Nineteenth-Century Kansas City

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: Midland Hotel
Description: Unidentified men posted near the Midland Hotel after the collapse of the dining room ceiling, in which Frank Edison was killed.
Date: 1888
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillis House and Missouri River
Description: 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.
Date: 1870~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Midland Hotel
Description: 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.
Date: 1880~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Gillis House
Description: Early view of the Gillis House hotel situated on the south side of the Missouri River. Also spelled Gilliss House.
Date: 1867~
Object Type: Photograph

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