Nineteenth-Century Kansas City
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Title
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Cyclorama and the Midland Hotel
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1887
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Coates House Hotel and Coates Opera House
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Description
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Early view of Kansas City with the Coates Opera House on the left and the Coates House Hotel on the right. Located at 10th and Broadway.
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Date
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1871
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Midland Hotel
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Description
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Unidentified men posted near the Midland Hotel after the collapse of the dining room ceiling, in which Frank Edison was killed.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House and Missouri River
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Description
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View taken from the south bank of the Missouri River looking toward the river with the back of the Gillis House in view. Identified as rock for the Missouri River Bridge on bluff east of Broadway.
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Date
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1870~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Midland Hotel
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Description
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Full frontal and side view of Midland Hotel; located on 7th between Grand and Walnut. Business fronts on the first level include J. L. Nicolai and Palace Diamond Parlor.
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Date
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1880~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Gillis House
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Description
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Early view of the Gillis House hotel situated on the south side of the Missouri River. Also spelled Gilliss House.
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Date
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1867~
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Object Type
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Photograph