Maps

Title: Map of Mined Areas of the Weir-Pittsburg Coal Bed in Southeastern Kansas
Description: Map depicts Weir-Pittsburg coal bed in Crawford and Cherokee counties in southeastern Kansas. Key illustrates areas underlain by coal, mined and stripped areas, active and abandoned mines, as well as the companies mining particular sites.
Date: 1944-09
Object Type: Map

Title: Soil Map of Missouri - Reconnaissance Survey
Description: Survey map of the state of Missouri provides detailed regional information about soil types (silt, clay, sand, etc.). Also included are locations of cities, rivers and lakes, railroads, and county lines.
Date: 1918
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City's Expressways
Description: Illustrated map showing the planned expressway system in the Kansas City area in 1952. Text printed on the map explains how the freeway system will work and how it will benefit the public. The map displays a plan to route the expressways close to the downtown area of Kansas City, Kansas, that was later changed.
Date: 1952
Object Type: Map

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing Swope Parkway, Meyer Boulevard, Southeast High School, and the edge of Swope Park. Map identified from set as Section 3, Township 48N, Range 33W, S-105.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing Interstate 70, Paseo Boulevard, and at least 7th through 12th Streets. The Parade Park is also visible. Map identified from set as Section 4, Township 49N, Range 33W, S-32.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Penn Valley Park
Description: Map of Penn Valley Park, showing wooded areas, tennis courts, ball fields, etc. At the time of the map's printing, George E. Kessler (landscape architect) and W. H. Dunn (Superintendent of Parks) were part of the Park Commissioners Board.
Date: 1910
Object Type: Map

Title: Geologic Map of Missouri
Description: Map of the state of Missouri contains a variety of geologic information, including predominant rocks and minerals at depths and locations across the state and a cross section of rock distribution and altitude of the state at Jefferson City. Also included in insets are locations of earthquake epicenters in southeast Missouri between 1973 and 1999, glacial drainage and valley patterns in northwest Missouri, and tectonic and volcanic or other impact deformations. Map includes county divisions, some locality names, and is subdivided into quadrangles used for geologic mapping by the state.
Date: 2003
Object Type: Map

Title: Road Map of Miami County, Kansas
Description: Road map of Miami County, Kansas, showing roads, townships, railroads, cemeteries, pipelines, etc.
Date: 1983
Object Type: Map

Title: A Sketch of the Vice Royalty Exhibiting the Several Provinces and Its Approximation to the Internal Provinces of New Spain
Description: Map of territory in North America, specifically Mexico under the government of Spain, including roads, capitals of provinces, Spanish villages, Indian towns, etc.
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Street map of Kansas City indicating proposed changes in the road system, including new streets, streets to be widened, etc. Legend on map. Signatures on map of Director of Public Works, Chairman of City Plan Commission, and President of the Park Board.
Date: 1928
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City and Vicinity
Description: Road map of Kansas City and surrounding counties including Clinton County in Missouri and Wyandotte County in Kansas, showing cities, towns and villages in vicinity of Kansas City. Inset map of Leavenworth, Kansas. Reverse side is street map of metropolitan Kansas City.
Date: 1964
Object Type: Map

Title: Pocket Map of Greater Kansas City
Description: Street map of Kansas City and environs, including Kansas City, Kansas, North Kansas City, and Independence. Map shows schools, hospitals, orphanages, and police stations. Index to streets, schools, and hospitals included.
Date: 1940
Object Type: Map

Title: Aerial View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Aerial photograph of one square mile of Kansas City, Missouri showing Tracy Avenue, Troost Avenue, and Linwood Boulevard, and at least 27th to 33rd Streets. Map identified from set as S-56.
Date: 1964-04
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Macon County, Missouri
Description: Map of Macon County, Missouri, including roads, railroads, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Includes townships of Drake, Easley, Richland, La Plata, Johnston, White, Walnut Creek, Independence, Lyda, Jackson, Russell, Valley, Liberty, Eagle, Ten Mile, Lingo, Allao, Bevier, Hudson, Round Grove, Morrow, Chariton, Narrows, and Middle Fork. Includes city of Macon.
Object Type: Map

Title: Map Showing Water Mains and Fire Plugs, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Map bordered by the Kansas and Missouri Rivers on the west and north, and by Woodland Avenue and 24th Street on the east and south, respectively. Shows locations of 10- to 20-inch water mains, and 4- to 8-inch water mains, as well as fire plugs.
Date: 1885-01-01
Object Type: Map

Title: Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
Description: Pictorial map showing the cities and towns of Kansas City, Missouri; Harlem, Missouri; Westport, Missouri; Rosedale, Kansas; Argentine, Kansas; Armourdale, Kansas; Armstrong, Kansas; Riverview, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; and Wyandotte, Kansas. At the time of its publication, the map had an extensive key listing the numbered buildings, most of which has been removed. Steamboats traveling along the Missouri River can be seen. The map displays the steep bluffs and topography of the region. It also indicates Kansas City's expansion southward away from the Missouri River, the development of the stockyards industry in the West Bottoms and interconnectivity with the surrounding cities and towns that followed completion of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Map

Title: Historic Old Westport
Description: Map showing historic Westport, Missouri. Includes current and original street names, location of homes and businesses (including original and modern site, if relocated).
Object Type: Map

Title: Polling Places in Kansas City
Description: Map shows wards and precincts; polling places are listed at bottom of page.
Date: 1936-09-20
Object Type: Map

Title: Missouri Official Highway Map 1962
Description: Road map of Missouri, including index to cities, with inset maps of the Kansas City, Independence and St. Louis areas. Reverse side includes 44 small maps of Missouri cities, a mileage chart, lists of Highway Patrol captains and Highway Department offices, and a supplemental map of Missouri showing locations of points of interest, roadside parks, historical markers, and commercial caves.
Date: 1962
Object Type: Map

Title: Transit Map and Guide of Greater Kansas City
Description: Map of street car, trolley bus and motor bus lines serving Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. Includes inset of downtown area showing boarding points, as well as an index to points of interest, service clubs, hotels, ticket offices, theatres, public buildings.
Date: 1962
Object Type: Map

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