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Title
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Bird's Eye View - Kansas City
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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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."
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Date
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1927
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Case & Norman's Stranger's Guide to Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Aerial view of Kansas City seen from northwest. Shows streets, bridges, buildings, and railroads. Many buildings are identified. Continuation of title: ". . . showing principal points of interest correctly drawn and located, including most of the public buildings."
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Date
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1887
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Object Type
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Map
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Title
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Bird's Eye View of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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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."
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Map