Maps

Title: Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri
Description: A reproduction of the 1887 Case and Norman's Stranger's Guide which appeared in The Kansas City Star around 1927 that shows an aerial view of business and industrial districts of Kansas City as seen from the northwest. Indicates population in 1887 as 160,000 and in 1880 as 57,000. Prominent landmarks, buildings, and businesses are numbered to correlate with list at the bottom. Portion of text on map reads: "The map reproduced above shows the city of 'Forty Years Ago' whose social and industrial activities are reflected daily in the familiar column under that caption in the Star's morning edition. Supplement to the Kansas City Commercial."
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: Ottawa County
Description: Topographical map of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, including segments of the Spring River and Five Mile Creek. Map also depicts roads, highways, schools, and railroads.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: Official Road Map of Missouri
Description: Road map of Missouri showing state highway system including route numbers, road conditions, and points of interest. Various types of roads are included, as are counties, cities, and state parks. Reverse side of map depicts highway routes, scenic views of Missouri, and details of Kansas City and St. Louis.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: Ottawa County Topography
Description: Topographical map of Ottawa County, Oklahoma, depicting the area of Township 29 North, Range 22 East, Sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36. Map shows roads, buildings, railroads, altitude, streams, lakes, and mills. Elm Creek, White Bird School, and Buffalo School are also represented.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: William Gillis Farm, 600 Acres, 1846
Description: Pictorial map showing the 1846 boundaries of the farm of William Gillis, an early settler and business leader in Kansas City. The farm totalled 600 acres, and the map shows the location of the Gillis farmhouse. Twentieth-century streets, parks, bridges, and neighborhoods are superimposed over the image of the farm.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: Shell Knob Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of areas of Barry and Stone counties in Missouri, including segments of the White River. Map also depicts schools, roads, and assorted river crossings and geological features.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

Title: Dearborn Quadrangle
Description: Topographical map of an area of southwest Buchanan County, Missouri and northwest Platte County, Missouri. Map features south portion of St. Joseph, Missouri and town of Dearborn, Missouri, as well as roads, railroads, lakes, and Missouri River. Several schools and churches are labeled, including Spring Garden School, Pleasant Ridge School, Sparta Church, and Bethel School.
Date: 1927
Object Type: Map

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