Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

Title: Rooftop View At 3rd and Main
Description: Rooftop view across buildings located at 3rd and Main. Includes storefront of Lawrence Vinegar Works and sign on building for J.A. Cooper & Co.
Date: 1878
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Southwest from 4th
Description: View looking southwest from 4th Street west of Wyandotte Street. The Coates House Hotel and the Coates Opera House can be seen in the distance. Early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Sheridan Pond - 4th and Broadway
Description: View looking east from the southeast corner of 4th Street and Broadway Boulevard. An individual standing near Sheridan Pond, once located to the rear of the Sheridan and Lindell hotels, is in view. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking North on Main from 6th and Missouri Avenue
Description: View looking north along Main Street from 6th Street and Missouri Avenue. Handwritten on the image is Frank's Hall at the northwest corner of 5th and Main streets. Signs for Baum and Brothers Clothing, the Marble Hall, and Bullene Brothers and Emery Dry Goods can be seen. The street is crowded with pedestrians and a parade is moving down the street.
Date: 1869-08
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Thurman's Livery - 6th and Delaware
Description: View of Thurman's Livery, once located at the northeast corner of 6th and Delaware streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A sign for Excelsior Stable is in view.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Corner of 9th and Wyandotte Streets
Description: View of the intersection of 9th and Wyandotte streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Public Square
Description: View looking northwest from the public square between Main and Walnut streets; and 4th and 5th streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870-05
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from Roof of Broadway Hotel
Description: View looking east from the roof of the Broadway Hotel, later renamed the Coates House Hotel, on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway Boulevard. Several early downtown buildings can be seen.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking West from 7th and Walnut
Description: View looking west from the intersection of 7th and Walnut streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Ice Storm Damage
Description: Electrical lines downed by ice storm in front of Cheatham and Company Furniture building. View is looking north along Broadway Boulevard from south of 12th Street.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Walnut Levee from North Side of the River
Description: View looking south of the levee between Walnut and Wyandotte streets from the north bank of the Missouri River. Several early downtown buildings, including the Gillis House Hotel, can be seen.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: West 4th Street
Description: View looking south from toward the Quality Hill area from W. 4th Street. Several early downtown buildings and houses are in view.
Date: 1868
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Dr. T. B. Lester's Residence at 6th and Walnut
Description: View of Dr. Thomas B. Lester's residence, once located at 6th and Walnut streets. Several early downtown buildings and houses can be seen. A handwritten note on the image indicates the path of Walnut Street.
Date: 1868
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking Northwest from Payne's Addition
Description: View looking northwest into the West Bottoms from Payne's Addition, now 12th Street, from south of Ottawa Street atop the West Bluffs in the Quality Hill area. Several early West Bottoms buildings are in view. The Missouri River can be seen in the background.
Date: 1870-05
Object Type: Photograph

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