label on the back reads, "JOSEPH H MARKLEY/DIST SUPT."
Object Type: Photograph

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