Nineteenth-Century Kansas City
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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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Coates Opera House
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Description
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View looking northeast of the rear of the Coates Opera House from about 10th and Washington streets in the Quality Hill area.
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Date
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1877
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Knight Templar Parade
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1892
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Market Square
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Description
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Distant view of activity in Market Square; located at 4th and Main.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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2nd Street
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Description
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Identified on photograph as: looking from Wyandotte Street east, Watkins Bank, 2nd and Main, on the right.
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Date
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1869
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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9th Street
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Description
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Looking east along west 9th Street during 1881 flood. Sign in view for I.H. Spake, a boot maker.
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Date
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1881
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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West Bottoms
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Description
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Early view of the West Bottoms area identified as south of 10th Street.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Elevated Railway Tracks
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Description
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View from the ground of the elevated railway tracks at the Armour Packing Company; located in the West Bottoms.
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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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West Bottoms
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Description
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Looking southwest from Gaston (later Observation) Park across trains in the West Bottoms.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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West Bottoms and Union Depot
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Description
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Looking north across railroad cars in West Bottoms towards Union Depot.
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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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Railroad Yards in West Bottoms
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Description
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Looking west across railroad yards in West Bottoms from 12th and Bluff; shows Livestock Exchange Building in the distance.
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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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Cable Car Work
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street Parade
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1872
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Main Street at 8th
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1886
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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The Junction
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Description
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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.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Street Scene
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Description
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Early view of Kansas City identified as from north 5th Street looking south at Wyandotte Street and Broadway Boulevard.
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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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The Junction
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Description
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Looking north along Main Street from 10th Street at the Junction area of Main, Delaware, and 9th streets. Business in view includes J. T. Welden, Undertaker. Also has view of what appears to be a delivery wagon and street railway tracks.
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Date
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1884
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Object Type
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Photograph
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