Historic Kansas City Foundation Images

Title: Union Station
Description: View looking northeast of the front exterior of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road. Cars parked in the station's lot can be seen.
Date: 1980~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Avenue Flood
Description: View looking southwest along a flooded Union Avenue near Union Depot. Horses, carts, and carriages traveling along Union Avenue can be seen. Signs for George Eyssell Drugs, Alpha Floral Company, Old Kentucky Whiskey, Dick Brothers, the Blossom House, and J. C. O'Keefe Wholesale and Retail Liquor are in view. The exterior of Union Depot can be seen on the left hand side of the image.
Date: 1900~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: Interior view of the Fred Harvey Restaurant inside of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road. Several diners and restaurant staff can be seen.
Date: 1940~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: Interior view of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road during its renovation. Construction equipment and several workers can be seen.
Date: 2000~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station - Westport Room
Description: Interior view of Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road during its renovation. The photograph shows work being done on the murals Arrival at Westport Landing; Outfitting at Westport Landing; Commerce of the Prairies. The murals were commissioned in 1937 to decorate the Westport Room restaurant and cocktail lounge inside of Union Station.
Date: 2000~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station
Description: View looking northwest of the front exterior of Union Station at 30 W Pershing Road. A sign for Science City is in view. Cars parked in the lot can be seen.
Date: 2002~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crowd Gathered near Union Station
Description: Photograph of a crowd gathered near Union Station to see the Freedom Train, which traveled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. Airplanes flying in formation are passing overhead. A train and a tent are in view. A sign for Fox Midwest Theaters can be seen. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948.
Date: 1948-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crowd Gathered
Description: Photograph of a crowd gathering near Union Station to see the Freedom Train. This specially-designed train travelled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948. Airplanes flying in formation are passing overhead.
Date: 1948-06
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Crowd Gathered near Union Station
Description: Photograph of a crowd gathered near Union Station to see the Freedom Train, which traveled the country from 1947 to 1949 with displays of historically significant historical documents, including the Bill of Rights and the Emancipation Proclamation. A train, tracks and cars can be seen. A sign for W. E. Murray Transfer & Storage is in view. The Freedom Train stopped in Kansas City June 6-7, 1948.
Date: 1948-06
Object Type: Photograph

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