Maps

Title: Architect's Drawing of Lake Tapawingo, (Beautiful Place) and Surroundings
Description: Architect's drawing of projected Lake Tapawingo, "Beautiful Place," and surroundings. One side of map is a bird's eye view of the area around the lake showing planned features such as club house and bathing beaches. The other side shows platting of lots. The development was "To be built and owned by the Lake Tapawingo Development Company, Inc., 513-515 Pioneer Trust Building, Kansas City, Missouri." Handwritten on top in pencil, "Lake Tapawingo, Mo. 1928." Date otherwise not noted.
Date: 1928~
Object Type: Map

Title: Geographically Correct Map, showing Chicago, Alton & St. Louis and Chicago, Kansas City and Denver Short Lines and Connections...
Description: Map showing the service area for the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis and the Chicago, Kansas City & Denver railroads. The area includes the East Coast of the United States west to Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, from Canada south to the Gulf of Mexico. Rail lines and major cities are marked, and the map includes insets for the vicinities of Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia. Timetables and railroad advertisements are included on the reverse side.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Map

Title: Bird's Eye View of Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Sepia-toned aerial view from the northeast, showing the Missouri River, Hannibal Bridge, and the city of Kansas City with streets and buildings marked. Points of interest (churches, etc.) numbered; key on back of map. Also on the back is handwritten, "Star, Sept. 30, 1928."
Date: 1869
Object Type: Map

Title: Map of Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Illustrated map of Swope Park showing various activities and facilities.
Date: 1941

Title: Evacuation Map of Greater Kansas City
Description: Map prepared to communicate evacuation and emergency responder routes to be used in the event of a nuclear attack upon the Kansas City area. A series of concentric circles indicating differing levels of destruction are shown. Instructions describing how the routes should be used as well as the varying levels of expected devastation are provided. The devastation circles originate at 16th and McGee streets, which was where the headquarters of the 205th Medical Battalion of the Missouri National Guard was located.
Date: 1954-11
Object Type: Map

Title: Clay County, Missouri
Description: Land ownership map of Clay County, Missouri, showing U.S. highways, state and county roads, paved, graveled and graded roads, railroads, abandoned railroads, political township boundaries, twp. & range lines, future city limits, schools, churches, rivers and streams. Includes the townships of Kearney, Washington, Platte, Liberty, Gallatin, and Fishing River.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Map

Title: Platte County, Missouri
Description: Land ownership map of Platte County, Missouri, showing U.S. highways, state highways, roads (paved, gravel, and graded), railroads, political township boundaries, civil township lines, schools, churches, cemeteries, rivers, and streams. Includes the townships of Marshall, Green, Preston, Weston, Fair, Lee, Carroll, Waldron, May, and Pettis.
Date: 1955~
Object Type: Map

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