Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

Title: Ferguson and Slavens Packing House and Deamon Mills - West Kansas City
Description: View looking west into the West Bottoms from about 6th and Bluff streets showing the Ferguson, Slavens and Company packing house and Deamon Mills. The Missouri River can be seen on the right hand side of the image.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: First Elevator in Kansas City
Description: View looking northeast of the Latshaw and Glade grain elevator, once located near 8th and Mill streets in the West Bottoms. The Missouri River can be seen in the background. Other early West Bottoms buildings are in view.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Delaware Street Looking Toward the River
Description: View looking north along Delaware Street toward the Missouri River. Two individuals, one seated and one standing, can be seen. A building and sign for reading Liquors can are in view.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking West from Hannibal Bridge
Description: View looking west from the Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River. The West Bottoms can be seen in the background.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Hannibal Bridge
Description: View of two individuals standing on the Hannibal Bridge over the Missouri River.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Early view of Kansas City identified as looking east from 7th and Walnut streets. The Missouri River is visible in the background.
Date: 1871
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Submarine Divers at Hannibal Bridge
Description: Crew of submarine divers at the fourth pier of the Hannibal Bridge during construction.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: Early view of the riverfront at Kansas City identified as looking down Missouri River at Bluff Street. Railroad track in view and Hannibal Bridge work seen in the distance.
Date: 1869-04
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Riverfront View
Description: View identified as the Missouri River riverfront west from the Hannibal Bridge at foot of Broadway.
Date: 1870
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillis House Hotel and Missouri River
Description: View looking southeast along the Missouri River showing the Gillis House Hotel and early riverfront area.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Looking East from Union Elevator
Description: View looking east along the Missouri River from the Union Elevator site once located near 8th and Hopkins streets in the West Bottoms. Railroad tracks and an individual standing near the river can be seen. The Hannibal Bridge is in view in the background.
Date: 1869
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Steamboats near the Hannibal Bridge
Description: Looking northwest at unidentified paddle wheel steamboats passing through the open Hannibal Bridge.
Object Type: Photograph