Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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Title: Cyclorama and the Midland Hotel
Description: Rooftop view looking northwest from near 8th and McGee at the Cyclorama theater and the Midland Hotel under construction. The cyclorama is advertising the showing of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Date: 1887
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Coates Opera House
Description: View looking northeast of the rear of the Coates Opera House from about 10th and Washington streets in the Quality Hill area.
Date: 1877
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Knight Templar Parade
Description: Rooftop view of Knight Templar parade marching north along Main Street at 10th; shows onlookers. Includes a sign for St. George Hotel, Manning and Mann Manufacturing and Confectioners, The Williams Sign Works, Pixley and Company, etc. Appear to be African Americans in view also.
Date: 1892
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad Office
Description: Full frontal and side view of the Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Gulf Railroad office; located on the northwest corner of 6th and Broadway.
Date: 1884
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Junction
Description: Looking northwest from the southeast corner of 9th and Main at the Junction. Includes cable cars identified as Kansas City Cable Railway. The Kansas City Times building in view.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Market Square
Description: Distant view of activity in Market Square; located at 4th and Main.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 2nd Street
Description: Identified on photograph as: looking from Wyandotte Street east, Watkins Bank, 2nd and Main, on the right.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: 9th Street
Description: Looking east along west 9th Street during 1881 flood. Sign in view for I.H. Spake, a boot maker.
Date: 1881
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Early view of the West Bottoms area identified as south of 10th Street.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Looking northwest across the north end of the West Bottoms from 10th and Summit. Includes train tracks in view.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Elevated Railway Tracks
Description: View from the ground of the elevated railway tracks at the Armour Packing Company; located in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Looking northwest across West Bottoms with river in view.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad
Description: Distant view of Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad yards and shops in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1883
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms
Description: Looking southwest from Gaston (later Observation) Park across trains in the West Bottoms.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West Bottoms and Union Depot
Description: Looking north across railroad cars in West Bottoms towards Union Depot.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Railroad Yards in West Bottoms
Description: Looking west across railroad yards in West Bottoms from 12th and Bluff; shows Livestock Exchange Building in the distance.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Cable Car Work
Description: Early view of Kansas City, looking west along 12th from Main at workers laying cable car tracks. First Baptist Church in the background located at 12th and Baltimore.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street Parade
Description: Unidentified soldiers parading north along Main Street near Missouri Avenue. Included in view on right corner is Bullene Bros. & Emery Dry Goods and Marble Hall is across the street.
Date: 1872
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Main Street at 8th
Description: Early view of Kansas City, looking northwest from the southeast corner of 8th and Main. Sign on corner building reads: Underwood Clark & Co. Loan Office.
Date: 1886
Object Type: Photograph

Title: The Junction
Description: View looking east on 9th Street at the junction of Main and Delaware streets. Shows the buildings in the area referred to as The Junction.
Object Type: Photograph

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